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Targeted rehabilitation can shorten your recuperation time

Rehabilitation | June 17, 2019

Patients have a long way to regain good health and strength after a serious illness or surgery. The length of the period of recuperation varies based on the health condition and depends on the patient’s age and general condition, but it can be significantly shortened by an intense targeted rehabilitation program designed for the individual by a professional. The sooner rehabilitation starts the faster the road to recovery which will facilitate to return to work and independent lifestyle. This is extremely important for patients who are still active, in their productive years and because of the potential financial impact when off work, it is essential to give them the speediest road to recovery.

Not only customised and targeted rehabilitation is beneficial in acute postoperative conditions but also in long-term problems such as chronic musculoskeletal conditions (e.g. back or joints pain). Complex rehabilitation of these patients often includes dietary changes, weight reduction where desired, and lifestyle changes. It is also very important that patients recognize their old habits (e.g. wrong posture, walking stereotype) which might have contributed to the development of the disease and help them to redesign a new health strategy which includes life style adjustments and regular physical exercises designed by professionals. During the rehabilitation patients are active participants within the healing process.

There is a long tradition in central European spa towns, and this comes hand in hand with vast expertise in the field of rehabilitation and physiotherapy in the most reputable medical centres in Europe. NHS patients would greatly benefit from the intense treatment programs tailored to the patient’s specific needs, enabling faster road to a full recovery.

(Dr E Till, Consultant Neurologist, England, 2019)