Post-Surgical Rehab in Calgary

Post-Surgical Rehabilitation in Calgary

Surgery is a beginning, not an endpoint. What happens in the weeks and months after your procedure determines how fully you recover — and how long that recovery lasts.

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At MSKrehab, post-surgical rehabilitation is built around your specific surgery, your surgeon's protocol, and your individual presentation. We don't run a generic post-op program. We assess where you actually are in your recovery, what's limiting you, and what the right progression looks like for you specifically.

Surgeries we commonly rehabilitate:

• ACL reconstruction and other knee ligament repairs

• Hip and knee joint replacements

• Rotator cuff repair and shoulder reconstruction

• Lumbar spinal surgery including discectomy, laminectomy, and fusion

• Cervical spinal surgery

• Hip labral repair

• Shoulder labral repair and stabilization procedures

• Meniscus repair or meniscectomy

What post-surgical rehabilitation at MSKrehab involves

We work within your surgeon's protocol timeline while tailoring every session to your actual presentation. Post-surgical patients frequently have inhibited muscle activation, movement compensations, and pain patterns that a standard protocol doesn't address. We identify and treat these specifically — using FCAMPT manual therapy for joint mobility and tissue management, Gunn IMS dry needling where nerve-related muscle inhibition is a factor, and progressive exercise prescription built on objective strength measurements.

Communication with your surgical team

MSKrehab operates on a care coordination model. We communicate with your referring surgeon or physician, document your progress, and flag anything that requires re-evaluation. If your recovery isn't tracking as expected, we'll tell you — and we'll help you navigate the appropriate next steps, including requesting follow-up imaging or specialist review through our diagnostic imaging referral and advanced practice physiotherapy services.