What to Expect
Before your stay
Shortly after you schedule your surgery, you will receive a packet of educational materials, including:
- Detailed hip and knee diagrams
- Information about your surgery and recovery
- Descriptions of important rehabilitation exercises
As a member of your own care team, it's important that you understand your role and what's going to happen. We have found that proper expectations ensure a rapid and successful recovery. Most patients stay one to two days after a first-time hip or knee replacement, and four to five days after revision or bilateral replacements.
During your stay
You will participate in group therapy classes, along with other joint replacement patients, which have been specifically designed for the smoothest, most comfortable recovery. Family members are encouraged to participate as "coaches" during the therapy classes. While at the Center, we encourage you to wear your own clothes, which helps eliminate the hospital "inpatient" feeling and facilitates the "wellness" concept.
After your stay
If you require additional physical therapy after discharge, home healthcare agencies and outpatient rehabilitation services easily and expediently arrange continued rehabilitation services. These handpicked resources share our wellness approach and complement what has been accomplished in the hospital, creating continuity of care.
For more information, please call (888) 494-7003.
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