Physiotherapy can be hugely beneficial to surgical patients post-operatively.
This is a link to an article looking at physiotherapy use post TPLO, where it is recommended early to prevent muscle atrophy, build muscle mass and increase stifle joint range of motion.
https://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/pdfplus/10.2460/ajvr.67.3.529
In this photo our physiotherapist Lindsey Connell and I are assessing a spinal patient. We recommend physiotherapy for all of our patients with neurological dysfunction and most orthopaedic cases in the post-operative period.
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