Jill has a wealth of experience and expertise in the treatment of patients who have undergone orthopaedic surgery or who have sustained fractures and soft tissue injuries. She has a close working relationship with many of the orthopaedic surgeons at UHCW, St Cross, Warwickshire Nuffield, BMI Meriden, and Spire Parkway and is familiar with their post operative protocols. Patients can be seen before their planned orthopaedic surgery (pre-hab) or afterwards (post op rehab).
Jill can treat the following procedures:
- Hip and Knee joint replacements and injections
- Foot and ankle: Bunion and toe surgery, ankle fractures, injections
- Spinal: injections, denervation’s, decompression, fusion, and stabilisation surgery
- Shoulder: joint replacements, injections, arthroscopy, rotator cuff repair, frozen shoulder surgery, stabilisation after dislocation, fractures, and dislocations
- Elbow: injections, tennis elbow release, ulnar nerve decompression, fractures
- Wrist and hand: injections, thumb surgery, wrist surgery, trigger finger surgery, carpal tunnel decompression, injections and Dupuytren’s release
Pre-Hab
This is the term given to having physiotherapy before your planned surgery. It is extremely useful for to be seen prior to surgery so that we can:
- Assess your movement and strength and if appropriate look at your gait (walking)
- Set your goals for your post-surgery rehab
- Prescribe exercises to improve your strength and mobility so that you are at your best prior to surgery- this will have a positive impact on your recovery
- Discuss the surgery- we can share our tips and tricks to aid your recovery and make suggestions of how to make life easier whilst you are recovering.
- Answer any questions and hopefully allay any worries or concerns.
Post operative rehabilitation
Jill will endeavour to help and support you to achieve your goals. Physiotherapy will focus upon:
- Restoring range of movement and mobility
- Strengthening weak muscles
- Advise on pain relief
- Restore normal movement patterns
- Aim to get you back to work and the activities you do for fun whether that be walking your dog, playing with your children or grandchildren, playing sport, running a marathon, gardening, driving, cycling, swimming, cooking – your goals will be specific to you and so will your rehab.
Case Study for Post Operation
A 62-year-old office manager who had a left knee replacement
Assessment
Seen preoperatively for one session a month before surgery- discussed the operation, how to manage pain, given a simple exercise programme to strengthen all muscle groups and practiced walking and climbing stairs using crutches. Advised to do some batch cooking and purchase a non-slip mat for the shower.
Referred by her orthopaedic consultant 2 weeks following a knee replacement.
- Physiotherapy was recommended to improve range of movement at the knees and strengthen all associated muscles and to help correct her walking pattern after a prolonged period of limping.
- Patient struggling to sleep and unable to work or drive.
- Goal: to get back to walking the dog without crutches and return to all normal activities including driving, work, and Pilates.
Treatment
Consisted of a progressive bespoke exercise programme (exercises all sent by email) to strengthen her muscles, soft tissue works over the operation scars to improve scar mobility, gentle stretching to restore range of movement.
Exercises to improve balance, gait pattern and practising getting up off the floor (one of her fears). Advice given on management of pain and swelling.
Outcome
Attended for 6 sessions in total, back to full function including work and driving with minimal pain, sleeping well and able to complete a one hour walk with no ill-effects. Joining a Pilates class in February!
If you would like to book an appointment, require further information or would like to have a no obligation chat please contact 07792 570 293 or email jill@jilldrewphysio.com.