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Knee replacement
Restoring strength, range, and confident walking after total knee replacement.
First visit
60–90 min
The surgery repairs the structure. Rehabilitation restores the function.
Post-surgical rehabilitation at Cerebron is built around your specific procedure, restoring strength, movement, and confidence through a structured, phase-by-phase programme, coordinated with your surgeon and led by Dr. Shikha.
Understanding the condition
Why recovery does not end in the operating theatre.
A successful surgery repairs a structure, a joint, a ligament, a disc. But it does not, on its own, restore function. That is the work of the weeks and months that follow.
After surgery, the body has changed. Muscles around the operated area have weakened. The joint is stiff. Scar tissue is forming. And often, the patient has unconsciously learned to move carefully and protectively, habits that, left uncorrected, can outlast the recovery itself.
Post-surgical rehabilitation is the structured process of rebuilding all of it, strength, range of motion, balance, and confident movement, at the right pace, without risking re-injury, and without letting compensations set in.
Signs & symptoms we address
The surgeries we rehabilitate.
Each procedure has its own healing timeline. Each programme is built to match it.
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Hip replacement
Rebuilding hip stability, mobility, and independent movement.
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ACL reconstruction
Structured return to daily life and sport after ligament reconstruction.
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Rotator cuff repair
Restoring shoulder movement, strength, and overhead function.
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Spinal surgery
Rehabilitation after discectomy, fusion, and related spinal procedures.
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Post-fracture surgery
Rebuilding strength and mobility after surgical fracture repair.
Rehabilitation is coordinated with your treating orthopaedic surgeon throughout.
How Cerebron treats it
Our approach to post-surgical recovery.
Recovery is not about speed. It is about rebuilding correctly, at the right pace.
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Protocol-driven, not improvised
Each surgery has a defined, phase-by-phase rehabilitation protocol. We follow it precisely, no shortcuts, no progression that risks the repair.
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Paced to the healing tissue
Therapy intensity is matched to where the body actually is in healing. We push the recovery forward, never the patient past safe limits.
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Function, not just range
The goal is the life you need back, stairs, work, sport, daily independence, not just movement on a measurement chart.
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Coordinated with your surgeon
With your consent, we share progress with your surgeon and flag anything that needs review, so both teams work in step.
Technology used in recovery
The technology behind post-surgical recovery.
Depending on the procedure and stage of recovery, rehabilitation may be supported by:
01 · Scar & stiffness
02 · Balance & proprioception
03 · Return-to-activityWhat to expect
Your post-surgical recovery journey.
Phase by phase, paced to healing, every stage documented and reviewed.
Step 01
First Visit
A 60–90 minute assessment with Dr. Shikha. Review of surgical notes and current limitations, with a written, phase-by-phase rehabilitation plan.
Step 02
A Typical Session
45–60 minutes, 2–4 times per week depending on the phase. Manual therapy, strengthening, and technology-assisted work, always supervised.
Step 03
Typical Timeline
Procedure-dependent: knee and hip replacements typically 8–12 weeks of core rehab, ACL reconstruction 4–9 months to full sport return.
Step 04
Progress Reviews
A formal review every four weeks with Dr. Shikha, with documented strength, range, and function, coordinated with your surgeon when needed.
FAQ
The questions post-surgical patients ask most.
If yours isn't here, send a message, Dr. Shikha's team replies personally, usually within one working day.
Most modern protocols begin gentle movement within days of surgery. Formal outpatient rehabilitation usually starts once your surgeon clears weight-bearing or active movement, often 1–2 weeks post-op. Earlier, well-structured rehabilitation almost always produces a better result.
Some discomfort is part of regaining range and strength, sharp pain is not. Our protocols stay just inside safe tolerance, pushing the tissues to adapt without risking the repair. Most patients describe sessions as effortful and tiring, not painful.
Yes, stalled recoveries are something we see often. We reassess what is actually limiting you, scar tissue, weakness, fear of movement, or wrong-stage exercises, and rebuild a protocol that matches where your body genuinely is.
Yes, and we encourage it. With your consent, Dr. Shikha shares progress updates with your surgeon and flags anything needing review. Patients recover best when the surgical and rehabilitation teams work in step.
It depends on the procedure, and we will give you the real timeline at the first visit, not an optimistic one. ACL return-to-sport is typically 6–9 months; knee replacements return to comfortable walking and stairs in 8–12 weeks.
Recovery is hard. Regret is harder.
Give your surgery the recovery it deserves.
The surgery is done. The rebuild is where we come in. Book an assessment with Dr. Shikha, bring your surgical notes and she will build a phase-by-phase plan coordinated with your surgeon.