First Assessment
Free
45 minutes, at home
- Full clinical examination at the patient's home
- The likely cause explained in plain language
- A realistic recovery plan and what it will cost
- No obligation to book any further sessions
Surgery in a hospital ends with a nurse, a lift and a clean corridor. Recovery in Kasba Peth begins at a doorstep that may be a step above the lane, with stairs beyond it that were hard even before the operation. For a family in an old building, planning the way out and the way back matters as much as the exercises themselves.
Our guide to post-surgery rehabilitation gives the general principles. This page is about doing it from a home in Kasba Peth, whether the operation was on a hip, knee, spine, shoulder or abdomen. It sits within the wider guide to home physiotherapy in Kasba Peth.
Before the first trip downstairs
Almost every patient wants to know when they can use the stairs again, and in this neighbourhood it is a fair question: for some, the stairs are the only way out. The answer is a series of stages, each of which is judged by the physiotherapist and your surgeon's instructions, and none of which is rushed.
- Bed and chair. Getting in and out of bed, sitting down and standing up safely, with the leg or the back protected as advised.
- Walking indoors. A few steps with a walker or sticks, then to the toilet and back. Rugs and loose wires are removed.
- The landing or doorstep. Practising a single step, to learn the foot sequence.
- One flight, supervised. Someone walks beside, on the downhill side, and there are rests on the landing.
- Out into the lane. Only once the above is steady, and starting with a short, quiet stretch.
A patient who is ready is usually in no hurry to skip these stages. One who is not ready often wants to. The physiotherapist's job is to tell the difference.
What the weeks at home involve
The physiotherapist first reads the discharge summary and any restrictions on weight, bending or lifting. At the first visit we check the wound area from outside, swelling, pain, movement, strength and balance, and ask about medicines for pain. We then set out a plan of exercises with their purpose, for example to straighten a knee, strengthen the hip, or protect the spine, and we show the person at home how to help.
Pain should be manageable enough to move, not absent. If you take pain medicine, a short window after a dose is often a good time to exercise. We may use heat, cold or a portable pain-relief device where suitable. Different operations call for different plans. For example, a knee replacement and a spinal operation ask very different things of the patient, so please never copy a neighbour's routine.
Operations on the knee also overlap with our page on knee pain physiotherapy in Kasba Peth, and back surgery with back pain physiotherapy in Kasba Peth.
If the building changes your plans
The civic body has reported unsafe wadas in Kasba Peth and issued notices, and in June 2026 it told the occupants of 36 unsafe wadas to vacate before the monsoon. Not every old house is affected. But if you are recovering from surgery and have to move at short notice, tell us. The move is itself tiring, the new place may have different stairs, and the plan should follow you. We cannot judge the safety of a structure, so please follow official advice on that.
Getting to follow-up visits
Stitch removal, scans and surgeon reviews mean travelling. A car or autorickshaw to the door is the sensible start. The underground Kasba Peth metro station, opened in September 2024, can come into the picture when you can manage the walk and the stairs at either end. We will tell you when that day arrives, and carry the exercise plan forward.
Signs that need a doctor straight away
Call your surgeon or go to an emergency department for a painful, hot, swollen calf; breathlessness or chest pain; fever; a wound that is red, leaking or opening; severe uncontrolled pain; or a new inability to move or feel a limb. These can be complications that physiotherapy must not treat. Physiotherapy resumes when the doctor agrees.
Getting started
If you are due for surgery, you can book before the operation so that we can prepare the home and explain what to expect. After surgery, use the booking page and share the date and type of operation, the floor and the surgeon's instructions. For older patients, see elderly physiotherapy in Kasba Peth as well.