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
Recovery from an operation has its own calendar: the first days, the first fortnight, the six-week review, the return to work. In Nigdi the calendar is often shaped by two things: stairs in older sector buildings, and a long journey to the surgeon's follow-up. Planning for both before the operation makes the weeks easier.
Our post-surgery rehabilitation guide covers the general stages. Here we walk through the calendar as it plays out for a patient at home in Nigdi.
The calendar, week by week
- Days 1 to 3 at home. Safe transfers, breathing exercises, circulation exercises for the feet and a first walk to the bathroom with an aid. Rest matters as much as movement.
- Weeks 1 to 2. Gentle range-of-movement work, short walks indoors, wound care as the surgeon advises, and learning the limits set after this operation.
- Weeks 3 to 6. Strengthening begins in earnest, stairs are added when safe, and the first outings take place with a helper.
- After the review. If the surgeon permits, the programme widens to balance, endurance and the tasks of work and home.
Treat this as an outline only. Each surgeon's protocol differs, and we follow the written instructions. We never promise the date on which you will be back to normal.
Stairs, towers and the way to the car
In older walk-up buildings, the staircase is the main obstacle in the early weeks. We assess it during the first visit: how many flights, whether there is a handrail on both sides, and where a helper can stand. For a planned operation, we recommend practising the technique before surgery. In newer towers the lift removes the problem, but a small lift or a long corridor can still be awkward with a walker. Whatever the building, we practise the route to the vehicle before the first hospital follow-up.
Working with the surgeon's protocol
Keep the discharge summary, any written restrictions and your medicine list ready. If the surgeon has limited bending, weight-bearing or lifting, the programme is built within those limits, and questions about them go back to the surgeon. For related problems, see knee pain physiotherapy in Nigdi, which explains how a joint is strengthened, or stroke rehabilitation in Nigdi if a neurological event is also part of the history.
Getting back to riding, driving and work
Many people ask first about returning to a two-wheeler or the daily commute on the highway. Those decisions belong to the surgeon. What we can do is prepare the body: strength in the operated limb, the ability to react quickly, and tolerance for sitting through a journey. We also help you pace the return to desk or shop work, starting with shorter days if the surgeon agrees.
Contact the surgeon or emergency services if
Call the surgeon promptly for a wound that is red, hot, swollen, leaking or opening, for a fever, or for pain that is rising instead of settling. Call emergency services for sudden chest pain or breathlessness, or for a calf that is swollen, hot and painful, which can signal a blood clot. A fall with a new deformity, or inability to bear weight, needs urgent assessment.
To arrange a visit, book through the booking page, and see how physiotherapy in Nigdi is scheduled.