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
The Sinhgad Road corridor has a mix of surgery patients: people recovering from planned joint replacements, and people who were hurt on a busy road and underwent fracture fixation at short notice. Both go home to a flat or house where the layout was never designed for crutches, and both need the first weeks of recovery handled carefully.
The post-surgery rehabilitation page explains the general stages. This page covers how we plan for a home in Wadgaon Budruk, including what to settle before discharge.
Questions to put to the surgical team
- How much weight can the operated limb take, and from which date?
- Are there positions or movements to avoid, such as deep bending of a replaced hip?
- When will wound dressings, stitches or a plaster be reviewed?
- Which exercises were started in hospital, and should they continue?
- Which symptoms should send us back to the hospital?
Write the answers down. The physiotherapist uses them to set the limits of every session.
Getting the house ready
Many homes need only a few changes, but they matter. A firm chair with arms that lets the patient stand without a deep bend. A clear path from bed to bathroom, free of rugs and wires. A non-slip mat and a stool in the bathroom. Items the patient needs placed at waist height. Where a house has a high threshold at the door or bathroom, the physiotherapist shows the family how to handle it and whether a rail or a ramp would help.
In walk-up buildings, the question is the staircase. A patient on crutches or a walker may not be able to use it for weeks, and the family should plan for hospital reviews: who will accompany the patient, whether a chair carry is needed, and which day of the week avoids the heaviest traffic on Sinhgad Road.
After a road injury
Accident recovery has its own features. The patient may have several injuries at once, such as a broken leg and bruised ribs, and may be anxious about travelling. Pain control and sleep are often poor. The physiotherapist asks about all the injuries, including head or chest, and checks that a doctor has cleared exercise. Navale Bridge has a reputation for crashes, and the authorities announced stricter speed controls after a serious collision in November 2025, but for a family dealing with an injury, the topic is personal. We keep the conversation practical: what can be done now, what must wait and what to watch for.
What the sessions work on
Early visits concentrate on pain, swelling, breathing and circulation exercises, gentle range of movement, and safe transfers in and out of bed, a chair and the toilet. Later sessions build strength and balance, and practise walking with a walker, sticks or none, and the stairs when allowed. After knee operations, the work overlaps with knee pain physiotherapy in Wadgaon Budruk. For older patients, falls prevention follows elderly physiotherapy in Wadgaon Budruk.
Progress is rarely a straight line. Some days the limb is stiffer or sorer than the day before. The physiotherapist explains what is expected, and what is not.
Contact the surgeon or go to hospital if
A wound becomes red, hot, swollen or discharges pus, fever develops, a calf becomes painful, swollen and warm, or pain grows rather than settles. Emergency care is needed for chest pain, sudden breathlessness, a fall onto the operated limb with severe pain, or sudden weakness or numbness. Physiotherapy resumes when a doctor has said it is safe.
To arrange sessions, use the booking page, or see home physiotherapy in Wadgaon Budruk for the area's visit details.