Aging, injury, disease or post operative conditions can limit your ability to move and perform normal activities. Physical therapy is often an essential component of recovery for patients suffering a wide variety of health related conditions. Depending upon your specific needs, physical therapy could be prescribed to increase range of motion, reduce pain, restore function, prevent disability-or satisfy a combination of these goals.

Plans are highly individualized. Your orthopaedic surgeonís clinical evaluation will dictate the type of physical therapy most likely to improve your condition. Therapy can be used in conjunction with or in place of surgery. Depending upon your condition, therapy may postpone or eliminate the need for surgery. In either case, you will play a major role in your recovery.

Common forms of physical therapy include: therapeutic exercise; neuromuscular re-education; manual therapy such as mobilization, manipulation, stretching; physical and mechanical means such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation and traction; and functional training in self care and home management. Knowing how to augment your physical therapy at home is a critical part of most programs.

POA works with many physical therapists in the community. Promoting positive partnerships between local therapists and our patients is part of our commitment to your health and recovery. Our office will work closely with you and your insurance carrier to help connect you with the therapist(s) offering the expertise and credentials necessary for your condition. Your surgeon will discuss your particular needs in detail, answer any questions and guide you to the right physical therapist for your needs.

Shoulder
Postoperative Rehabilitation Protocols Following Shoulder Surgery
These protocols are a guide to the physical therapy required following your specific surgical procedure. Please note these are meant to be guidelines for rehabilitation to be followed by a certified physical or occupational therapist and that specific recommendations may be made by your doctor to modify the protocol due to special circumstances related to your surgical procedure.

	Arthroscopic Anterior Shoulder Stabilization Rehabilitation			Arthroscopic Posterior Stabilization Rehabilitation			Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression/Distal Clavicle Excision Rehabilitation
	Arthroscopic Superior Labral Repair Rehabilitation			Deltoid Strengthening for Massive Cuff Tears			Interval Throwing Program
	Total Shoulder Replacement Rehabilitation			Weaver-Dunn Protocol For Acromioclavicular Joint Reconstruction			Rotator Cuff
	Adhesive Capsulitis			GIRD Stretching Program			Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement Information

Knee
Postoperative Rehabilitation Protocols Following Knee Surgery
These protocols are a guide to the physical therapy required following your specific surgical procedure. Please note these are meant to be guidelines for rehabilitation to be followed by a certified physical or occupational therapist and that specific recommendations may be made by your doctor to modify the protocol due to special circumstances related to your surgical procedure.

	Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (Femoral Condyle Only) Rehabilitation			Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (Trochlea/Patella) Rehabilitation			Distal Realignment Rehabilitation
	Distal Femoral Osteotomy Rehabilitation			High Tibial Osteotomy Rehabilitation			Menisectomy and Chondral Debridement Rehabilitation
	Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Rehabilitation			Meniscal Allograft Transplantation With Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation Rehabilitation			Meniscus Repair Rehabilitation
	Microfracture - Femoral Condyle Rehabilitation			Microfracture - Trochlear/Patellar Defect Rehabilitation			Osteochondral Autograft Transplant Rehabilitation
	PCL Reconstruction Rehabilitation			ACL Rehab			Patellofomoral
	Proximal Realignment Rehabilitation

Elbow
Postoperative Rehabilitation Protocols Following Elbow Surgery
These protocols are a guide to the physical therapy required following your specific surgical procedure. Please note these are meant to be guidelines for rehabilitation to be followed by a certified physical or occupational therapist and that specific recommendations may be made by your doctor to modify the protocol due to special circumstances related to your surgical procedure.

	Biceps Tendon Repair Rehabilitation			Elbow MCL Reconstruction Rehabilitation			Lateral Epicondylitis Rehabilitation

Foot/Ankle
Postoperative Rehabilitation Protocols Following Foot/Ankle Surgery
These protocols are a guide to the physical therapy required following your specific surgical procedure. Please note these are meant to be guidelines for rehabilitation to be followed by a certified physical or occupational therapist and that specific recommendations may be made by your doctor to modify the protocol due to special circumstances related to your surgical procedure.

	Achilles Tendon Repair Rehabilitation			Ankle Sprain