Weeks 1–2
Pain
Assess and prepare.
A full evaluation identifies current strength, mobility, and movement limitations ahead of surgery.
What We Treat
Pre-surgical rehab in Lee's Summit.
Everyone knows you need therapy after surgery. Fewer people know that a few weeks of prep beforehand can change your whole recovery.
Request an Appointment
No referral needed. A real person calls you back, usually within two business hours.
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Sound Familiar?
Does this sound like you?
- An upcoming surgery date with time to prepare beforehand
- Wanting to limit pain and inflammation after the procedure
- Concern about how long recovery will take
- Reduced strength or range of motion in the area to be operated on
- A desire to walk into surgery as strong as possible
- Uncertainty about what “pre-hab” even involves
Two or more? Keep reading.
Why It Happens
Strength going into surgery predicts strength coming out of it.
In recent years, surgeons and physical therapists have increasingly emphasized preparing the body before the operating table, not just after. Studies show that starting physical therapy a month or so before surgery can meaningfully speed up recovery time.
Pre-surgical therapy has specific goals: preparing you physically and mentally, limiting post-op pain and inflammation, improving movement patterns and range of motion beforehand, and building control of the muscles surrounding the area to be operated on.
The Honest Truth
The weeks before surgery matter more than most people realize.
If you keep waiting
- Walking into surgery already weak makes the climb back that much longer
- Movement patterns that are already compensating tend to carry into recovery
- A missed window of prep time can't be recovered once surgery happens
If you start this week
- Pre-hab builds strength and control before it's needed most
- You walk into surgery with better mobility and less pre-existing inflammation
- Post-op recovery tends to move faster with a stronger starting point
Nobody regrets starting too early. Every week, someone in our clinic says they regret waiting.
How We Fix It
The same four phases. Built for pre-hab.
Every plan has an endpoint. Here’s what the four phases look like for pre-surgical preparation.
Weeks 2–6
Prime
Build strength and range of motion.
Targeted exercise improves the strength and mobility around the area to be operated on.
Weeks 6–10
Perform
Refine movement patterns.
Movement retraining improves control of the muscles surrounding the injury or joint before surgery.
Weeks 10+
Prevent
Walk in ready.
A final check confirms you're entering surgery as strong and prepared as your timeline allows.
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Phase 1: entering surgery already weakened and stiff
Phase 4: walking into the operating room stronger, with a head start on recovery
Pre-Surgical Rehab
Four-phase plan
Questions, Answered
What people ask before booking for pre-surgical rehab (pre-hab).
Ideally about a month before your surgery date, though even a few weeks of preparation can help. The sooner we know your surgery date, the more we can build into your plan.
Research supports it. Patients who go into surgery stronger and with better mobility tend to recover function more quickly afterward than those who don't prepare beforehand.
We adjust your plan around your actual surgery date. Even a shortened pre-hab window is generally worth using.
Book Your Visit
Ready when you are.
Request a time and a real person calls you back, usually within two business hours. No phone tree. No ‘someone will reach out.’ Just a plan.
- Hours Mon–Fri, hours vary by location
- (816) 607-7180 Prefer to talk now? Call us.
- Same-week appointments available
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Typical response: under 2 business hours
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That’s the hard part done. We’ll call during business hours to lock in your time. Most people are on the schedule same week.
Visit Us
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Hill Pro-Motion Physical Therapy – Lee's Summit
- 1321 SW Market St, Lee's Summit, MO 64081 (opens in new tab)
- (816) 607-7180
- Fax: (816) 607-7181
- hello@hillpromotionpt.com
- Mon 7am–6pm · Tue, Thu 7:30am–6pm · Wed 8am–6pm · Fri 7:30am–5pm · Sat–Sun Closed
Hill Pro-Motion Physical Therapy – Lakewood
- 701 NE Lakewood Blvd, Lee's Summit, MO 64064 (opens in new tab)
- (816) 607-7180
- Fax: (816) 607-7181
- hello@hillpromotionpt.com
- Mon–Thu 8am–6pm · Fri 8am–5pm · Sat–Sun Closed
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