Post-Operative Rehabilitation Guidelines

This section contains rehabilitation protocols specific to your procedure to serve as a guide to physical therapy following your surgery. Each section contains rehabilitation protocols specific to your procedure. These are guidelines for rehabilitation that should be supervised by a certified physical or occupational therapist. Specific recommendations may be made by Dr. Nwachukwu to modify a standard protocol based on circumstances related to your surgical procedure.

Click on the procedure category below relative to your particular procedure.

Ankle Post-Operative Rehabilitation Protocols

Achilles Repair Rehabilitation Protocol

Hip Post-Operative Rehabilitation Protocols

Hip Arthroscopy Rehabilitation Protocol

Arthroscopic Gluteus Medius Repair Rehabilitation Protocol

Arthroscopic Iliopsoas Release Rehabilitation Protocol

Open Gluteus Medius Repair Rehabilitation Protocol

Proximal Hamstring Repair Rehabilitation Protocol

Return to Run Progression

Trochanteric Bursectomy/Gluteus Medius Patch Augmentation

Knee Post-Operative Rehabilitation Protocols

ACL Reconstruction Rehabilitation Protocol

ACL Reconstruction with Meniscal Repair (All Inside) Rehabilitation Protocol

ACL Reconstruction with Meniscal Repair (Inside Out) Rehabilitation Protocol

ACL Reconstruction with Meniscal Root Repair Rehabilitation Protocol

Femoral Condyle Microfracture Rehabilitation Protocol

Menisectomy Debridement Synovectomy Rehabilitation Protocol

Meniscal Root Repair Rehabilitation Protocol

Meniscal Repair (Inside Out) Rehabilitation Protocol

Meniscal Repair (All Inside) Rehabilitation Protocol

MPFL Reconstruction Rehabilitation Protocol

Patella ORIF Rehabilitation Protocol

Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Reconstruction Rehabilitation Protocol

Quadriceps or Patellar Tendonitis with BMAC Rehabilitation Protocol

Quadriceps or Patellar Tendon Repair Rehabilitation Protocol

Tibial Osteotomy Rehabilitation Protocol

Tibial Spine Reduction and Fixation Protocol

Shoulder Post-Operative Rehabilitation Protocols

AC Joint Reconstruction Rehabilitation Protocol

Arthroscopy with Balloon Spacer

Clavicle Open Reduction Internal Fixation Rehabilitation Protocol

Distal Biceps Tendon Repair Rehabilitation Protocol

Latarjet Open Anterior Shoulder Stabilization Rehabilitation Protocol

Labral Repair Rehabilitation Protocol

Massive Rotator Cuff Repair Rehabilitation Protocol

Pec Major Repair Rehabilitation Protocol

Rotator Cuff Repair Rehabilitation Protocol

Shoulder Arthroscopic Anterior Stabilization Rehabilitation Protocol

Shoulder Arthroscopy Biceps Tenodesis Rehabilitation Protocol

Shoulder Arthroscopy Debridement Rehabilitation Protocol

Shoulder Posterior Stabilization Rehabilitation Protocol

Small Rotator Cuff Tears Rehabilitation Protocol

Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Hemiarthroplasty Rehabilitation Protocol

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About the Author: Benedict Nwachukwu, MD, MBA

Benedict Nwachukwu, MD, MBA is an orthopedic shoulder, knee and hip specialist at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), nationally ranked as the best in orthopedics for 10 years by U.S. News & World Report. His academic credentials include undergrad at Columbia University, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Business School, residency at HSS, and sports medicine fellowship training at world-renowned Rush University. Dr. Nwachukwu is a member of the HSS Hip Preservation Service team that brings together the expertise and experience of some of the best hip surgeons in New York City, NY and the USA. He is a professional sports Team Physician for New York Red Bulls and NBA Player’s Association; previously serving the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox.