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Should I Continuing exercise in the rehab period to speed up recovery?
Exercise during rehabilitation can aid in the reduction of edema and the prevention of persistent postoperative discomfort. Rehabilitation after surgery expedites the healing process and teaches you how to care for yourself and return to normal activities. In this video, Mr. Ahmed Ahmed talks about the importance of exercises in the rehab period.
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It will be sensible to continue with the exercises after surgery. This will reduce the risk of developing complications such as blood clots in your legs and we definitely encourage patients after surgery to walk as much as they can. Also your surgeon and your team may give you what is known as an incentive spirometer to help with the breathing. This is a simple tool in which you breathe deeply to open your lungs and inflate them as much as possible which also reduces the risk of lung collapse and lung infection.
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