SMARTPHYSIO Blog

Recovering from hip replacement, knee surgery, or joint operations involves more than rest. Post-operative physiotherapy helps restore strength, mobility and confidence, whether rehabilitation takes place in clinic or through home physiotherapy visits.

Discover what to expect after hip or knee replacement surgery and how physiotherapy supports pain relief, strength, mobility and confidence during recovery.

Your Path to Recovery: After surgery, the journey to recovery can feel overwhelming. That's why we bring expert physiotherapy directly to your doorstep in London. Our specialised home physiotherapy service ensures you receive the highest quality care without the stress of traveling to appointments. Our Expertise: We provide specialised rehabilitation for various post-operative conditions: Joint Replacement Recovery: Our physiotherapists are experts in helping patients regain

Do you have shoulder pain?

Patients always ask this question and it's important to go back to the basics of timeframes for healing. This is one of the first and most important principals of patient care You can't speed up nature, you can optimise the conditions for healing. There are three main phases of tissue healing after injury: 1. Inflammatory Phase: This phase begins immediately after the injury and can last up to several days. The purpose of this phase is to protect the injured area from furthe

If you have a serious knee injury that prevents you from loading or putting weight on your knee, it's important to prioritise your...

As a Chartered Physiotherapist, I have spent may years watching my patients as they age. Some age well and some could age better. The key difference between those that age well and those that don't seems to be related to exercise diet, sleep as well as positive thinking. Frailty is on the rise and we are continuously looking at ways to stave off the inevitable. The current research suggests that a combination of strength exercises and dietary protein is the most effective and

Are you scheduled to have surgery? Following on from your procedure we will be able to visit you in your home or at our clinics. In some cases, we can assess you before surgery and get your home ready for your return. We have been seeing patients after surgery since we opened over 35 years ago, either in their own home or in our clinics. Over this time, we have built a reputation for providing high-quality post-operative care in London. More recently, we have been seeing pati