Please share a haiku about physical rehabilitation following surgery or injury.

Take: Take a multivitamin daily, it will help the healing phase.

Even: Even if limited, you can start armchair arm exercises with light weights such as soup cans, 1 or 2 min.

Consult: Consult pm&r for any decline in function after a procedure, trauma or even chronic conditions.

Don't: Don't just go to appointments but do your "homework" exercises regularly.

Keep: Keep your appointments; do "homework" and stay with it; you will see results.

Have: Have your pt/ot therapy developed and monitored by a specialist in rehabilitation medicine.

A: A strong mind helps to develop a strong body.

Work: Work hard. You get good results. Skipping treatments bad. Working hard gives good results.

B: Be dedicated & consistent with your hep (home exercise program).

Don't: Don't stop no matter how painful. Don't do it alone. Always with a trained professional so it's correct.

Get: Get a journal to document and record your progress. Setting goals will speed your results.

Make: Make exercise part of your routine. It should be automatic like brushing your teeth every morning.

Go: Go to therapy; and it will get you better; but then stretch at home.

Follow: Follow your doctor's advice. Mind over matter! be disciplined!

I: I submerge; move forward my breath; it blooms again.

Trauma,: Trauma, injury. Aches, pains, healing hands feel good. Quick recovery.

When: When undergoing rehab therapy, be sure to have your therapist(s) teach you a good home program.

It: It is important to follow the pt directions and do the exercises given daily.

If: If doing pt cause discomfort , attempt to move your small toe. This alleviates the pain.

Injury: Injury should not stop life, but should only be a momentary pause, rehab will release the breaks.

Get: Get your mate involved. You can't live in rehab, and when finished, you need support.

Quick: Quick acronym for treating ankle injuries - price: protection rest ice compression elevation.

It: Will only help, not hinder your healing process.

Use: Visit the therapist your doctor recommends. They have a trust relationship.

It: It is the sum total of a person's abilities that count, rather than their disabilities!

Always: Always follow the guidelines provided by the physical therapist. It will be hard - don't give up!

Know: Know your limitations and avoid overdoing. Be patient but persistent. Keep up good faith!

Do: Do more than at therapy: by yourself and at home!

+Stay: Stay with your prescibed program, it should be based on goal setting, both short term and long term.

Follow: Follow advice of your physical therapist exactly. Don't miss sessions. Pain may increase at first.

Spend: Spend more time at home on rehab than with your therapist: cheap, convenient, helps with recovery.

Work: Work at it even when you reach a plateau. Nature rehabs the body slowly.

I: I work hard until i am stronger than before my body got hurt.

Write: Write down your exercises, sets, and reps so you can stay motivated by seeing your progress.

Surgery: Surgery may be the best remedy for you but rehab is key.

Don't: Don't expect a walk in the park. It is to make you better and i'd wort. I call pt pain & torture !

Work: Work your hardest through the pain for faster better recovery.

Pre-: Pre- surgery physical therapy sometimes helps with faster recovery.

Do: Do not be timid / nor overly aggressive / steadiness is best.

Steering: Steering wheels in cars provide good early range of motion exercise for post-op shoulders.

Persistence,: Persistence, insistence are friends indeed sloth and pessimism are not your friends. Set your eye on the goal.

So: So you are writing on first grade lined paper. It was fun then and did not hurt. Make it fun now. You will laugh at it when it's all over.

Take: Take a little walk. It will expand your lungs. Prevent p-n-a.

Dont: Dont overdoit work at your pace and dont try and get it all back at once build up with persistence.

Improves: Improves function fast helps healing, recovery prevents progression!

A: A physiatrist treats everything from mild muscle injuries to the most devastating spinal cord injury.

Physical: Physical rehabilitation is the road to recovery and strength you will gain and off you go!

Ouch: Ouch does not mean done work with team to get so strong better than ever.

The: The key to healing, from a major surgery, is great nutrition.

The: The key to physical rehabilitation is doing your homework between sessions. Also ice pack when done.

Try: Try and exercise at least 4 times a week.

Physical: Physical medicine and rehabilitation doctors are experts in their field.

Don't: Don't quit pt if it causes some increase in pain! just communicate with your therapist.

Swimming: Swimming is one of the best forms of exercise following an injury. Ask your doctor when u can swim.

Depending: Depending on the rehab that is required, be patient; cooperate with home exercises and don't overdo.

Better: Broken part, prepared for repair, better than before.

Be: Be aware that there are specialists in all areas these days. This applies to rehabilitation from surgery or injuries as well. I would advise you to seek out the experts and then let their advice become your routine. Time and space separate you from whatever initiated the damage. Focus on what you have and then go from there. Some of us will pass through life without splitting a toenail. Most of the rest of us are not so lucky.

Don't: Don't forget to maintain proper oral hygiene. An electric toothbrush is very beneficial.

DO: Do it, use it, or lose the benefit!

There: There is no trick. Follow the directions of your therapist. Do not overdo it.

Have: Have a positive attitude after surg . And p.T. Believe u will come back stronger !

Aqua: Aqua therapy is probably the best form of rehabilitation for spine due to minimal forces of gravity.

Therapist: Therapist happy. Patient sweating profusely ; back to full living.

Start: Start with something simple. Walking. Then slowly increase the amount and frequency.

Rehabilitation: Rehabilitation is key. To heal from injury. Working to get better pays off you'll see.

Physical: Physical therapy = your benefit to heal, so commit to your appointment as important, don't miss it!

The: The only reasonable answer is to follow the advice of your therapist and do not overdo it.

Make: Make it a no-brainer: wear wrist and ankle weights at home, walk to anything closer than a mile away.

Be: Be patient and stick to plan some gain does mean pain remember time's on your side.

So: So tired, feeling pain got to keep working hard now you're all better.

Simple: Simple walking everyday. If possible learn some stretching exercises or low intensity yoga.

Ignore: Much of your success will come from what the therapist teaches you and you can perform at home.

Ignore: "measure a man's success not by how high he climbsbut how high he bounces when hitsbottom." patton.

Ignore: If the rehab hurts or leaves you sore, take an analgesic 30 min to 1 hour before the rehab session.

Ignore: Find someone that uses their hands to evaluate and treat and avoids just putting you on machines.

Ignore: Get back to moving. Use it or lose it says all. Pain can't hold you back!

Ignore: Don't assume you can do it on your own. A trained professional is needed, bc good form is important.

Ignore: If the therapy is painful, premedicate 30-45 minutes prior to the session , with a pain reliever.

Ignore: Exercise daily ; increase intensity ; frequency gradually. Our bodies are meant to be moved always.

Rehab: Bruised sinew and flesh, through knife or stone made tender, working hard to heal.

Ignore: Injury/surgery= painful weak muscles/joints; exercises = avoiding weak muscles/bones=early recovery.

Moderation: Biggest mistake i see is starting too hard and too fast. Key is slow and steady. I tell my patients: if you can't do it again tomorrow, it was too much, cut it in half and try again. Smaller amounts done daily is better than hot and heavy done infreaqently. Add small amounts to the program every week.

Ignore: Perseverance - recovery will take time and can not be rushed.

Ignore: If you trust your physical therapist listen to what they say and do your exercises at home.

Ignore: Surgery is just the beginning. Physical therapy is the finish.

Ignore: Start now, don't wait til tomorrow, but, don't try to 'do it all' today. It will take time.

Ignore: Be patient! don't try to hurry your progress.

Ignore: Do not be hasty! your progress needs to be slow, full recovery will be your reward!

Ignore: Approach your therapy session as purchasing an expensive gift, take what you learn home, treasure it.

Ignore: A week for every day in bed to return to your previous level.

Ignore: Comply with treatment. Caution with pain, take it slow. You'll get better soon.

Ignore: Get a great Rehab doctor (PMR) or PT who can oversee your care.

Ignore: The Storm Is Over Lost. How will I live? Come. Take back your life!

Ignore: Important to move Listen to your therapist You will heal quicker.