EXPERT POST-SURGICAL REHABILITATION AT LIFE IN BALANCE​

Recover with confidence. Our Doctors of Physical Therapy provide skilled, 1-to-1 postoperative care tailored to your surgery, your body, and your goals. With a blend of advanced manual therapy, progressive exercise, and evidence-based techniques—including dry needling and shockwave therapy when appropriate—we help you reduce pain, restore mobility, and return to your life stronger than before.
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Post-Surgical Shoulder Rehab 

​Arthroscopy (Rotator Cuff Repair)
    Arthroplasty (Joint Replacement)

The shoulder is the most flexible joint in the body, which places it at  greater risk for instability and injury.

​The "core" or "SITS" muscles of the shoulder, are four muscles that make up the rotator cuff: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis. The supraspinatus is most often the one repaired when someone has rotator cuff surgery.

These four muscles form a thick "cuff" over this joint. The rotator cuff's primary role is to stabilize the shoulder during arm movement or when lifting/carrying weight. Each muscle originates on the shoulder blade, or scapula, and inserts on the arm bone, or humerus.

The specifics of rehabilitation for the post-surgical shoulder will depend on the type of surgery, surgeon precautions, and the activities you want to resume. Physical therapy helps with pain control, regaining range of motion (ROM), regaining proprioception (sense of body movement or position), improving muscular strength and endurance, and returning you to the activities you love.

Post-Surgical Knee Rehabilitation

Arthroscopy
    ACL Reconstruction
    Lateral Release
    Meniscectomy
    Meniscus Repair
    Plica Removal
    Tendon Repair
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Arthroplasty
    Total Knee
    Partial Knee
    Microfracture

As the largest joint in the body, the knee connects the thigh with the rest of the leg and supports almost all of the weight of the human body. This makes it susceptible to multiple types of injuries and conditions.
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One of the most common knee surgeries is an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The ACL helps prevent hyper-extension of the knee.

The knee is at the mercy of the hips. The stronger and better balanced the buttocks (and core), the happier the knee.

As with the shoulder, the specifics of post-surgical rehabilitation will depend on the type of surgery, surgeon precautions, and the activities you want to resume. Physical therapy helps with pain control, regaining range of motion (ROM), regaining proprioception (sense of body movement or position), improving muscular strength and endurance, and returning you to the activities you love.