Our experienced physiotherapists are here to help! An exercise programme specifically tailored to your individual needs can alleviate any fears and increase your confidence to safely exercise ahead of your surgery. It will outline the most appropriate type, intensity, frequency and duration of physical activity, according to your physical condition, time frame and goals. We can also help you formulate a programme as part of your post-op recovery and assist you to lead a more physically active lifestyle in the future.

Preoperative Inspiratory Muscle Training is associated with a reduction of post-operative lung complications, such as atelectasis (the collapse of part or all of a lung) and pneumonia. It decreases the duration of hospital stay in adults undergoing cardiac, thoracic and major abdominal surgery. It can also reduce your risk of chest infection/pneumonia by up to 50 percent!

Our experienced physiotherapists will do an assessment of your inspiratory muscles and give you an individualised respiratory muscle training programme.

Pre-operative education is an essential component of your prehabilitation and has been shown to positively influence post-operative pain, anxiety and recovery. It provides an opportunity for you to discuss your concerns with our highly trained staff, receive education about the surgery, your hospital stay and recovery process, and gain emotional support. It ‘puts all of your ducks in a row’ and after all, forewarned is forearmed!

Our team will work with you to establish what’s important to you and what your goals are. We can help you prepare for your surgical journey in a safer and more confident way.

There are proven links between gut health and serious diseases such as depression, systemic inflammation, arthritis and cardiac disease. There is also good evidence that various supplements taken immediately before surgery can improve your post-operative outcomes.

Before you undergo major surgery, you want your body to be in tip top condition, right?

Our highly skilled dieticians can perform a full nutritional assessment and then craft you an individualised programme of recommendations.