{"title":"Orthopaedic rehabilitation","image":"https://pes-luxembourg.lu/bascharage/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Reeducation-Orthopedique-300x286.jpg","content":"\n**After a fracture, sprain, surgery or persistent joint pain, orthopaedic rehabilitation helps you gradually regain mobility, strength, stability and confidence in your daily movements.** At Pôle Equilibre & Santé in Bascharage, each programme is built from your assessment, medical instructions and your personal, professional or sporting goals.\n\n## Care for every joint\n\nOrthopaedic rehabilitation covers notably the aftermath of trauma, immobilisation, surgery, joint replacement, tendinopathy and joint pain. It can support recovery of the back, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle, foot or jaw.\n\nFor more targeted information, our specialised sites by joint are already available:\n\n- [Ankle — kine-cheville.lu](https://kine-cheville.lu/)\n- [Elbow — kine-coude.lu](https://kine-coude.lu/)\n- [Back — kine-dos.lu](https://kine-dos.lu/)\n- [Shoulder — kine-epaule.lu](https://kine-epaule.lu/)\n- [Knee — kine-genou.lu](https://kine-genou.lu/)\n- [Hip — kine-hanche.lu](https://kine-hanche.lu/)\n- [Jaw — kine-machoire.lu](https://kine-machoire.lu/)\n- [Hand — kine-main.lu](https://kine-main.lu/)\n- [Foot — kine-pied.lu](https://kine-pied.lu/)\n- [Wrist — kine-poignet.lu](https://kine-poignet.lu/)\n\nFor the shoulder, you can notably see **[Nathan Klopp](/bascharage/kinesitherapeute/nathan-klopp)**. For the hand and wrist, **[Thomas Silvestrini](/bascharage/kinesitherapeute/thomas-silvestrini)** and **[Lise-Anne Parent](/bascharage/kinesitherapeute/lise-anne-parent)**. For the jaw, **[Thomas Silvestrini](/bascharage/kinesitherapeute/thomas-silvestrini)** is our practice lead for [maxillofacial rehabilitation](/bascharage/competence/reeducation-maxillo-faciale). The [isokinetic assessment](/bascharage/equipement/isocinetisme) is notably provided by **[Florian Savaris](/bascharage/kinesitherapeute/florian-savaris)**.\n\n## The functional assessment: the starting point\n\nBefore starting, the physiotherapist assesses what actually limits your daily life: pain, swelling, mobility, strength, stability, balance, gait, hand movements, scar or fear of movement. The assessment takes into account your diagnosis, imaging if available, the surgeon's instructions and the activities you wish to resume.\n\nThis step allows concrete goals to be set: walking without limping, climbing stairs, regaining grip strength, raising the arm, returning to work, driving or gradually resuming a sporting activity. The programme is reassessed as your situation evolves.\n\n## The main stages of rehabilitation\n\nProgression depends on the joint involved, the type of injury and medical instructions. It may combine:\n\n- gradual recovery of joint range of motion;\n- management of oedema, stiffness and scar when indicated;\n- strengthening of muscles that protect and stabilise the joint;\n- work on balance, coordination and proprioception;\n- resumption of transfers, walking, stairs and specific gestures;\n- learning home exercises and advice on pacing effort.\n\nExercises are adapted to your tolerance. A sensation of tension or fatigue may be normal, but significant pain, unusual swelling or lasting worsening should be reported so the programme can be adjusted.\n\n## After surgery or immobilisation\n\nAfter surgery, the pace of recovery is guided by the type of procedure, the quality of repair and the surgeon's instructions. Mobilisation timelines, splint use, permitted movements and resumption of strengthening are therefore never standardised.\n\nPhysiotherapy helps regain movement and function while respecting these stages. Depending on the situation, it may include scar work, progressive mobilisation, recovery of walking or grip, then strengthening and more demanding gestures. Bring your operative reports and instructions received: they allow care to be personalised from the first appointment.\n\n## Preparing for surgery: prehabilitation\n\nWhen surgery is scheduled, preparing the joint and physical condition beforehand can facilitate recovery afterwards. This **prehabilitation** work may include maintaining available mobility, strengthening, walking or balance exercises and learning useful gestures after the operation.\n\nContent always depends on your diagnosis and the strategy defined by the surgeon. It does not delay urgent care and does not replace the preoperative consultation.\n\n## Returning to work, leisure or sport\n\nThe end of rehabilitation is not simply the absence of pain. We also prepare the return to gestures that matter to you: lifting, pushing, bending, using a computer, driving, walking on uneven ground, resuming physical work or returning to your sport.\n\nReturn is progressive and takes strength, movement control, endurance and confidence into account. For athletes, it is organised with functional criteria adapted to the discipline and with the doctor's instructions when necessary.\n\n## At the practice or at home?\n\nSessions may begin at home when travel is difficult, after hospitalisation or in case of reduced mobility. The practice then provides access to space and equipment useful for strengthening, balance, walking and functional recovery.\n\nThe best arrangement is chosen with you according to your safety, independence and goals. Also discover our [home physiotherapy](/bascharage/domicile/kinesitherapie-domicile) service.\n\n## When should you seek medical advice quickly?\n\nAfter trauma or surgery, seek prompt advice in case of visible deformity, intense pain that increases, significant or sudden swelling, loss of sensation, cold or blue fingers or toes, fever, marked redness, wound discharge or new inability to move the limb. In case of chest pain, malaise, unusual shortness of breath or other emergency, call **112**. Physiotherapy does not replace urgent medical evaluation.\n\n## Frequently asked questions\n\nDo I need a prescription to start?
\n\nFor care reimbursed by the CNS, a medical prescription and the conditions in force are generally required. Steps may vary according to your situation. See our page [The physiotherapy consultation](/bascharage/kinesitherapie/consultation-kine) or contact the practice for guidance.\nWhen should I start after surgery or a fracture?
\n\nThe timing depends on the procedure, stability of repair, possible immobilisation and the surgeon's instructions. Some situations require early mobilisation, others a protection period. Do not start or modify postoperative exercises without instructions adapted to your case.\nShould rehabilitation be painful?
\n\nWork may cause a sensation of effort, stiffness or tension, but it should not cause severe or persistent pain. Tell your physiotherapist what you feel: load, range, breaks and exercises will be adjusted.\nHow long does orthopaedic rehabilitation last?
\n\nDuration varies according to the joint, injury, possible surgery, your initial condition and the goals to regain. The programme is reassessed regularly; it is more useful to follow functional stages than to rely on an identical timeline for everyone.\nShould I do exercises at home?
\n\nYes, when the physiotherapist has shown and adapted them for you. Home exercises complement sessions and help maintain progress, without replacing follow-up or precautions specific to your injury.\nHow do I choose the specialised page for my problem?
\n\nUse the links to our sites for the [knee](https://kine-genou.lu/), [hip](https://kine-hanche.lu/), [shoulder](https://kine-epaule.lu/), [elbow](https://kine-coude.lu/), [hand](https://kine-main.lu/) or other joints. They complement this overview; the assessment remains essential to determine the care that suits you.\nHow do I book an appointment?
\n\nYou can [book online](https://fr.doctena.lu/cabinet/Pole_Equilibre_Sante-281318) or call the Bascharage practice on [+352 26 65 28 42](tel:+35226652842). Remember to bring your prescription, medical reports and postoperative instructions if you have them.\n