October 6, 2025

ACL Reconstruction Surgery: Recovery & Rehabilitation

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is a type of knee surgery that replaces one of the main ligaments in your knee. If you have torn or sprained your ACL, whether a full or partial tear, surgery may be the best treatment option in order to restore full functionality.

If you have been diagnosed with a torn ACL and in need of surgery, it’s natural to start thinking about the recovery and rehabilitation process. Here’s everything you need to know.

Understanding ACL Reconstruction: The Procedure and Graft Types

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May 8, 2025

Managing Pain After Knee Surgery: Tips and Tools

Recovering from knee surgery need not be an ordeal. With the right strategy and approach, you can regain mobility and resume normal life as quickly as possible.

Full recovery after knee surgery can take up to a year. However, you should be able to resume most of your regular activities after a recovery period.

Initially, however, it is likely that you will need to remain in hospital for 1-3 days. One of the main concerns patients often worry about is how they will be able to manage pain in (and after) this short period after the knee surgery.

Luckily, the field of orthopaedic pain management has progressed

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May 8, 2025

Exercises to Strengthen Your Hips Pre-Surgery

Part of successfully preparing for a hip operation means building a range of movement in your hip. Completing exercises can help rebuild endurance and flexibility in your hip. In this article, we’ll share our practical tips for exercises to undertake pre-surgery.

5 Exercises to Strengthen Your Hips

Note that if an activity causes discomfort, cease it immediately. These exercises are designed to increase mobility and strength, not push your hip joints to unhealthy extremes. We hope you find the following exercises useful.

Lying Kicks (Short Arc

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May 8, 2025

Preparing Your Home for Hip Surgery Recovery

It’s normal to feel anxious about the prospect of recovering from a hip surgery. A typical hip surgery involves:

2-3 days of in-hospital recovery

You will most likely be in the hospital under supervision. During this time, you’ll be given painkillers to help manage the discomfort of hip surgery.

1-6 weeks after surgery

The initial weeks after returning home are a vital recovery period. During this time, you should experience the sensations of pain and discomfort steadily lessening.

6-12

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May 4, 2021

What’s Causing my Hip Pain?

It is critical that your hip pain is evaluated by a hip specialist, as hip pain can be caused by structures around the hip, or it can be referred from the back or abdominal organs. If you are experiencing hip pain, being evaluated by an orthopaedic hip surgeon is essential to ensure a correct diagnosis and treatment plan.

Structures in the hip which commonly cause pain include the labrum, cartilage, ligaments, tendons and muscles. There can be considerable overlap in the structures which are causing pain, as multiple problems can be occurring at the

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April 27, 2021

Tips on Returning to Work After Surgery

It can be very difficult to know when to return to work after having an orthopaedic procedure performed. When you will be fit to return to work depends upon a number of factors including the type of work you do, the type of surgery you have undergone, your weight-bearing restrictions, the use of a gait aid or crutches, your age, and other medical comorbidities.

Type of surgery

The type of surgery has a distinct bearing on when you will be able to return to work. Even with rapid recovery protocols and minimally invasive techniques, most

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May 12, 2020

Rehabilitation After Hip Replacement Surgery

If you’re considering hip replacement surgery, one of the key areas you’ll discuss with your healthcare professional is your post-operative recovery. 

Dr David Slattery has extensive experience in complex hip surgery, with specialisations in minimally invasive muscle sparing hip replacement and hip arthroscopy. Central to his practice is patient communication – to that end, Dr Slattery has prepared this article outlining a few key points about post-operative

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October 10, 2019

What is Rehabilitation Like After Hip Replacement Surgery

Hip replacement is one of the most common surgeries performed in Australia, but common does not mean minor. Like all major surgeries, there is a rehabilitation period immediately after hip replacement. This rehabilitation period is designed to ensure that the surgery is as successful as possible at addressing the condition, helping you regain mobility quickly and effectively.

In this blog, we’ll go through a few key points to be aware of during the rehabilitation period, helping you better understand your needs in this time.

Note that this is general advice, and your situation may change depending on the hip

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