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Rehabili­tation after surgery

After surgery, for example on the knee, hip, shoulder or back, targeted aftercare helps you regain strength, mobility and independence. How long it takes depends on the operation. Your care team sets the plan.

method
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therapists
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Therascout does not diagnose. Have new, severe or persistent complaints checked by a doctor.

Follow your surgical team’s instructions, e.g. how much weight you may put on the joint.

Illustration for Rehabilitation after surgery: rehabilitation: physiotherapist lifting a patient’s leg

When to see a doctor straight away

If any of these comes on top of your symptoms:

  • A painful, swollen or warm calf (possible thrombosis)
  • Breathlessness or chest pain: call 144 at once
  • Fever, or the wound is red, warm or oozing
  • Rapidly increasing pain or a joint that suddenly cannot take weight

In an emergency: 144

What you can do yourself

  • Practise daily

    Do the exercises from therapy regularly at home.

  • Move early

    Get moving as early and as much as your care team recommends.

  • Treat the pain

    Take pain relief as prescribed so that movement and exercises are possible.

Which therapies are used for rehabili­tation after surgery?

Sorted by the state of research on aftercare following joint replacement. The rating shows how well the effect is supported, not whether it will help you.

What do the dots mean?
Established
recommended in guidelines, well studied
Partly supported
effect shown in studies, with limitations
Limited evidence
few or weak studies
Hardly studied
used, but hardly or not studied

The rating covers the research, not the therapist.

  • EstablishedBasic ins. (referral)

    Physiotherapy

    A standard part of aftercare, e.g. after joint replacement. After knee replacement it improves function in the short term; long-term benefits are less clear.

    Sources 1, 2, 3

    10 therapists

Therapists may offer several methods, so they can be counted more than once.

As of October 2026 · How we rate

Therapists: Rehabili­tation after surgery

  • Portrait of Lea Gerber, Physiotherapy in Zurich

    Lea Gerber

    Praxis Gerber · Physio & Osteo

    • 3.5(2)
    • Zurich
    • Languages: de · en · fr
    • Online
    PhysiotherapyOsteopathyMedical massage+1
    ASCAEGK therapist registerBasic insurance (KVG)
    Price
    CHF 80–160
    Next appointment
    Available from tomorrow
  • Portrait of Luca Bernasconi, Physiotherapy in Lugano

    Luca Bernasconi

    Demo

    Studio Bernasconi

    • 4.7(3)
    • Lugano
    • Languages: it · en · tr
    PhysiotherapySports massageFascia therapy
    Basic insurance (KVG)
    Price
    CHF 66–150
    Next appointment
    Available Thu, 15 Oct
  • Portrait of Julie Dubois, Occupational therapy in Lausanne

    Julie Dubois

    Demo

    Cabinet Julie Dubois

    • 4.8(4)
    • Lausanne
    • Languages: fr · de
    • Online
    Occupational therapyPhysiotherapyOsteopathy
    Price
    CHF 60–140
    Next appointment
    Available Fri, 16 Oct
See all 10

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Costs and health insurance

Physiotherapy
Basic insurance with a doctor's referral.
Inpatient rehabilitation
Basic insurance, prescribed by a doctor and approved by the insurer.
After an accident
For employees, accident insurance (UVG) pays.
Your insurer
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Practice prices
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Sources

  1. NICE NG157, 2020: Joint replacement (primary): hip, knee and shoulder
  2. Artz et al., BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2015: Effectiveness of physiotherapy exercise following total knee replacement
  3. Minns Lowe et al., Physiotherapy 2015: Effectiveness of physiotherapy exercise following hip arthroplasty
  4. NHS: Knee replacement: risks

Content as of October 2026. We review it every year.