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Comprehensive rehabilitation

Long-form rehabilitation programmes for recovery from surgery, illness, injury, or extended bedrest — building back capacity step by step.

Comprehensive rehabilitation at Epstein Hunt Physiotherapy

What comprehensive rehabilitation means

Some recoveries take weeks. Others take many months. Comprehensive rehabilitation is the programme we build for patients whose recovery sits on the longer end of that range — after major surgery, a serious illness, a long hospital stay, or a neurological event.

The shape of the programme is yours, but the principles are the same:

  • Start gently. Restore the basics — sleep, gentle movement, confidence.
  • Build capacity gradually. Functional milestones first, then strength, then conditioning.
  • Use the pool where it helps. Buoyancy is invaluable when land work is too painful or too tiring.
  • Adjust as you progress. Each week’s plan is built on last week’s response.

Who it suits

If you’re navigating recovery from a meaningful surgery, illness, or neurological event — or supporting a family member through one — this kind of longer-arc rehabilitation is what we offer.

Working with your medical team

Comprehensive rehabilitation often runs alongside the care of your surgeon, specialist, or GP. We’re happy to coordinate where that’s useful, with your consent.

Who this service is for

  • Post-surgical recovery (orthopaedic, abdominal, cardiac)
  • Recovery after long hospital stays or extended illness
  • Post-stroke or post-traumatic rehabilitation
  • Deconditioning after extended bedrest