Integration of Physiotherapy and Pharmacotherapy in Postoperative Recovery: A Narrative Review

Abstract

There are many challenges to recovering from surgery such as, learning how to manage pain, getting the body to function normally again, and avoiding complications. In the past, recovery was done by using the traditional method of recovery with the use of prescription painkillers. However, studies have shown that recovery is faster if physiotherapists collaborate with others in the medical field. This brings us to the intent of this mini review: the merger of physiotherapy with medicine during the recovery phase of surgery. Many studies focus on the use of pain medications during recovery, the prevention of pain medication overdoses, and the complications of physiotherapy that are synergistic to the use of drugs, and recovery of physical and psychosocial functions, and even the prevention
of complications.