ON Chiropractic Winter 2014 | Page 8

COVER STORY Prehabilitation: A Head Start on the road to recovery There are many treatment outcomes that contribute to the high patient satisfaction ratings that chiropractors consistently generate. Avoidance of surgical interventions is among them. But there are always going to be patients who will require or elect to have surgery to address severe musculoskeletal conditions. Total hip and knee arthroplasty are among the more common surgeries that chiropractic patients will seek help preparing for and recovering from. D 8 WINTER 2014 www.chiropractic.on.ca 9