Recover Faster
According to researchers at the University of Michigan, if you want to recover from surgery faster, train like an athlete before the surgery. Drs. Michael Englesbe and Stewart Wang have been researching the effects of preoperative training and conclude that “You don’t get stronger right after surgery. But the more you can do to manage your functional status preoperatively, the quicker you’ll be able to bounce back.”
In a recent study they observed that “patients who adhered to moderate changes in fitness, diet and mental health before surgery spent, on average, two fewer days in the hospital than those who hadn’t prepared at all. And, the study also found, medical costs for the group fell 28 percent.”