Brainstorm Fitness, Bankers Hill

Prehab: strength training before surgery in San Diego

With your surgeon or doctor's approval, Brainstorm Fitness coaches strength training before knee replacement, hip replacement, ACL and other surgeries in Bankers Hill, San Diego, then picks the work back up when you are cleared afterward.

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How prehab fits with physical therapy

Prehab is the work you do to go into surgery as strong as you can. Your surgeon may refer you to physical therapy for it, and that comes first when they do. We are a coaching option for strength work your surgeon or physical therapist has approved, not a replacement for them.

What we work on

Strength around the joint and the areas that will carry you afterward, such as the hips and trunk for a knee, within your restrictions. We also practice what daily life will ask of you afterward, like getting up from a chair.

After surgery

Follow your surgeon and physical therapist first. Once you are cleared for exercise, bring their notes and we continue on a written plan. We are coaches, not clinicians. We do not diagnose or treat, and we work with your doctor or physical therapist's guidance, not in place of it.

See Personal Training and how we work between physical therapy and personal training.

Common questions

What is prehab?Exercise before surgery to build strength and prepare for recovery. Ask your surgeon when to start and what to avoid.
Can a personal trainer help before knee replacement?Yes, with your surgeon's approval and within your restrictions. If you need clinical care for the joint, that belongs with a physical therapist.
Do you take insurance?We are a coaching studio, not a clinic. A No Sweat Intro will give you a recommended plan and its price.

Tell us what you need

Book a No Sweat Intro. Sit down with a coach, no workout required, and leave with a plan.

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