Pre and Post Total Joint Rehabilitation
One-on-one, evidence-based physical therapy to help you prepare for surgery, recover mobility, and return to the activities that matter to you.
Serving Queen Creek and the San Tan area since 2006.
A Personalized Plan for Your Joint Replacement Journey
Many times, after surgery, physicians refer patients to our physical therapy practice with the goals of recovering strength, function, and mobility. At San Tan Physical Therapy, our therapists provide one-on-one, evidence-based treatment sessions designed to help facilitate your recovery and return to activities of daily living, work, recreational activities, and even competitive sports.
Every recovery is different. Your plan is based on your procedure, your current abilities, and your goals. During your recovery, we maintain regular communication with your surgeon to help ensure your progress matches the expected outcome.
Whether you are preparing for a knee, hip, or shoulder replacement or beginning rehabilitation after surgery, we are here to help you move forward with confidence.
What We Help You Regain
Our rehabilitation programs focus on the practical milestones that help you return to everyday life.
Movement & Mobility
Treatment is designed to help reduce stiffness and restore the movement needed for walking, transfers, stairs, dressing, and other daily activities.
Strength & Endurance
Therapeutic exercise and functional strength training help rebuild strength, endurance, balance, and coordination at a pace appropriate for your recovery.
Function & Confidence
Gait, balance, and functional re-education help you safely return to work, recreation, and the movements that support an active life.
Other Orthopedic Procedures We Rehabilitate
The rehabilitative process depends on the injury and type of surgery. We help patients recover from a variety of orthopedic post-operative procedures, including:
- Knee, hip, and shoulder joint replacements
- Reconstruction of the ACL, MCL, PCL, and LCL knee ligaments
- Arthroscopic knee surgery, including meniscectomies and meniscal repairs
- Ligament and tendon repair, including Achilles tendon repairs
- Arthroscopic hip surgery, including labral repairs
- Shoulder recovery for rotator cuff tears, labral tears, SLAP tears or lesions, and arthroscopy
- Nerve releases, including cubital tunnel, radial tunnel, carpal tunnel, and tarsal tunnel
- Neck and back surgery, including fusions, laminectomy, decompression, and discectomy
- Bone or joint fusion, tendon transfers, and nerve compression release
- Surgical fracture fixation, including open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF)
Your Rehabilitation May Include
We select treatment approaches based on your needs, surgical guidelines, and stage of recovery.
Hands-On Therapy
Manual therapy, soft tissue treatment, joint mobilization, and muscle energy techniques may be used to address pain, swelling, stiffness, and movement restrictions.
Exercise & Functional Training
Therapeutic exercise, functional strength training, gait training, balance training, and rehabilitative exercise help improve motion, strength, endurance, and coordination.
Pain & Swelling Support
When appropriate, treatment may include transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), electrical muscle and nerve stimulation, ultrasound, and other strategies to support comfort.
Personalized Care for Every Step of Recovery
San Tan Physical Therapy is a family-friendly Queen Creek clinic providing one-on-one treatment with your therapist. We offer immediate appointments when available, direct insurance billing, and natural, drug-free treatment focused on helping you improve strength, mobility, and confidence.
No physician referral is necessary to begin physical therapy.