Prehabilitation, also called preoperative rehabilitation or prehab, is a healthcare intervention carried out before a medical or surgical procedure with the goal of reducing side effects and complications and improving recovery afterward. It typically involves a multidisciplinary team that can include physiotherapists, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, physicians, pharmacologists, anesthesiologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and sports physiologists.
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Preoperative rehabilitation, prehabilitation or prehab, is a form of healthcare intervention that takes place before a medical or surgical intervention with the aim to reduce side effects and complications, and enhance recovery.
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