In times of limited financial and human resources the application of adjuvant physiotherapy postoperatively in orthopaedic patients requires reevaluation. In the early postoperative course physiotherapy improves the patients' mobility. However, it is not able to reduce the need for pain medication. It is intended to minimize complications and to mobilize and motivate the patients early. In contrast, massages are of minor importance in the immediate postoperative course and are applied only in a few selected cases. Cryotherapy plays a major role especially after shoulder and knee surgery. On the other hand, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and acupuncture are applied only in selected patients after orthopaedic surgery, e.g., after limb amputation. © 2008 Springer Medizin Verlag.
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Bullmann, V., Weber, T. P., Kienle, B., & Schulte, T. L. (2008, October). Stellenwert der physikalischen therapie und physiotherapie in der postoperativen schmerztherapie. Orthopade. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00132-008-1336-z
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