Rehabilitation > Stages of Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation is generally seen as the second stage in your recovery process, following your stay in hospital for surgical and related treatments. Rehabilitation can often be a more difficult experience than even the hospital stay, because it is during rehabilitation that you begin to play a major role in your overall recovery and are encouraged to learn new skills, build physical and mental strength and confront the realities of independent living as a new amputee.

When you arrive at your Rehabilitation Centre you will be introduced to a team of Health Care Professionals who will assist you with your recovery and rehabilitation process. The rehabilitation team is usually made up of Nursing Staff, Doctors, Physiotherapists, Prosthetists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Dieticians and possibly some leisure staff. Your rehabilitation team are there to help you regain your independence, and each professional will play a different and unique role in your rehabilitation.