What is the Surgery Toolkit

Staying active is important if you’re waiting for or recovering from surgery. If you’re fit and strong, your surgery has the best chance of success, and you’ll likely recover quicker.

Over time, exercise can also increase your mobility, help your balance and boost your mood. 

We know it can be difficult to take the first step. You might be nervous or not know what exercises to try when you’re waiting for surgery. 

So, that's why we created Let's Move for Surgery.

In the Surgery Toolkit you'll find tailor-made, follow-along exercise routines for hip, shoulder and knee replacement, as well as full body workouts to help you maintain overall fitness.  

You can also explore personal stories and advice from those living with arthritis who have been through joint replacement surgery, and tips on keeping active from a physiotherapist. 

Our Surgery Toolkit is packed full of follow-along movement videos to help people living with arthritis keep active and support joint mobility both before and after their operation, including exercise routines for hip, knee and shoulder replacement. You’ll also find full body cardio and strengthening routines. All our videos can be found on our You Tube page Let's Move for Surgery - YouTube

Keeping active ahead of surgery strengthens joints, reduces pain, boosts mood, enables you to be fit to undergo the surgery itself and can lead to a faster recovery