Trust Your Body: Preparing Before Surgery Cuts Risks and Shortens Recovery

Physical and mental prehabilitation significantly improves outcomes.
Trust Your Body: Preparing Before Surgery Cuts Risks and Shortens Recovery
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Scarlett McNally, an orthopedic surgeon and honorary clinical professor at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, put her knowledge of surgery preparation into practice three months ago, when she underwent a hip replacement.

Before surgery, she rode her electric bike every day for 45 minutes, ate sensibly, and slept well.

Zena le Roux
Zena le Roux
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Zena le Roux is a health journalist with a master’s in investigative health journalism and a certified health and wellness coach specializing in functional nutrition. She is trained in sports nutrition, mindful eating, internal family systems, and applied polyvagal theory. She works in private practice and serves as a nutrition educator for a UK-based health school.