People facing a major surgery might understandably think they need to conserve their energy, both for the procedure as well as the rehabilitation to follow.
But they'd be better off if they engaged in "prehabilitation." And a new study found prehab works best if a patient receives some one-on-one attention.
Patients who got a personalized prehab program with twice-weekly coaching wound up better prepped for surgery than those offered standard pre-surgery advice without any direct guidance, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal JAMA Surgery.
Those who got personal coaching improved significantly on every test of physical and mental fitness prior to their procedure, researchers found.
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