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SOURCES: 2010 Medical Reference from Medstar Television. Robert Gotlin, DO, Sports Medicine Specialist, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York.

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A day of fun turned into a knee nightmare for Stacey Bedics.

Stacey Bedics:

I was riding a bike and a little kid ran out in front of me. And I hit the wrong brake and went up and over my handlebars and fell directly on my knee.

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Damage from that fall meant Stacey needed knee surgery. But before her OR date, she started 'prehab.'

Robert Gotlin, D.O.:

So prehab is not just exercise. It's understanding the operation, understanding what you need to eat as far as getting your body ready for the operation, being physically fit.

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Doctor Gotlin says training nearby muscles will offer support to the affected joint after surgery.

Robert Gotlin, D.O.:

We know that if you exercise beforehand and get your muscles strong, because muscles move those bones, that the pain medication required is less after surgery.

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Another prehab goal is mental readiness.

Robert Gotlin, D.O.:

We say, 'You're going to feel like you're in a, in a battle. You're going to feel like you're in a war. You're going to be aching. You're going to not feel right. All these things are going to change for awhile.

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Prehab takes time, so patients need to build that into their pre-op calendar.

Robert Gotlin, D.O.:

A typical program of prehab really requires at least four weeks, probably eight weeks or more, of getting ready.

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Stacey spent about six weeks in prehab, time that readied her for recovery.

Stacey Bedics:

Once that initial shock of the surgery wore off, I think once I started moving, I wanted to move a little bit more and a little bit more. And then it was just easier to really get back into every day life.

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Gains she attributes to therapy started before surgery. For WebMD, I'm Damon Meharg.

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