Beginning with my first post surgery client, suggestions?
I have a client that I am beginning with and she used to exercise regularly using treadmill and eliptical machine. She had a major hysterectomy surgery done 8 weeks ago and wants to begin with a trainer to get back into shape. She has not been able to exercise AT ALL, so she is pretty much starting fresh. Any tips/suggestions from any of you out there who may have worked with a client post hysterectomy surgery?
Hi Melissa,
in addition to LaRue’s comments, you need to make yourself knowledgeable about the nature of the surgery. There is no such thing as a ‘major’ hysterectomy but this surgery can be complete or partial, and there are different ways how surgeons will perform this surgery.
Don’t forget that people respond after surgeries differently. Having had a version of the surgery myself, I was back in the gym for cardio after 5 days and resumed weight training another 4 weeks later, all on my own and without a trainer or even the need for one, even though I was at that time not a trainer yet.
It seems that your new client had a very different experience from mine, and you should follow the physician’s restrictions, if there are any, and the results of your assessment along with the goals of the client.
Karin Singleton
www.meltnc.com