Prehabilitation: Principles & Practice for Supporting Patients to Get Fit for Surgery/Treatment May26

Prehabilitation, or prehab, is a proactive approach to optimising patient health before undergoing a procedure or treatment. Prehabilitation comprises multidisciplinary healthcare interventions, including exercise, nutritional optimisation, and psychological preparation, which aim to improve outcomes and readiness for surgery or cancer treatment, with the aim being to shorten the period of recovery, reduce complications, and improve the quality of recovery and quality of life.