How Massage Therapy Benefits Joint Replacements Joint replacement surgery, like any surgery, comes with it its share of discomfort before realizing its final results. Most often, how you take yourself post-surgery determines if the results will be favorable or less favorable. Aftercare also contributes to the speed at which you recover. There are a few things, including massage therapy, you can do to help better prepare for joint replacement surgery if you are a new candidate for joint replacement or to help alleviate pain and discomfort if you are a past joint replacement recipient. In fact, according to reports, massage therapy plays a significant role in pain management before surgery as well as post-surgery rehabilitation in the following ways: It Helps Alleviate Pre-Surgery Pain - Changes to the joints, such as the knee or hip joints, suffered as a result of disease, such as osteoarthritis, or injury are often accompanied by pain and limited mobility, wh...