Physical therapy sessions prior to a musculoskeletal surgery (hip or knee replacement, ACL repair, etc.) and combined with a post-op therapy program, can help you heal faster than if physical therapy is used only after surgery. The British Journal of Sports Medicine published a study that followed patients who participated in physical therapy both before and after surgery. Researchers monitored and recorded results from 84 patients between 2007 and 2011 who received both pre-