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Air Walker Boot (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

You have been given a special kind of cast called an air walker boot. Like a regular cast, the boot protects your injured leg from further injury so it can heal faster. How long you need to wear the boot depends on your injury. (English) Colour

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Crutches - Fact Sheet (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Instructions for using crutches safely and easily. Includes how to fit the crutches properly, different types of weight bearing, safety tips, standing balance, standing from sitting, sitting from standing, walking, using stairs, and getting into a car. (English) Colour

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Arm Sling (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Patients with elbow / wrist / shoulder injuries are often given a sling to support their arm while walking. Although these slings are not complicated they are often applied incorrectly, even by hospital staff, and patient's (and their families) need an easy to read, pictoral guide to proper use at home. (English) Colour

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Exercise Guide for Hip Replacement Surgery [English] Permalink Public

You are about to have hip replacement surgery. People who prepare for surgery and take an active role in their care can recover in less time and with less pain. This guide has general information along with tips and goals for exercising before and after surgery. (English)

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https://vch.eduhealth.ca/media/VCH/FB/FB.863.Ex37....

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Seniors' Falls Can Be Prevented factsheet [English] Permalink Public

HealthLinkBC Health File overview about preventing seniors falls use including risks, what I can do to lower my risk of falling at home and away from home. Number 78. (English)

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https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/sites/default/files/do...

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Lifestyles: Posture and Your Back (Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre) [English] Permalink Public

This sheet provides information on posture and how to move or lift an object. Provided at the Pain Management Clinic. (English) Colour

Sprains, Strains, and Tendonitis [English] Permalink Public

Sprains and strains happen when muscles or ligaments are stretched or torn. Tendonitis is an inflammation of a tendon. Together, they are called ‘soft tissue’ injuries. (English) Colour

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Below Knee Amputation – Early Exercises (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This sheet provides below knee amputation - early exercises. (English) Colour

Above Knee Amputation – Early Exercises (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This sheet provides above knee amputation - early exercises. (English) Colour

Lower Limb Amputation – Intermediate Exercises (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This sheet provides lower limb amputation - intermediate exercises. (English) Colour