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Physical Changes After a Stroke [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet explains some of the physical changes that can happen after a stroke such as changes in balance, bowel and bladder function, muscle strength, and sensation. It also explains what you can do for rehabilitation. (English) Colour

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Going Home After a Stroke [English] Permalink Public

Patients are often nervous when a ‘discharge date’ goes up in their room on the first week of their stay. However, discharge is part of your rehab journey, and your rehab team supports you in your transition home. (English) Colour

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Understanding Stroke [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet explains what a stroke is, the types of stroke, what makes a person more likely to have a stroke, and how the brain works. (English) Colour

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Stabilization Unit (Surrey Memorial Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Stabilization Unit (CAPSU) is an inpatient psychiatric unit with a team specialized in supporting children, youth (ages 6-17) and their families/caregivers in times of acute mental health distress. (English) Colour

Butting Out For Safer Surgery [English] Permalink Public

The longer you go without smoking before surgery, the greater the benefits and the less chances of complications after surgery. This pamphlet explains how smoking can affect your recovery, the advantages of quitting, and the free services available to help you quit smoking. (English) Black & White

Health Services for Community Living (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Health Services for Community Living (HSCL) is a community-based program, which provides non-emergency nursing, rehabilitation, dental and nutritional services to adults with developmental (intellectual) disabilities. (English) Colour

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Facet Rhizotomy (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

The facet is the joint on the side of each vertebra. A rhizotomy (say rye-zot-oh-mee) is a procedure to cut or sever the nerve root at certain facets. The procedure uses high-frequency radio waves to create a heat that destroys the nerve. We call this radiofrequency ablation (say ah-blay-shun). This pamphlet describes the procedure, who will be performing procedure, how to prepare, what happens during procedure, will it hurt?, how long it will take, risks or complications, what happens afterwards, follow-up instructions and information on who to contact if experiencing problems. (English) Colour

Sacroiliac Joint Injection (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

This procedure involves injecting a small amount of local anesthetic combined with steroid medication around the sacroiliac (SI) joint. The injection helps block the pain and reduces the inflammation for a short time. (English) Colour

Lumbar Sympathetic Block in Medical Imaging (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

A brief description of the procedure done in Medical Imaging, who will be performing procedure, how to prepare, what happens during procedure, will it hurt?, how long it will take, risks or complications, what happens afterwards, follow-up instructions and information on who to contact if experiencing problems (English) Colour

Medial Branch Block (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

Medial branch nerves are small nerves connected to facet joints in the spine. The nerves carry pain signals from the joint to the brain. This pamphlet describes the procedure, who will be performing procedure, how to prepare, what happens during procedure, will it hurt?, how long it will take, risks or complications, what happens afterwards, follow-up instructions and information on who to contact if experiencing problems. (English) Colour