Tag: physical therapy

Using Crutches

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  If you break a bone in your leg or foot, have a procedure on your knee or lower leg, or suffer a stroke, your doctor may recommend that you use a walking aid while you are healing or recovering. Using crutches can take the pressure off and provide temporary pain relief while the joints recover from injury. When you are first learning to use your crutches, you may wish to have a friend or family member nearby to help steady you and give you support. In the beginning, everything you do may seem more difficult. With just a few […]

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It’s Time To Take Bath Time Seriously

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Don’t you just love taking a long, luxurious warm bath or shower? For most of us, this is a treat that we thoroughly enjoy. Of course, bathing or showering is important for good hygiene as well. But possibly as we get older, the bathtub can sometimes be a place we don’t really look forward to visiting because the thought of slipping and falling is a scary one. It’s always a good idea to exercise caution when getting in and out of the bathtub, but we’ve also put together this list of things you can do to keep you and your […]

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