Accelerated Recovery
Description
Being injured is a simple fact of life. Whether it's a sprain, broken bone or disc injury, these usually occur at inconvenient times. However, how you deal with that injury or after a required surgery can determine how you function the rest of your life. In Accelerated Recovery of Your Health: How to Recover Your Body After Injury or Surgery, readers will learn techniques to heal their body faster than previous generations with fewer complications. After all, getting you back on your feet is what it's all about. Learn from Dr. Cotler's experience as an orthopedic surgeon trained in the treatment of traumatic injuries and spinal surgery. By following the accelerated recovery methods detailed in this book, you will be better equipped to deal with whatever curveball life throws your way.
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Content
- Intro
- Accelerated Recovery of Your Health: How to recover your body after injury or surgery
- Table of Contents
- Dedications
- Author Bio
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Theories of Aging
- Shrinking
- Chapter 3
- Acute/Subacute Stage
- Chronic Stage
- Structural Injury
- The Risks of a Sedentary Lifestyle
- Getting Active
- Chapter 4
- REST
- ICE
- COMPRESSION
- ELEVATION
- Movement After Injury
- Chapter 5
- Accelerated Recovery Program
- Chapter 6
- Rest
- Motion Versus Immobilization
- Medications
- Prescription pain medications
- Topical Pain Medications
- Medications for inflammation
- Performance-Enhancing Drugs
- Treatment Modalities
- Braces, Wraps, Splints and Casts
- Nutrition
- Surgery
- Hygiene and Showering
- Chapter 7
- Range of Motion and Stretching
- Starting a Mobilization Program
- Walking Program
- Therapeutic Exercise
- Move It Program
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Glossary
- References
