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Ernest Rosenbaum, MD, is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San...read more
Articles In This Column
- How to Prevent a Stroke
- The Legacy Project: What is It & How It Can Help
- The 5 Steps to Creating Your Legacy Project
- Symbolic Immortality: Thoughts About the Future
- Writing Your Ethical Will
- Creating a Family Tree
- Scrapbooking
- Recording the Family History: A Legacy Project Interview
- Legacy of Love: Making Your Wishes Known
- How to Deal with Emergencies at Home: Part 1 of 2
- How to Deal with Emergencies at Home: Part 2 of 2
- Going Home from the Hospital: Part 1 of 2
- Going Home from the Hospital: Part 2 of 2
- Exercises for People with Limited Mobility: Part 1 of 2
- Exercises for People with Limited Mobility: Part 2 of 2
- Bed Positioning: Part 1 of 2
- Bed Positioning: Part 2 of 2
- Care of Colostomies & Ileal Conduits: Part 1 of 3
- Care of Colostomies & Ileal Conduits: Part 2 of 3
- Care of Colostomies & Ileal Conduits: Part 3 of 3
- Home Safety Solutions
- How to Administer the Heimlich Maneuver for Choking
- How to Administer CPR
- Emergency Situation: Difficulty Breathing
- Emergency Situation: Severe Bleeding
- Emergency Situation: Broken Bones or Falls
- Before Hospital Discharge—Evaluating Your Homecare Needs
- Bathroom Aids
- Skin Care Treatments and Solutions
- Massage Therapy Techniques
- Pain Medication at Home—Top Do’s and Don’ts
- Pain Medication at Home—The Steps of Giving an Injection
- Pain Medication at Home—Side Effects from Pain Medication
- Pain Medication at Home—Intramuscular and Subcutaneous Injections
- Pain Medication at Home—Controlling Pain
- Housework Tips
- Mouth Care for Cancer Patients
- Eating and Drinking Aids
- Dressing Tips
- Cooking Tips
- Bowel and Bladder Care
- Administering Pain Medication at Home
- Activities and Aids to Daily Living Overview
Supportive Homecare
Dressing Tips
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- Try to do the major part while seated in a chair, preferably one with arms.
- Long-handled reachers (Figure 19) will eliminate your having to bend over and will help you start to pull your clothes up over your feet.
- It is easier to put your weak arm or leg in first when dressing and to take your strong arm or leg out first when undressing.
- Loose-fitting tops with front-closing zippers, ties, or Velcro are most convenient.
- A buttonhook (Figure 20) may help you manipulate small shirt and trouser fastenings.
- If you are not ready to dress in street clothes, an attractive lounge coat or mumu will be easier to manage, and help boost morale.
Editor's Note: Adapted from Rehabilitation Exercises for the Cancer Patient, Bull Publishing Company: Palo Alto, CA, 1980. Selection authored by Judy Bray, OTR." |
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