Daily Precautions
Avoid _____ during all activity.
What is holding your breath?
The recommended walking time during the first week after surgery.
What is 5-8 minutes?
List and explain recommended exercises for the head/neck area.
What are head turns?
Slowly turning head to look over one shoulder, and alternating sides.
What is laying with legs elevated?
Rest approximately ___ after meals.
What is 1 hour?
The approximate increase in recommended walking distance per week.
What is approximately 1/2 mile per week?
List and explain the exercises for shoulders.
What are shoulder shrugs, shoulder circles, and shoulder blade pinches?
Shrugs - exaggerate shrugging your shoulders repeatedly
Circles - with fingers on shoulders, roll shoulders in various directions
Pinches - pinch shoulder blades together and hold for 5 seconds
One day after surgery, a patient should be ____ at least 2 times.
What is sitting up in a chair?
The range of points on the RPE scale.
The temperature of showers that is safe and recommended.
What is warm?
The approximate amount of recommended walking time increased per week.
What is approximately 10 minutes?
List and explain exercises for the trunk area.
What are trunk sidebending and trunk twists?
Sidebending - while seated, lean side to side and reach toward the floor
Twists - with arms crossed, rotate trunk at the waist from side to side
On days 2 and 3 after surgery, the number of times a patient should be up and walking.
What is a minimum of four times?
The score on the RPE that is recommended when starting exercise.
What is between 3 (moderate) and 4 (somewhat hard)?
What is upright with legs uncrossed?
The item one should bring with them while going for a walk alone.
What is a charged and working cell phone?
List and explain exercises for arms.
What are forward arm raises and out, up, and overs?
Arm raises - keeping arms straight in front of you, lift them up to the sky and relax down
Out, up and over - keeping arms straight, move from at your side to straight out to the side, to straight up over your head
The recommended time to wear TED Hose.
What is 6 weeks unless otherwise specified by a physician?
What is the total feeling?
What is specific factors?
Be extra cautious during ___.
What is excessive hot or cold weather?
What a patient should do if unable to walk the recommended time/distance.
What is walk to the patient's tolerance and increase when possible?
List and explain any other exercises recommended in a basic program.
What are deep breathing exercises and ankle pumps?
Deep breathing - take deep breaths to the point of feeling your stomach move, then exhale slowly
Ankle pumps - either in bed or in a chair, move toes up and down to encourage movement in ankle joints
A sign that exercises can be discontinued.
(multiple answers)
- no longer feel stiffness/weakness in muscles
- regained full previous mobility in shoulders/trunk
- regained full previous arm strength/function
- can successfully walk 30 minutes per day
What is very hard, can keep a fast pace for a short period of time?