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Acute post-surgical management of the amputee

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Original Editor - as part of the WCPT Network for Amputee Rehabilitation Project

Top Contributors - Admin, Tarina van der Stockt, Aicha Benyaich, Tony Lowe, Kim Jackson, Naomi O'Reilly, Sheik Abdul Khadir, Andeela Hafeez, Rucha Gadgil, Olajumoke Ogunleye and Jorge Rodríguez Palomino

Goals of acute post-surgical rehabilitation[edit | edit source]

Treatment modalities[edit | edit source]

Breathing exercises[edit | edit source]

Active range of motion (AROM)[edit | edit source]

Resistance exercises[edit | edit source]

PROM[edit | edit source]

Stump management[edit | edit source]

Oedema control (shrinking)[edit | edit source]

Wound healing[edit | edit source]

Pain management[edit | edit source]

Bed mobility and transfers[edit | edit source]

Bed Mobility [17][edit | edit source]

Transfers[edit | edit source]

Positioning[edit | edit source]

ADLWalking and wheelchair use[edit | edit source]

Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]

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