Product Description

Injury? Operation? Arthritis? Unique guide (and perfect gift) picks up where doctor or therapist leaves off, showing young and old how to stay independent, work, exercise, travel, have fun and cope emotionally with lifestyle disruptions such as Knee Reconstruction, Broken Leg, Joint Replacement, Diabetic Amputation, Foot Surgery, Multiple Sclerosis, Back Problems or Cancer. How to manage home, workplace, childcare, travel, wheelchair, crutches and other mobility aids.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #167091 in Books
• Published on: 1991-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 207 pages

From Library Journal
This thorough and practical guide offers the kind of advice on using crutches, walkers, and other mobility aids that doctors, physical therapists, or other health professionals might not but should have given patients. Covering the wide range of injuries from simple strains to severe disabilities, it provides a variety of tips on how to cope with stairs, how to manage in the kitchen, how to sit down and stand up, etc. There are also physical and mental exercises, a discussion of all forms of rehabilitation, and hints to helpful families and friends on what not to do or say. The illustrations, appendixes, and index weren't seen, but the resource list alone is valuable.This accurate and informative book will be in demand and is, therefore, a wise purchase for any library. --Edward R. Pinckney, M.D., Beverly Hills, Cal.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
Comprehensive and practical approach to the problems of those in wheelchairs and on crutches. To the reader it imparts warmth, motivation, encouragement, and understanding in a fashion that is quite rare in medical literature. -- Howard A. Rusk, President of the World Rehabilitation Fund, Inc.

About the Author
Author Sally R. Pryor, an Emergency Medical Technician as well as experienced patient, wrote this blend of positive thinking and practical know-how to help other patients - and their families - manage the transient or possibly permanent challenges of living with an injury or illness.

Customer Reviews

Great Gift for Patient
Very very practical ... tells you tips and tricks you would never think of. It is a book you don't think you need until you read it!!

Give it to anyone you know who is facing knee, hip, foot surgery ... they will be forever grateful!

Helpful and well laid out
This book is very well organized; truly helpful for dealing with my daughter's broken leg (crutches for six weeks)

Bought for Mom facing Hip Replacement Surgery
Bought if for her a week before hip replacement surgery; helped her self confidence and preparedness immensely (she brought it with her to the hospital and rehab).