Guides
In the Lab
Plain-language guides to recovery, written the way a good nurse explains things, no jargon, no scare tactics.
· 5 min
Preparing your home for knee replacement
The recoveries that go smoothly are set up in advance. A room-by-room checklist for preparing your home before knee replacement surgery.
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· 5 min
How to reduce swelling after knee replacement
Swelling drives most of the discomfort after knee replacement. Here's the full toolkit, elevation, movement, compression and cold, and how to use each.
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· 5 min
Meniscus surgery recovery: repair vs. trim
Meniscus surgery recovery depends entirely on which operation you had, a quick trim or a protected repair. Here's how each one unfolds at home.
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· 6 min
Rotator cuff repair recovery: why it's slow
Rotator cuff repair has one of the longest recoveries in orthopaedics. Here's why, what the phases look like, and how cold therapy fits each one.
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· 6 min
Foot & ankle surgery recovery: elevation and cold
What foot and ankle surgery recovery involves, non-weight-bearing life, why elevation rules everything, and how cold and compression fit the plan.
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· 5 min
How long should you ice after surgery?
Session length, daily frequency and how many weeks, how cold therapy protocols are structured after surgery, and why consistency beats intensity.
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· 6 min
Hip replacement recovery: a realistic timeline
What hip replacement recovery really looks like, the first days, movement precautions, walking milestones and how swelling behaves week to week.
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· 6 min
Shoulder surgery recovery: slings, sleep and the first month
The first month after shoulder surgery, explained plainly, sling life, why sleep is the hard part, swelling control and early physio milestones.
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· 6 min
ACL surgery recovery: what the first six weeks look like
The first six weeks after ACL reconstruction, explained plainly, swelling, quad wake-up, physio milestones, and how cold therapy fits in.
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· 7 min
Knee replacement recovery: a week-by-week guide
What knee replacement recovery actually feels like, week by week, swelling, sleep, physio and the milestones most people hit. Canadian, plain-language.
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