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Exercise stress echocardiogram for valve / cardiomyopathy
What to expect during this heart test
Read moreExercise The Heart Updatedpptx
Presentation on why exercise is important for heart patients
Read moreExercises and advice following the loss of your baby
We are very sorry to hear of the loss of your baby. This leaflet contains safe and effective exercises and advice to help your physical recovery after the loss of a baby during pregnancy or shortly after birth. These exercises can be built up gradually and you can start at home or in the hospital. If you are unsure whether an activity is suitable for you, contact the Maternity Bereavement Team or your physiotherapist.
Read moreExercises and advice to help you recover after surgery
Explains the physiotherapy management of post-operative patients
Read moreExercises following gynaecological surgery: Physio advice
This leaflet is a general guide to assist with your recovery following abdominal or vaginal surgery.
Read moreExercises following tears and stitches (OASI)
This leaflet gives advice, including exercises, in order to help you heal well from perineal tears following childbirth.
Read moreExercising with a pelvic organ prolapse
This leaflet gives advice on exercising if you have a pelvic organ prolapse.
Read moreEXIME - insertion of a temporary prostatic stent
EXIME is a temporary alternative to having a urethral catheter while you wait for surgery to treat your urinary retention.
Read moreExpressing colostrum in pregnancy
Learning to hand express your colostrum before birth is a great way to prepare for your breastfeeding journey. By expressing your colostrum towards the end of your pregnancy you will be better prepared to meet any feeding challenges should they arise.
Read moreExpressing your milk when you and your baby are separated following birth
Being separated from your baby can be a shock and is often a worrying time. Our priority is reuniting you with your baby as soon as possible. You may be receiving this leaflet because you, or your baby, are unwell or your baby is premature and needs extra care so cannot be with you, or is unable to feed directly.
Read moreExtended right hemicolectomy
What happens during an operation to remove the right side of your colon and most or all of your transverse colon and occasionally some of the left colon
Read moreExternal and internal dacrocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery (to improve tear drainage)
Advice and information about surgery to improve tear drainage including dacrocystorhinostomy (DCR)
Read moreExtracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for treatment of kidney stones - Aftercare advice
Advice for recovery following ESWL treatment of kidney stones
Read moreExtracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for treatment of ureteric stones - Aftercare advice
Advice for recovery following ESWL treatment of ureteric (tube between your kidney and bladder) stones
Read moreEye cyst removal surgery in children
Information for parents/carers when a child needs an operation to remove a cyst by scraping out its contents
Read moreEye Day Unit welcome
Outlines routines and facilities on the Eye Day Unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Read moreEye focusing problems in young people
Information for young patients and their parents / carers, explaining what may be causing your eye focusing problem and how to manage it
Read moreEye injection aftercare advice
Advice following an injection to treat your macular condition - includes important contact numbers
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