Patient Education Resources

Shoulder Exercises for Early Recovery

This pamphlet lists exercises to do as your shoulder heals, including step-by-step instructions and images. It also gives tips to help you get comfortable.

Shoulder Strengthening Exercises With Tubing

Exercises designed to strengthen your shoulder using resistance with tubing are outlined step-by-step along with images.

Spinal Cord Compression

This pamphlet explains what happens when a tumour growing in the bones of the spine starts to press on the spinal cord (the nerve structure in your back). This condition is called spinal cord compression. Symptoms and treatments are listed.

Spine Surgery Discharge Instructions

This pamphlet gives instructions to follow once you are discharged from the hospital after spine surgery. Topics include controlling pain, caring for your incision (cut), activity, and follow-up appointment. Symptoms that need medical help right away are listed.

Standing Leg Exercises

This pamphlet gives an illustration of standing leg exercises to be used as a teaching tool for patients. It outlines the steps involved for doing these exercises as part of the physiotherapy program. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Staying Active After Knee Replacement Surgery

This pamphlet explains the benefits of staying active after knee replacement surgery. A list of resources is included.

Thick Nails

This pamphlet explains what a thick nail is and what causes it, including what makes some people at a higher risk for a thick nail and treatment.

Things You Can Do to Help Your Arthritis

Arthritis can cause pain and affect your mobility (movement). This can keep you from doing the things you want to do. This pamphlet gives tips to help better manage your pain and improve your function.

Unit 8.1: Orthopedic Medicine - Halifax Infirmary (HI)

The 8.1 Orthopedic Medicine Unit is for people who have a health condition that needs treatment right away. This pamphlet explains what to expect during your stay on the unit.

Welcome to the Rheumatology Clinic

Rheumatic diseases can cause painful inflammation (swelling) or pain in your muscles, joints, or tissue. This pamphlet explains what to expect if you are visiting the Rheumatology Clinic at the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation and Arthritis Centre.