Accelerated Recovery: How to Recover Your Body After Injury or Surgery

by Howard B. Cotler

Overview

Being injured is a simple fact of life. Whether it's a sprain, broken bone or disc injury, these usually occur at inconvenient times. However, how you deal with that injury or after a required surgery can determine how you function the rest of your life. In Accelerated Recovery of Your Health: How to Recover Your Body After Injury or Surgery, readers will learn techniques to heal their body faster than previous generations with fewer complications. After all, getting you back on your feet is what it's all about. Learn from Dr. Cotler's experience as an orthopedic surgeon trained in the treatment of traumatic injuries and spinal surgery. By following the accelerated recovery methods detailed in this book, you will be better equipped to deal with whatever curveball life throws your way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620231340
Publisher:	Atlantic Publishing Company FL
Publication date:	02/25/2016
Pages:	166
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Howard B. Cotler, MD, FACS, FAAOS is board certified and recertified in Orthopedic Surgery. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery and the American College of Surgeons. He received his medical degree in 1979 from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. In 1980, Dr. Cotler completed his surgical internship at Grady Memorial Hospital/Emory Univ. in Atlanta. In 1984, he completed his orthopedic residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Dr. Cotler subsequently pursued advanced training in spine through two fellowships: one in acute spinal cord injury surgery with Northwestern University in Chicago in 1984 and another in Orthopedic Traumatology with Harborview Medical Center/University of Washington in Seattle in 1985. From 1985 to 1990, Dr. Cotler had both a clinical practice and an academic appointment at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. In 1990, he became a founding partner and medical director for the Texas Back Institute of Houston. He was clinical associate professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. In 1995 Dr. Cotler founded Gulf Coast Spine Care Limited PA.

Table of Contents

Author Bio 11

Introduction 13

Chapter 1 The Station in Life 15

Chapter 2 The Science of Aging 19

Theories of Aging 20

Shrinking 21

Chapter 3 The Science of Injury 23

Acute/Subacute Stage 23

Chronic Stage 24

Structural Injury 26

The Risks of a Sedentary Lifestyle 28

Getting Active 29

Chapter 4 The Science of Pos-Injury Recovery 31

Rest 32

Ice 32

Compression 32

Elevation 33

Movement After Injury 34

Chapter 5 The Science of Post Surgery Recovery 37

Accelerated Recovery Program 39

Chapter 6 Techniques For Accelerated Recovery 45

Rest 45

Motion Versus Immobilization 48

Medications 48

Prescription pain medications 49

Topical Pain Medications 52

Medications for inflammation 53

Performance-Enhancing Drugs 62

Treatment Modalities 66

Braces, Wraps, Splints and Casts 75

Nutrition 79

Surgery 90

Hygiene and Showering 98

Chapter 7 Exercise Programs 101

Range of Motion and Stretching 101

Starting a Mobilization Program 104

Walking Program 105

Therapeutic Exercise 106

Move it Program 106

Chapter 8 New Shoes and Inserts for Recovery 131

Chapter 9 Nicotine and Your Health 135

Chapter 10 Manipulation 139

Chapter 11 Mental game 141

Chapter 12 The Future 145

Glossary 147

References 157

Index 163