A guide for women who had DIEP, latissimus dorsi with a

• Place your hands flat on your stomach • As you breathe deeply in through your nose, send this breath all the way to your stomach • Feel your stomach expand and your hands move out • Breathe out Feel your stomach contract and your hands move in Hot chocolate • Place your hands together as if there is a cup of hot chocolate

A guide for women who had DIEP, latissimus dorsi with a

2 Put your palms on your stomach 3 Slowly, breathe deeply through your nose, allowing the stomach to get bigger 4 Breathe out slowly through pursed lips (lips closed as though sucking a straw) to make your stomach flat Then cough deeply 5 If your incision (cut) is on your stomach, you may place a pillow on your stomach and press to make

osteoporosis - stay active and exercise to stay strong

Avoid all exercises that can place loads on the front of your spine These include: • Forward bending and twisting exercises • Seated exercises with bending and twisting • Standing forward-bending exercises such as touching your toes • Sit-ups or curl-ups for stomach muscles

Range of Motion (rom) and Stretching Exercises

or athletic trainer While completing these exercises, remember: Muscles can gain both the endurance and the strength needed for everyday activities through controlled exercises Complete these exercises as instructed by your physician, physical therapist or athletic trainer Progress the resistance and repetitions only as guided

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and specific exercises It describes activities which can be undertaken individually or with help The instructions are simple and clear The text is perfectly complemented by the practical and easily followed illustrations which cover everyday functions such as moving from a bed to a wheelchair, climbing stairs, or

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