Guides

In the Lab

Plain-language guides to recovery, written the way a good nurse explains things, no jargon, no scare tactics.

An older couple settled comfortably on their sofa at home

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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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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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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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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The NICE ankle wrap being fitted around a foot and ankle

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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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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An older adult recovering comfortably at home with the NICE1

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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A woman lying awake in bed, sleep is the hard part of shoulder recovery

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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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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A patient at home with a NICE1 knee wrap during knee replacement recovery

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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