Fitting Your Crutches

Correct fitting helps you use your crutches safely. When fitting crutches, stand up straight and wear the shoes you will normally use to walk.

Ganglion Cyst: Foot

A ganglion is a fluid-filled swelling of the lining of a joint or tendon. Ganglions can form on any part of the foot.

Stress Fracture

A stress fracture is a very small, fine break in a bone. They often occur in the bones of the lower legs and feet.They are common in high-impact sports.

Shin Splints

Shin splints are often caused by tendinitis. When the tendons in the shin muscles become inflamed, it causes pain in the shin.

Discharge Instructions for Cardioversion

Your health care provider performed a procedure called cardioversion. Your provider used medicines or a controlled electric shock. This helped restore your heart's normal rhythm. Here are some instructions to follow while you recover.

Discharge Instructions for Catheter Ablation

This catheter ablation procedure destroyed (ablated) a few of the cells in your heart that were causing your heart rhythm problem. During the procedure, a thin, flexible wire (called a catheter) was inserted into a blood vessel in your upper thigh and threaded up to the heart.