Postoperative Instructional Videos
Explore Postoperative Instructional Videos by Surgery Type
The videos below contain information about recovering from your surgery and any equipment you will need to use at home.
Foot & Ankle Surgeries
Below are instructional videos that demonstrate how to perform cold therapy and walk with a walker, crutch or cane following your foot or ankle surgery. Please note: While the patient in the video has a knee brace or wrap on, these videos apply to foot and ankle patients as well.
Post-Operative Cold Therapy: Foot & Ankle
Post-operative Crutch Walking: Weight Bearing as Tolerated
Post-operative Crutch Walking: Touch-Down Weight Bearing
Post-operative Crutch Walking: Partial Weight Bearing
Post-operative Crutch Walking: Non-weight Bearing
Crutch Walking on Stairs: Weight Bearing as Tolerated
Crutch Walking on Stairs: Weight Bearing as Tolerated
Cane: Weight Bearing as Tolerated
Walker: Non-weight Bearing
ACL Surgery
Watch the post-operative instructional videos below related to ACL surgery
Knee: Cold Therapy and Cold Therapy with Brace
Post-Operative Knee Brace
Post-operative Crutch Walking: Weight Bearing as Tolerated
Post-operative Crutch Walking: Touch-Down Weight Bearing
Post-operative Crutch Walking: Partial Weight Bearing
Post-operative Crutch Walking: Non-weight Bearing
Crutch Walking on Stairs: Weight Bearing as Tolerated
Crutch Walking on Stairs: Partial or Touch-Down Weight Bearing
Cane: Weight Bearing as Tolerated
Walker: Non-weight Bearing
Knee (Non-ACL) Surgeries
Watch the post-operative instructional videos below related to non-ACL knee surgeries.
Post-Operative Cold Therapy: Knee Wrap
Post-operative Crutch Walking: Weight Bearing as Tolerated
Post-operative Crutch Walking: Touch-Down Weight Bearing
Post-operative Crutch Walking: Partial Weight Bearing
Post-operative Crutch Walking: Non-weight Bearing
Crutch Walking on Stairs: Weight Bearing as Tolerated
Crutch Walking on Stairs: Partial or Touch-Down Weight Bearing
Cane: Weight Bearing as Tolerated
Walker: Non-weight Bearing
Shoulder Surgeries
Below are instructional videos that demonstrate how to perform cold therapy and how to properly wear a sling following shoulder surgery.
Post-Operative Cold Therapy: Shoulder with Sling
Post-Operative Shoulder Sling: Abductor Pillow, External Rotator
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