Tag: OPERATION

This year, COVID-19 has made decisions around surgery tougher than ever for folks who may need one. But one major medical group can help provide some answers. Top on their list: Is it safe to have surgery right now? “It is very safe to have surgery, especially with all of the precautions in place,” said

This year, COVID-19 has made decisions around surgery tougher than ever for folks who may need one. But one major medical group can help provide some answers. Top on their list: Is it safe to have surgery right now? “It is very safe to have surgery, especially with all of the precautions in place,” said

Andy Murray, 32, in many ways, restored hope in British tennis. His long list of achievements include winning the prestigious Grand Slam tournament and winning two Olympic gold medals. The road to victory did come at a price, however. Murray had been grappling with an ongoing hip problem, which proved too much bear. Speaking to

ME & MY OPERATION: Surgery for arthritis has left me the strongest I’ve been in my life Nick Weston, 45, a project manager from Manchester, recently broke his wrist The doctor put it in a brace and said it would heal in circa six weeks, which it did However, it then broke again and caused

Prehab is the new rehab! Why getting fit before an operation could speed-up your recovery There are around 250,000 high-risk operations a year in England and Wales Experts believe patients who improve their fitness in advance would aid healing Currently, ‘prehab’ is only offered in select hospitals because it’s relatively new We get in shape

ME AND MY OPERATION: The icy balloon to help calm a racing heart More than a million Britons have the heart rhythm problem atrial fibrillation Philip Cale, 36, a mental health nurse from Worcester, was one of them He recently underwent a new procedure for it, as he tells Sophie Goodchild THE PATIENT The day