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Neurosurgery Step Down Unit
April 22, 2009 |
Call it a home away from home. You are looking at Cape Coral Hospital’s Neurosurgery
Step Down Unit designed to give patients the creature comforts of home.
Wendy Piasick is the Vice President of Patient Care Services, “its state of the
art. It is a beautiful, restful place for patients to go after they’ve had surgery
and their families can stay with them.” Patients on the fourth floor are recovering
from spine and back-related surgeries, procedures that can be delicate and can often
be very uncomfortable for the patient. “The rooms are configured in a way that patients
can get up and not have to travel too far to get to the bathroom or to get to their
cupboards and its just designed to be like a bedroom at home, as close you can get
it to be here,” adds Piasick.
There are some things people can do overall to avoid back
pain in the first place.
“Whenever people lift or do anything, they usually round their spine. You want to
keep your back straight, bend your knees, and make sure you are lifting straight
up and not turning when you are lifting,” explains Heather Brown, an exercise specialist
at the Cape Coral Wellness Center.
"Physical therapy is involved and a lot of initiation is done right up front so
that the patient doesn’t languish in bed and they can get up and move around and
go back to their normal environment," says Piasick. Knowing the proper way to lift
heavy items and protect your back can help avoid any sort of injuries.
The nurses in the 10-bed facility also work closely with the family during the recovery
process.
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