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Every year hundreds of older people fall and hurt themselves. Falling at home can result in serious injury and being admitted to hospital. In the UK falls are a major cause of disability and death, due to injury in older people aged 75 and over. Most falls can be prevented. You have recently had a […]

The diagnosis of an elbow injury causing fluid in the joint (an effusion), but no definite fracture, has been made at your A&E Department / Walk-in Centre visit. You will have been provided with an arm sling. This will hold your arm in a comfortable position for the first few days. Gradually, wean yourself from […]

First Aid At hospital, your burn will be dressed with an appropriate dressing if necessary. Do’s Don’ts Return to A&E as soon as possible if:

We think that it is alright for you to leave hospital now. We have checked your symptoms and you seem well on the road to recovery. When you get home, it is very unlikely that you will have any further problems. But, if any of the following symptoms do return, we suggest you come back, […]

The diagnosis of a fracture, on the outer border of your foot, has been made at you’re A&E Department / Walk-in Centre visit. You will have been provided with crutches and a splint to your foot and ankle. You will be advised to keep the affected foot elevated as mush as possible, and weight bear […]

The diagnosis of a fracture, at the base of your finger near to the knuckle, has been made at you’re A&E Department / Walk-in Centre visit. You will have been provided with buddy strapping to the fingers and a wrist (Futura) splint. This should been worn for the next 3-4 weeks. This type of injury […]

Before a child can start learning to write letters and understand what they mean, a number of other skills must be learned. Pre-Writing Shapes Being able to interpret, imitate and copy a design is important for learning writing skills. The pre-writing shapes below can help children to learn this. The shapes are arranged in developmental […]

The pincer grip is the ability to pick up very small items using the thumb and index finger in opposition.  The development of this grip can follow a developmental sequence and should end up looking like this: This grip is essential to develop as it is the basis for many functional tasks such as fastenings […]

Cutting skills take time for children to develop. Being able to use scissors to cut well is important for many preschool and school activities including art and craft. Children may have the skills to use small scissors by three to four years of age, but scissor skills are not fully developed until 6 years of […]

Sensory circuits have three elements: alerting activities, organising activities and calming activities. They should always be done in this order. Alerting section: These activities prepare the brain for learning. They activate the vestibular system and provide proprioceptive stimulation. The vestibular system is our sense of balance and proprioception is our sense of where our body […]