This page is an introduction to the At Home section of the scoliosis resource centre. It touches on building back your teen's food intake after scoliosis surgery, going back to school, and getting back to normal.
Nephrectomy is an operation to remove one of your child's kidneys. Learn how to take care of your child at home after the operation.
Learn how to care for your child at home after an esophageal dilatation.
This page describes several key phases of care at home after your child’s hypospadias surgery.
A ureteral reimplant is an operation that stops urine, or pee, from going back into the kidneys from the bladder. Learn how to care for your child at home after the procedure.
Some children and adolescents are able to go back to school while receiving cancer treatment. Find out what risks you need to be aware of when going back to school and how to manage if you know you will be missing class.
Learn what is involved in performing home hemodialysis and how it can benefit your child.
Use this quick reference guide to help you decide between home hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or in-hospital dialysis.
When it is time to go home following your scoliosis surgery you may feel nervous or afraid. Learn about some coping techniques that may help you.
Learn about the mixture of nutrients in parenteral nutrition (PN) and how to provide your child PN at home.
Learn how to care for your child at home after joint and/or tendon injections.
Learn how to care for your child at home after an arthrogram.
An overview of what the recovery position is, when you might need to use it and how to put your child in it.
Find out how to take care of your child following a pyeloplasty operation. Dressing changes, activity level, medications and diet are discussed.
Proper diabetes care at home includes sharing responsibility and creating and maintaining a routine. Find out how to do this in a way that works for your family.
Learn how to prevent falls from occurring in your home, including how to spot common causes of falls and how to fall-proof your home.
Learn how to properly care for your child at home after a nephrostomy tube insertion.
Learn how to care for your child at home after a lumbar puncture.
Learn what to expect in the weeks and months after a child's heart surgery and how you can help your child to go back to a normal life.
Use the information provided in this brochure to properly care for yourself at home after spinal surgery.
Learn how to care for your child at home after an angiography through the radial artery (wrist).
Learn how to care for your child at home after an angiography through the femoral artery (groin).
Sedation is a medicine that helps your child relax, stay calm or sleep. Learn how to take care of your child at home after sedation.
Learn how to care for your child at home after a lung biopsy.
Step-by-step instructions for parents on giving injections into the fatty layer below the skin (subcutaneous) at home, as well as tips to make injections less painful for your child.
