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Do's and Don'ts
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DO participate in physical therapy
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DO control swelling
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DO exercise
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DO keep your residual limb clean
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DO keep your residual limb straight (BK amputees)
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DON’T place a pillow under your back, curving your spine
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DON’T place a pillow under your hip or knee
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DON’T place a pillow between your thighs
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DON’T hang residual limb over the edge of the bed or sit in a chair with the limb bent
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DON’T lay with knees bent
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DON’T sit with legs crossed
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DON’T rest residual limb on crutch handle
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