Advice after your nerve block for surgery
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| Lie on your back with a pillow under your head. Hold the insides of your feet. Bring your knees toward your chest. Move your knees apart until you feel a gentle stretch in your inner thighs and pelvic floor. Keep your back flat on the floor. Hold for 30 seconds. Repeat x3 times. Complete daily |
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Reclined Butterfly Pose
| Lie on your back with a pillow under your head and with your knees bent. Let your knees slowly fall open to the sides so you feel a gentle stretch in your hips and thighs. This is a good position for calm, relaxed breathing. You can put a cushion under each knee to make it more comfortable. Hold for 30 seconds repeat x3 times. Complete daily |
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Bilateral Adductor Stretch in Sitting
| Sit on the floor with your back straight. Bring the bottoms of your feet together so you feel a stretch in your inner thighs. To make the stretch stronger, gently rest your forearms on your knees. Hold the stretch for 30 seconds, repeat x3. Complete daily |
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About this information
Service:
Physiotherapy
Reference:
BB/005
Approval date:
29 June 2026
Review date:
1 June 2029
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