Health Library
The Health Library is a collection of health and wellness resources created for learning and accessibility. Select a topic below for related health information or search for a topic in the search bar for more information on other medical conditions.
- Activities of Daily Living
- Activity Modification
- Allergy Management
- Avoiding Triggers
- Bed Rest
- Bleach Bath
- Blood Sugar Management
- Blood Sugar Tracking
- Breathing Techniques
- Burn Care
- Cast Care
- Clearing Your Lungs
- Cold Therapy
- Colostomy Irrigation
- Conserving Your Energy
- Contact Lens Care
- Contrast Baths
- Controlling Asthma
- Cutting Back on Caffeine
- Dementia Behavior Management
- Dental Flossing
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetes Skin Care
- Finding Good Footwear
- Fluid Intake
- Fluid Restriction
- Foot and Toenail Care
- Getting Help Around the Home
- Giving Yourself a Shot
- Health Diaries
- Healthy Bowel Habits
- Heart Failure Symptom Tracking
- Heart Failure Weight Monitoring
- Heat Therapy
- Home Modification
- Incontinence Treatments
- Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
- Intermittent Catheterization
- Keeping Ears Dry
- Managing Comorbidities
- Managing Heartburn Symptoms
- Mood Tracking
- Mouth Care During Cancer Treatment
- Nasal Cannula Care
- Nausea and Vomiting Management
- Oral Rehydration
- Ostomy Care
- Paraffin Wax Treatment
- Personal Hygiene
- Pin Care
- Proning
- Pushing Rectal Prolapse Into Place
- Rest
- RICE
- Saline Nasal Washes
- Self-Assessment
- Self-Care Checklist
- Self-Care Management
- Self-Massage
- Sensual Exercises
- Sitz Baths
- Skin Care
- Skin Care for Immobile Adults
- Sodium Tracking
- Tooth Brushing
- Tracheostomy Care
- Urinary Catheter Care
- Vaginal Douching
- Voice Care
- Voiding Log
- White Noise
- Wound Healing
Self-Care
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Get ideas about tools and changes to your home that can simplify your daily life.
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A stroke often affects movement and use of one side of the body, so getting dressed is often difficult for people after a stroke. Getting dressed may be easier if you use stocking/sock aids, rings or strings attached to zipper pulls, and...
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Bed rest of more than a couple of days can actually make your low back pain worse and lead to other problems such as stiff joints and muscle weakness. If you do use bed rest for a short time, remember the following guidelines. Sitting up in bed puts...
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The following suggestions may help you develop a plan to help a family member who has an ongoing problem with memory, problem solving, judgment, or the ability to handle daily tasks. These suggestions are basic and do not include all the information you will need to care for your family member. Your doctor may have...
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If you have osteoarthritis and your joints hurt when you do an activity, try other ways of doing it that do not cause pain. If you get tired when you do a task for long periods of time, break the task down into several smaller tasks, and rest between them. Avoid extended periods of standing, and try not to kneel or...
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When you have Parkinson's disease, you may find that making simple changes to your home and in your daily activities can help you stay independent for a longer time. Simplifying your daily activities may help you to save your energy for activities...