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The operating room (OR) nurse, or an Operating Room Aide (ORA) will take you to the Operating Room. It is common for different members of your OR team (surgeon, anesthesiologist, nurses) to ask you similar questions regarding your health and surgery. This provides you with safe and high-quality...

Why pain management is important for your recovery: At some point everyone experiences pain. Most pain can be controlled. Good pain management helps patients to feel better and improves recovery. We want to make your stay in the hospital as pain-free as possible. The Acute Pain Service is a team of...

After you have been discharged from Post-Anaesthesia Care Unit, you will be transferred to the Day Surgery Unit/Phase II Recovery. The goal of this unit is to provide patient comfort in terms of pain and nausea control. The patient and family will be given post operative information verbally and in...

An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage. Pain is always a personal experience that is influenced to varying degrees by biological, psychological, and social factors. Pain and nociception are different...

You must be referred to the EMG Lab by a medical doctor such as your family physician or a specialist with a medical degree. You cannot book an appointment yourself. All adult EMG testing is done at University Hospital. The lab hours of operation are 8:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm. All...

*** If the situation is urgent, please telephone the EMG Laboratory at (519)-663-3665 and speak to the EMG physician to see whether more urgent testing is indicated.*** Depending on the complexity of the patient's problem, three types of assessments are available: EMG and Nerve Conduction Studies...