5 Occupational Therapy Tips for Dining out with Dysphagia
Promotion of a healthy swallow is often front and center in treating dysphagia…but the cultural and personal importance of dining
February 9, 2022
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The Best Shoes to use when Engaging in Lymphedema Therapy
When your patient has chronic edema or lymphedema, your therapy may need to include Complete Decongestive Treatment (CDT). CDT includes
February 3, 2022
Keeping Your Cool: How to Stay Calm at Work in Healthcare
Someone once was quoted as saying “You can’t control what happens to you. You can only control how you react
January 29, 2022
Physical Therapy Continuing Education: Kickstart Your Career in 2022!
How to Choose the Best Physical Therapy Continuing Education Courses With so many physical therapy continuing education courses out there,
January 25, 2022
What is Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT)?
Understanding the types and uses of vestibular rehabilitation therapy can help you to better serve patients. Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) is a type of physical therapy used to alleviate problems caused by vestibular (inner ear) disorders such as vertigo, dizziness, gaze instability, imbalance, and falls.
December 30, 2021
Environmental Modifications for Treating Patients with Dementia
When treating patients with dementia, implementing environmental modifications can increase their independence at home while simultaneously improving their physical safety and mental health. Internal or external modifications to patients’ residences may also help minimize some of the psychological and behavioral symptoms of dementia.
November 25, 2021
Going from Help-LESS to Help-FUL in the Fight Against Cancer
Knowing someone with cancer can trigger a wide range of emotions, ranging from initial denial to feelings of helplessness and
November 13, 2021
Transgender and Gender Affirmative Voice Therapy
For gender divisive people and the transgender community, however, a voice that doesn’t correspond with gender expression and identity can feel upsetting and invalidating. Fortunately, a growing awareness for transgender rights and a need for proper support within the medical field has led to a growing number of speech-language services for gender affirmative voice therapy.
October 28, 2021
Critical Ethical Considerations for Dysphagia Treatment
It’s critical for clinicians and caregivers to know how to competently and compassionately approach dysphagia, so patients can safely receive adequate nutrition, hydration, and care. However, given the complexity of swallowing disorders, ethical challenges are not uncommon.
September 30, 2021
Dementia and Dysphagia: It’s Complicated
As clinicians, we know that there is much more to dementia than just forgetting where you last left your keys
September 29, 2021
Diabetes Management: How does Speech therapy fit in?
Most clinicians working in a rehabilitation setting are aware of the common complications that can arise if diabetes is not
September 4, 2021
How to Guarantee Better Motor Learning through Task Specific Training
Task specific training in motor learning can not only make your treatment sessions more functional and engaging but taking this
August 19, 2021
Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: How to power up your interventions
Chemo-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) can be an incredibly prevalent complaint for people who are undergoing chemotherapy… but why is this
August 8, 2021
6 Common Skin Infections you might see with Chronic Edema
Chronic edema and skin infections go hand-in-hand. Chronic, un-resolving edema may have many causes- including, but not limited to dependency/immobility,
July 30, 2021
Chemo Brain: How to help manage the ‘fog’
Cancer treatment is so multi-faceted – lots of moving parts, lots of appointments, scans, doctors, and therapies go into treating
July 6, 2021
Post-concussion syndrome: Signs, Risks, and How to Proceed in Rehab
As physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech pathologists, we often encounter clients who have symptoms of post-concussive syndrome. But what
June 23, 2021
Behavior plans in in-patient rehab: how to use them best
“Challenging behavior”, “Behavioral outbursts”, “That patient is behavioral- so be careful!”. You may have heard these terms and phrases over
June 9, 2021
How to make rehab therapy group activities WORK for you… and your patients!
In the inpatient rehab setting, group therapy activities can be one of the most engaging and meaningful ways to provide
June 3, 2021
Occupational Therapy and Diabetes- check out these 5 uncommon goals!
Occupational therapy and diabetes… are there some overlooked opportunities? As an OT who spends much of her clinical career in
May 27, 2021
Autonomic Dysreflexia vs. Sympathetic Storming: How to manage in inpatient rehab!
In rehab, we can see a lot of different types of complicated conditions. Brain injury, spinal cord impairment, multiple trauma
May 15, 2021
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