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Handout

Wheelchair Management and Propulsion

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AdultOTSeating and Mobility
This resource provides patient training/education regarding the basics of wheelchair management. Includes locking and unlocking brakes, efficient propulsion techniques with hands and/or feet, postural exercises, and self repositioning techniques. May be utilized as a handout for single patient training/education intervention as well.
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Eval Tool

Wheelchair Fitting Measurement Form

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AdultOTSeating and Mobility
Listing measures for a wheelchair can be hard to document. This page provides a single place to document all of the appropriate measures for a wheelchair seating assessment.
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Clinical Reference

Wheelchair Fitting Considerations

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AdultOTSeating and Mobility
This document describes the fitting measures and helps you identify common problems with the fit of a wheelchair.
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Handout

Wheelchair Comfort: Air-Filled Cushion Inflation

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AdultOTSeating and Mobility
This resource visualizes how to properly create an air-filled cushion in order to optimize comfort for patients who spend most of their time in a wheelchair. Includes evidence base related to ulcer sores and step-by-step instructions on how to properly inflate cushions.
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Handout

Constraint Induced Movement Therapy

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AdultOTStroke
This handout explains the constraint induced movement therapy approach, including appropriate diagnoses, protocols, outcomes and benefits, and where to find continuing education on constraint induced movement therapy. The handout is targeted for patients, families, and caregiving support staff.
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Handout

What To Do if Autonomic Dysreflexia is Suspected

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AdultOTSpinal Cord Injury
Autonomic dysreflexia is a life-threatening condition and if you don’t know how to respond when someone presents with this condition, it can be very scary. This handout answers the question, “What do you do if autonomic dysreflexia is suspected?” It provides clear and concise steps that can be used by the therapist, family, or caregivers.
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Handout

Osteoarthritis

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AdultOTArthritis
This basic visual handout describes the basic anatomy and bodily mechanisms affecting patients who suffer from osteoarthritis. 
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Handout

What is Occupational Therapy?

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AdultOT
Occupational therapy can seem confusing at first – it is a dynamic, adaptable, holistic profession that focuses on helping people achieve their highest potential in all areas of life where they need rehabilitative support. This handout describes how occupational therapists can help people improve, adapt, or learn new skills, so that they can maintain their independence.
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Handout

Occipital Neuralgia

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AdultOTChronic PainNervous System Conditions
Occipital neuralgia is a type of headache with a unique presentation that differs from other headaches such as tension headaches or migraine type headaches. This handout is useful to people with occipital neuralgia and for clinicians who treat this condition. It describes what it is, how to treat it, and what to expect.
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Handout

Logopenic Primary Progressive Aphasia

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AdultSLPAphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is the rarest form of aphasia and is a neurodegenerative disease. There are three variants of PPA. This handout will specifically focus on the logopenic variant of PPA and given some examples of how it may look for speech and language tasks.
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Handout

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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AdultOTSLPNervous System Conditions
This handout helps patients understand Guillain-Barré or GBS. It educates in detail about causes, symptoms, and clinical diagnostic findings.
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Handout

Vestibular Hypofunction

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AdultOTBalance/Vestibular/Falls
This handout describes vestibular hypofunction and provides some insight about what to expect and what to do next.
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Handout

Calcific Tendonitis

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AdultOTChronic PainOrthopaedics
Calcific tendonitis can affect tendons throughout the body, especially in the rotator cuff. It can cause significant pain for those who experience it. This handout is a useful general information handout for clinicians or people who deal with calcific tendonitis. It outlines what calcific tendonitis is and what to expect for those who have this condition.
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Handout

Global Aphasia

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AdultSLPAphasia
This handout defines global aphasia and provides some suggestions for care partners to help the person and reduce communication frustrations.
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Handout

Cystic Fibrosis

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AdultOTRespiratory
This handout provides a detailed explanation of cystic fibrosis and includes explanation of early and late stage manifestations.
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Handout

Congestive Heart Failure

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AdultOTCardiovascular Disease
This handout includes symptoms, risk factors, prevention, treatment, and up-to-date data and statistics.
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Handout

Cardiovascular Disease

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AdultOTCardiovascular Disease
This handout outlines information that is useful to help people with this condition understand cardiovascular disease, what may place them at increased risk, and prevention strategies.
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Handout

Anomic Aphasia

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AdultSLPAphasia
Anomic aphasia is one subtype under the aphasia umbrella. Through reading this handout, patients and family members will learn more about anomic aphasia and how some word-finding compensatory strategies can be used to help.
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Handout

SLAP Lesions

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AdultOTOrthopaedics
Superior labrum injuries, commonly referred to as SLAP (superior labrum anterior to posterior) lesions, are a frequently encountered injury in rehabilitation settings. This handout outlines what a SLAP lesion is and what to expect- it is an excellent handout for patients to help better understand their condition and the path to recovery.
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Handout

Multiple Sclerosis Attack

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AdultOTNervous System ConditionsProgressive Neurological Conditions
Do you have a patient with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS)? Have they experienced a MS attack in the past or are they experiencing one now? This document will help to explain the attack and provide information on what to expect.
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