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Handout

The Supraglottic Swallow

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AdultSLPDysphagia
The supraglottic swallow maneuver requires a person to voluntarily close his/her vocal folds to add an extra layer of protection from aspiration. This material provides information regarding who should use this maneuver, the rationale, prerequisites, and instructions to complete this maneuver.
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Handout HEP

Theraband Home Exercise Program

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AdultOTOrthopaedicsSports and Exercise
This handout covers basic upper extremity theraband exercises with simple images and instructions for patients to use at home.
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Handout

The Science of Habits for Healthy Behaviors

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AdultOTSLPMental Health
This handout is based on the course: Using The Science of Habits To Promote Healthy Behaviors Across Practice Settings, presented by John Rider, PhD, OTR/L, MSCS, CEAS. Help clients form new habits to bring new levels of meaningful, person-centered therapy to your clinical practice with this handout.
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The SLP’s Role with Progressive Neurological Disorders

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AdultSLPDementia
This handout describes how SLPs can address changes with speech, language, cognition/thinking, memory, voice, swallowing, reading, writing, listening, and the need for assistive communication technology and/or devices in the context of neurological disorders.
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Handout

The Role of Therapies During COVID-19 Recovery

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AdultOTSLP
This handout provides basic information about COVID-19 as well as how physical, occupational, and speech therapy can assist in the recovery process.
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Handout

The Role of the Insula in the Brain

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryStroke
The insula is the underrated part of the brain unknown to many. It is responsible for many vital pieces of our daily activities such as our self-awareness, emotions, some senses, contributes to motor control, and complex speech. This handout provides knowledge about this important part of the brain.
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The Relationship Between Breath Support and Speech Production

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AdultSLPMotor Speech/Dysarthria/ApraxiaVoice
Pulmonary complications are common following brain injury. This handout explains how reduced breath support can lead to speech deficits and provides evidenced-based exercises that can be completed to improve breath support for speech production.
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Handout

The Pacemaker

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AdultOTCardiovascular Disease
This handout describes diagnoses that can lead to pacemaker placement, what the surgery and follow up look like, and guidelines for living with a pacemaker. It can be used as a resource for patient and caregiver education.
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Handout

The Patellar Reflex

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AdultOTBrain InjuryNervous System Conditions
This handout breaks down this classic test of the nervous system and is a resource for both clinicians as well as patients.
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Eval Tool

The Neurologic Foot Examination

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AdultOTDiabetesNervous System Conditions
This resource guides a clinician through simple but thorough foot examination.
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Handout

The Lighthouse Strategy for Visual Scanning Training

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AdultOTBrain InjuryStrokeVision
This resource is an educational tool to improve visual scanning through the use of the lighthouse strategy. Research has found that implementation of this strategy with individuals who experience unilateral neglect improved safety and performance with route-finding, as well as with problem-solving tasks.
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Clinical Reference

The Goal-Plan-Do-Review Treatment Strategy

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AdultOTSLP
The Goal-Plan-Do-Review strategy is helpful to identify a person’s strengths and areas of assistance with executive function abilities. This resource includes are step-by-step areas to guide how to approach accomplishing a new goal.
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Eval Tool

The Dysphagia Outcome Severity Scale (DOSS)

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AdultSLPDysphagia
The Dysphagia Outcome Severity Scale (DOSS) is a scale studied and created at Hartford Hospital to systematically improve functional rating severity of dysphagia following an objective swallowing evaluation. This resource provides information regarding the scale and how to determine which level accurately describes a person’s swallowing function.
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Clinical Reference

The DN4 for Evaluating Neuropathic Pain: Interpretation and Implications for Practice

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AdultOTChronic PainNervous System Conditions
There are various evaluation tools that can be used to discriminate different types of pain to better inform clinical practice. The Douleur Neuropathique4 questionnaire (DN4) is a simple questionnaire that can assist with the diagnosis of neuropathic pain. It is a short, 1-minute questionnaire with a question and examination component. This resource includes the DN4 and a second page for clinicians which outlines current evidence surrounding the management of neuropathic pain.
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Handout

The Brain and Swallowing

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Swallowing is a complex automatic process we often take for granted until this daily activity becomes difficult. This material provides some insight into how the brain stem and brain work simultaneously to make swallowing happen safely.
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Handout

Tennis Elbow

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AdultOTOrthopaedics
Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, is a common elbow condition that can limit participation in activities involving wrist or elbow motion. This handout outlines what tennis elbow is, what causes it, expected recovery and common treatments to treat this condition.
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Temporomandibular Dysfunction and What to Expect

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AdultOTSLPChronic PainDysphagia
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) can be a source of jaw pain and stiffness. This handout is useful for clinicians who frequently treat TMJ disorders and for people who suffer from them. It includes causes of TMJ pain, what to expect, and what to do about TMJ pain.
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Therapy Material

TED.com for Language Treatment

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AdultSLPAphasia
TED.com can be used as a language treatment tool for individuals with aphasia. The videos can be used to address verbal expression, auditory comprehension, written expression, and reading comprehension goals with familiar and new topics. This handout explains how to address the patient’s treatment goals with this online resource.
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Teaching Safe Balance Strategies

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AdultOTBalance/Vestibular/Falls
This handout describes safe balance strategies that therapists can use to educate and train clients to improve safety with daily activities and prevent falls.
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