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Preventative Swallowing Exercises During Chemoradiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This material provides information on the importance of consulting speech therapy prior to chemoradiotherapy (CRT), changes or complications in swallowing function that can be seen following CRT, and the effectiveness of implementing a preventative, high-intensity behavioral intervention by a speech-language pathologist (SLP) to preserve musculature and functional swallowing ability
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Clinical Reference

Monthly Themes for Multiple Goals Across a Case Load

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PediatricSLPArticulation and PhonologyAutismLanguage DevelopmentLiteracy
This resource helps guide the creation of meaningful themes/units for each month to enrich sessions and keep therapy activities novel for patients across a caseload.
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Handout

Using Automatic Speech Tasks to Support Expansion of Expressive Language

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PediatricSLPAutismLanguage DevelopmentPediatric Brain Injury
This resource explains how to build language easily from automatic speech tasks to make quick progress on increasing mean length of utterance or increasing spontaneous language.
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Therapy Material

Literacy Pack: One Duck Stuck

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PediatricSLPLiteracy
Can two fish, tails going swish, help? Will three moose, munching on spruce, be able to pull the unlucky duck out of the muck? Perfectly sized for small hands, this counting rhyme is a feast of sounds and numbers that will have young listeners scrambling to join the slippy, sloppy fun!
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Clinical Reference

Compensatory Strategies for Shaving

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AdultOTADLs/IADLsArthritisBrain InjuryProgressive Neurological ConditionsSpinal Cord InjuryStroke
Improve independence with shaving by implementing compensatory strategies and adaptive equipment found in this resource.
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Clinical Reference

Car Transfers

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AdultOTBalance/Vestibular/FallsCaregiver SupportsProgressive Neurological ConditionsSeating and MobilitySpinal Cord InjuryStroke
Improve client community engagement by learning about a variety of car transfer techniques, including slide board transfers, horizontal transfers, stand pivot and squat pivot transfers.
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Handout

Scar Management

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AdultOT
This resource covers different types of scars and strategies for managing scars.
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Therapy Material

Functional Math Worksheet

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryStroke
Practice functional math skills through a variety of real-world scenarios using this therapy material.
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Clinical Reference Eval Tool

Assessing Pain in Individuals Diagnosed with Dementia

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AdultOTSLPDementia
This clinical reference provides therapy practitioners a way to assess accurate pain levels in individuals with dementia.
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Handout

Tips To Improve Physiological Age

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AdultOTSLPAgingHealth Management and Self Advocacy
There is nothing we can do about our chronological age, but we can still improve our functioning and health by improving our physiological age. This handout is a nice resource for older adults who may feel the golden years aren’t so golden.
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Running-Related Injury: Risk Reduction Strategies

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AdultOTSports and Exercise
This intervention outlines evidence-based recommendations to reduce the risk of running-related injuries.
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Handout

Botox for the Nervous System

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AdultOTBrain InjuryNervous System ConditionsSpinal Cord InjuryStroke
Do you have patients with spasticity? Botox can help with the reduction of spasticity for those with impaired nervous systems. This document helps patients, caregivers, clinicians, and students understand how Botox is used therapeutically.
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Handout

Avoiding Pressure Ulcers

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AdultOTSLPNervous System ConditionsSpinal Cord Injury
Do you have a patient who is at risk for skin breakdown? This document provides simple and effective tips and recommendations for those with the risk of integument breakdown. Send a patient or caregiver home with these strategies to better improve patient compliance and outcomes.
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Eval Tool

Cervical Proprioceptive Measurement Tool

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AdultOTBrain InjuryOrthopaedics
Concussion and cervicalgia are often accompanied by cervical proprioceptive deficits. This document creates a simple way to measure, document, and access proprioceptive deficits. The document includes instructions for performance and information needed to effectively scan into documentation.
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Handout

Three Swallowing Exercises for People with Parkinson’s

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AdultSLPDysphagiaProgressive Neurological Conditions
This handout visualizes three exercises featured in the evidence base for people with Parkinson’s, including: Expiratory muscle strength training (EMST), the Masako, and chin tuck against resistance (CTAR).
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Therapy Material

Decoding Skills for Reading

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PediatricSLPLiteracy
Decoding is essential to establishing effective reading skills. This resource includes activities that utilize Orton-Gillingham methods to help your client develop their reading skills.
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Therapy Material

Literacy Pack: The Wonky Donkey

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PediatricSLPLiteracy
This book activities pack targets literacy skills, including print motivation and awareness, letter knowledge, vocabulary, phonological awareness, and narrative skills.
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Handout

Oral-Pharyngeal Dysphagia: Advancing from Purees to Solids

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
Introduction and advancement to solids can be a tricky process for some little ones. Variation with developmental milestones and food preferences can make the transition even more difficult. This resource provides quick tricks and tips to help your child advance from purees to solids.
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