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Handout

Shoulder Pain After Spinal Cord Injury

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AdultOTSpinal Cord Injury
It is common to have shoulder pain after having acquired a spinal cord injury. This handout answers some of the questions regarding shoulder pain and wheelchair propulsion.
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Setting up a Pain Free Work Station + Checklist

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AdultOT
Do you have patients that complain of chronic discomfort while working at their desk? This document provides a detailed procedure to promote proper ergonomics while working at a desk.
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Seven Stages of Alzheimer’s

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AdultOTSLPDementia
Alzheimer’s disease has a general progression trajectory but may affect each person uniquely so all the signs/symptoms may not occur. Dr. Barry Reisbery of New York University developed the seven stages of Alzheimer’s disease to allow a better understanding of the illness progression for the person with Alzheimer’s, healthcare providers, and family members. This handout gives examples of each stage and the possible level of assistance needed from family members and/or care partners.
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Sex After Spinal Cord Injury (For Men)

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AdultOTSpinal Cord Injury
This resource is about the birds and the bees after spinal cord injury. There is information for males on what works, what doesn’t, what to expect, and what should be avoided when it comes to sex.
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Sex After Spinal Cord Injury (For Women)

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AdultSpinal Cord InjuryWomen's Health
This resource is about the birds and the bees after an injury. There is information for females on what works, what doesn’t, what to expect, and what should be avoided when it comes to sex.
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Visualizing Steps to Put on a Nasal Cannula

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AdultSLPBrain InjuryRespiratory
This therapy task is for patients who benefit from visual cues to independently place nasal cannula. Includes 3 steps of task with clear visuals.
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Eval Tool

Sensory Examination Tool

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AdultOTNervous System Conditions
This documents is built as a guide to assist in a thorough examination and assessment of a patient with neuropathy, peripheral neuropraxia, or central nervous system damage.  It includes tips to assist in determining differential diagnosis of pathologies that cause sensation impairment.
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Sensory Regulation and Dementia

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AdultOTSLPDementia
This handout describes evidence based methods for sensory regulation in individuals with dementia.
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Sensory Strategies for Improving Unilateral Neglect

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AdultOTBrain InjuryVision
Unilateral neglect is a challenging disorder that arises after injury to the brain. This resource covers a variety of sensory strategies that can be implemented in order to improve attention to the affected side.
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Therapy Material

Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract (SOVT) Exercises

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AdultSLPVoice
SOVT exercises are commonly used in voice treatment because they allow the vocal folds to vibrate with less effort and more ease. They can be helpful for warming up the voice, relaxing the voice throughout the day, cooling down the voice, and promoting vocal longevity.
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Therapy Material

Semantic Feature Analysis

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AdultSLPAphasia
This therapy activity is designed for SLPs working with people with aphasia who are targeting word-finding and semantic language skills as part of their rehabilitation therapy program.
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Eval Tool

Self-Rating Form for Primary Progressive Aphasia

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AdultSLPAphasia
Using a self-rating form can be a helpful place to identify what a person with primary progressive aphasia knows or areas for therapy goals. Patients can complete this form during the first and last sessions to measure and increase the person’s understanding and feelings about primary progressive aphasia.
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Self-Awareness

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This handout describes the foundations of self-awareness as related to brain injury. This information breaks down intellectual awareness, emergent awareness, and anticipatory awareness and describes treatment processes in rehabilitation therapy that can improve self-awareness.
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Self-Feeding and Low Cognitive Function Setup

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AdultOTSLPDementia
When working with a patient with dementia, the way a task like self feeding is presented can set the tone for the level of participation. This handout offers caregivers simple techniques for set up, proper positioning, and orientation to task that can improve carryover of OT interventions to maximize independence.
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Self Care with a Pacemaker

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AdultOTCardiovascular Disease
Use this intervention to guide an ADL session and training in the early days of recovery after a pacemaker placement, with all pacemaker precautions in consideration. Includes recommendations, education, and considerations to ensure the most informed and educational treatment session, and can be used as a tool for caregiver training in home health or in […]
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Therapy Material

Self-Care Worksheet

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AdultOTMental Health
Many of the life changing medical situations that patients face require a conversation about self care in order to optimize recovery. Additionally, caregivers are at high risk for burnout without a conversation about self care strategies. This resource walks through the conversation of what self-care means and looks like.
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Selected List of Common Movement Disorders

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AdultOTNervous System Conditions
Movement disorder terms can sometimes be confusing and hard to follow for clinicians, patients, and family members. This handout provides definitions of movement disorder terms with examples of how they may present. 
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Eval Tool

Screening for Proprioceptive Deficits

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AdultOTBrain InjuryStroke
This screening tool provides a simple assessment and score sheet in order to detect deficits in proprioception. Multiple methods of testing are included.
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Handout

Sciatic Nerve Glides

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AdultOrthopaedics
Nerve pain down the leg can be challenging to treat, especially if the pain cannot be reduced directly with low back related postures or movements. In these cases, sciatic nerve glides may be the best option to encourage gentle movement of the nerves that course into the lower part of the lower back. This intervention piece outlines how to perform sciatic nerve glides.
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Scar Management Techniques

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AdultOT
Scars can be a painful, uncomfortable, unsightly area of concern for many clients after an injury. Scar management can be an important part of recovery, and understanding various types of scar management and empowering your client to participate with this part of daily self care is integral to regaining independence.
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