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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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Handout

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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Handout

TBI Support Group Poster

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
Basic blank template to advertise a local brain injury support group.
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Handout

Task Simplification During Meal Preparation

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AdultOTADLs/IADLs
Meal preparation can be an overwhelming burden. When coming home from the hospital or a stay in rehab, people may find themselves running out of energy when making a meal. This handout provides strategies to simplify the tasks so that they aren’t wasting any energy.
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Handout

Task Analysis as an Intervention

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AdultOTADLs/IADLsBrain InjuryStroke
This resource offers a sample for task analysis, as well as a blank template with provided examples or the option to create your own.  
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Therapy Material

Table Setting Task for Unilateral Neglect

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryVision
This resource uses table setting as a scanning and balance treatment for those with unilateral neglect. Offers education in scanning and a visual guide with a sample table setting for a patient to follow.
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Tabletop Dysphagia Cue Cards

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AdultSLPDysphagia
These handy dysphagia cue cards are designed to be discretely placed at dining tables to remind patients of dysphagia precautions. The cue cards feature a graphic of swallow anatomy/physiology and have blank spaces for SLPs to include specific personalized swallow strategies.
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Handout

Swallow Therapy for Anterior Spillage

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Anterior spillage can be an embarrassing reality for people experiencing reduced labial seal. This handout describes the anatomy and physiology of the orbicularis oris and outlines exercises and strategies to address this impairment.
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Therapy Material

Swallow Exercises Tracking Sheet

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Swallow exercise tracking sheet. Write the name of the exercise + instructions. Patients can use squares to cross off exercise repetitions.
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Swallow Initiation

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Just how exactly is the swallow triggered? This handout describes the oral and pharyngeal sequences involved in a successful swallow. Also discusses swallow delay as well as how speech therapy can improve swallow initiation and reduce the risk of dysphagia and associated aspiration.
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