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Clinical Reference

Home Safety Screening

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryDementiaSpinal Cord InjuryStroke
Assess your client’s ability to resolve safety issues around the home with this home safety screening.
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Clinical Reference

Edema

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AdultOTCardiovascular DiseaseOrthopaedicsSpinal Cord InjuryStroke
For clinicians who need a quick clinical reference for grading, measuring, and treatment strategies for edema. Ahmadinejad, M., Razban, F., Jahani, Y., & Heravi, F. (2022). Limb edema in critically ill patients: Comparing intermittent compression and elevation. International Wound Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13704 Pellecchia, G. L. (2003). Figure-of-eight method of measuring hand size: Journal of Hand Therapy, […]
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Therapy Material

Script Training Treatment Guidance and Ideas

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AdultSLPAphasiaMotor Speech/Dysarthria/Apraxia
This handout provides a step-by-step guide on how to use script training to support communication for people with aphasia and/or apraxia of speech.
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Clinical Reference Eval Tool

Dysarthria Differential Diagnosis Guide

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AdultSLPMotor Speech/Dysarthria/Apraxia
Compare and contrast the different types of dysarthria to help with a differential diagnosis.
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Therapy Material

Personalized Pocket Cards for 3 Types of Dysarthria

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AdultSLPMotor Speech/Dysarthria/Apraxia
These business-card-sized wallet cards provide information about the specific type of dysarthria, ways to support communication with the individual, and important personal information for the person with dysarthria.
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Handout

Management of Excessive Secretions

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AdultDysphagia
Excessive and/or thick secretions are common in individuals with neurologic or pulmonary diseases. This handout provides further information regarding characteristics, possible causes, and treatment options for improving secretion management.
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Clinical Reference

Guide to Fluency Disorders Through Childhood

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PediatricSLPArticulation and PhonologyFluency
This reference is a quick guide to how fluency disorders present in childhood and a basic overview of age-appropriate treatment options.
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Therapy Material

Verbal Sequencing Cards and Interactive Activity Sheet

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This is a fun, and interactive resource that can be used to simultaneously work on building your child’s verbal sequencing, and conversational level skills.
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Therapy Material

Literacy Pack: Skunks in Trunks

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PediatricSLPLiteracy
A gang of excitable skunks is off to the water park for a fun afternoon. Their aquatic antics soon land them in trouble – but perhaps they can put their swimming skills to good use! This engaging, eye-catching series makes learning phonics fun.
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Handout

Inservice Presentation Slide Deck: Dysphagia

Slide Deck — Wide format presentation — 27 slides
AdultSLPDysphagia
Giving an inservice to staff about dysphagia? Here’s a slide deck to get you started!
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Handout

3/7 Protocol for Time Efficient Strengthening

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AdultOTSports and Exercise
This is a simple intervention piece that can be given with the home exercise program outlining the 3/7 method, an evidence based strength protocol that can be completed in under 3 minutes per exercise to help enhance compliance with the home exercise program.
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Eval Tool

Pain Evaluation Clinical Reasoning Octagon

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AdultOTSLPChronic Pain
A clinical reasoning tool for clinicians to use to reflect on difficult pain related cases. It can also be useful to help instructors teach physical, speech, or occupational therapy students how to reason through pain related cases.
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Clinical Reference

Cranial Nerve Testing

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AdultOTSLPNervous System Conditions
Do you forget what all of the cranial nerves are responsible for? This document is a quick resource for cranial nerve screening. Bring it with you into the patient room.
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Eval Tool

What Is the HINTs Exam?

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AdultOTSLPBalance/Vestibular/FallsStroke
A screening tool for an individual who is experiencing acute dizziness and vertigo. It can be used in the clinic or in an emergency room setting.
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Handout

Performing the Roll Test and Treatment for Horizontal Canal BPPV

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AdultOTBalance/Vestibular/Falls
Do you see individuals with BPPV? Most cases are in the posterior canal but the next most common incidence is in the horizontal canal. This document will take you and your patient through a procedure to diagnose and treat horizontal canal BPPV.
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Eval Tool

Hot Meal Preparation Screening

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AdultOTSLPADLs/IADLsBrain Injury
This screening can be used to determine safety and independence with hot meal preparation.
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Handout

Fibromyalgia

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AdultOTChronic Pain
This reference details what fibromyalgia is and what role OT plays in treatment.
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