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Clinical Reference

Precautions and Contraindications to Spinal Manual Therapy

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AdultOrthopaedics
Manual therapy is frequently used to treat spine related pain by therapists, osteopaths and chiropractors. This resource outlines contraindications to spinal manual therapy and is a helpful quick resource to review when in doubt about using manual therapy.
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Handout

Post Traumatic Amnesia

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This handout helps explain what PTA is, describes characteristics of a person in a PTA state, length of PTA state with a correlation of severity of brain injury, and ways to help a person in a PTA state.
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Post Concussion Syndrome

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This handout explains the symptoms, possible causes and risk factors, and prevention suggestions.
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Positioning Guidelines After a Stroke

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AdultOTStroke
This visual guide shows the 4 most common positions: seated in a chair/wheelchair, lying in supine, lying on the affected side, and lying on the unaffected side, with simple explanations.
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Clinical Reference

Plantar Heel Pain Differential Diagnosis

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AdultOrthopaedics
This handout lays out the incidence, symptoms, and signs for the following diagnoses: Plantar fasciitis (PF), fat-pad atrophy (FPA), pes cavus, plantar fasciitis with fat-pad atrophy, and pes planus.
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Therapy Activity

Picture Prompts for Written Narrative Task

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AdultSLPAphasia
This written narrative session task requires the patient to view various pictures and write a description of what is happening. If a patient needs more prompts, some visual cues are provided.
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Therapy Activity

Phonological Components Analysis

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AdultSLPAphasia
Phonological components analysis (PCA) is a type of treatment for anomia. PCA is a phonology-based treatment that is related to speech sounds, fundamental components of language. This material provides the goal of PCA, research supporting PCA, and a diagram/the steps for completing PCA.
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Handout

Phases of Gait and Muscle Activation

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AdultSeating and Mobility
Do you have patients who are struggling with gait mechanics? This resource outlines the activity of different muscle groups when walking. Use it to identify weaknesses and better understand how to get your patients walking better.
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Handout

Pharyngeal Stage of Swallowing in Adults

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This material describes the pharyngeal components of normal swallowing in adults. Broken down piece by piece and taking up 2 pages, every detail of the anatomy and physiology of this enormously important and very fast phase of the swallow is explained.
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Therapy Activity

Pharyngeal Exercise Flashcards

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AdultSLPDysphagia
These pharyngeal exercise cards will give patients everything they need to perform these exercises at home. Patients will have visuals with verbal directions, a space for a personalized number of repetitions/sets to be written down, and learn the purpose of how each exercise will improve the swallow.
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Therapy Activity

Personalized Visual Map of Brain Injury Changes

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
Every brain injury is unique. Many patients and care partners may become overwhelmed with trying to understand what was damaged from the brain injury. This visual material helps patient and care partners better understand what changes are being addressed in therapy and what parts of the brain are involved.
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Clinical Reference

Peripheral Radial Nerve Entrapments

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AdultNervous System Conditions
Peripheral nerve entrapments can be challenging to assess, especially when considering less common nerve problems. This resource outlines the presentation of peripheral radial nerve entrapments and is an excellent resource for any clinician who treats nerve pain to have on hand to assist with diagnosis.
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Handout

Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

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AdultOTNervous System Conditions
This handout describes the process involved with peripheral nerve damage and includes a visualization of the nerve itself. The handout breaks down the process of regeneration into 4 steps.
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Handout

Peripheral Artery Disease

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AdultOTCardiovascular Disease
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and intermittent claudication cause significant pain and dysfunction for individuals. This handout is built to help someone navigate a diagnosis of PAD or to provide helpful prevention strategies for individuals who are at risk.
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Eval Tool

Patient Self-Management

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AdultOTADLs/IADLsMental Health
This resource provides the clinician with tools to assess an individual’s engagement with their chronic conditions, engagement during therapy sessions, and a resource to access additional patient-reported measures.
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Handout

Parkinson’s Disease and Voice Therapy Exercises

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AdultSLPProgressive Neurological ConditionsVoice
Lower dopamine levels cause automatic movements —speech, voice, swallowing, walking —to become difficult. This handout focuses on voice exercises with intentional body actions and uses a decibel meter device/application to measure progress.
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Handout HEP

Parkinson’s Disease: Home Exercise Tips

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AdultOTProgressive Neurological ConditionsSports and Exercise
This resource provides patients with PD with a general understanding of guidelines for stretches, strength training, and cardio exercises, and relaxation activities.
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Handout

Parkinson’s Medication

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AdultOTSLPProgressive Neurological Conditions
This handout is not an exhaustive list of Parkinson’s disease medications, but does provide a general overview of common medications for symptoms management. It also provides a list of side effects to monitor and report to the physician if observed.
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