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Eval Tool

Family Friendly Standard Score Visualization

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AdultPediatricOTSLPCaregiver Supports
This family-friendly standard score visualization graphic makes it possible to easily explain standardized test scores to families.
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Handout

Falls and Recurrent Brain Injuries: Why Both Should Be Avoided

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
Falls continue to be one of the most pressing concerns in medical facilities, as they come at a high cost, financially, medically, and emotionally. This handout provides statistics regarding falls and highlights how falls are related to brain injuries and cognitive decline. A must read for anyone doubting the need for significant fall precautions while in a medical facility.
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Exercises to Decrease Elbow, Wrist, and Hand Stiffness

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AdultOTBrain InjuryStroke
This handout is for patients who are experiencing spasticity after a brain injury. The handout provides instructions for specific exercises for clients to complete upper extremity self range of motion.
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Handout HEP

Exercises for Shoulder Subluxation in the Acute Phase

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AdultOTStroke
This handout provides a few exercises that can be performed at home for shoulder subluxation. These isometric exercises strengthen the rotator cuff musculature, deltoid and pectoralis.
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HEP Therapy Material

Exercises for Bell’s Palsy

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AdultOTSLPNervous System Conditions
This resource is for people experiencing the transient effects of Bell’s palsy. The exercises are not meant to be a cure for the condition, but rather a way to optimize muscle elasticity and length during the period of facial nerve paralysis. Includes exercises targeted at the eyebrows, neck and chin, nose, lips, and eyes.
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Handout

Exercise Guidelines for People Living with Myasthenia Gravis and Myopathy

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AdultHealth Management and Self Advocacy
Living with myasthenia gravis or myopathy means adhering to unique guidelines in order to reduce the risks associated with these diagnoses. The handout visualizes 13 specific strategies that help optimize exercise opportunities for this population.
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Exercise Intensity Guidelines

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AdultOTSports and Exercise
Calculating optimal heart rate during exercise can be tricky to accomplish and remember. This handout provides the basic formulas to calculate maximum heart rate and healthy range of heart rate during both moderate intensity and vigorous intensity exercise.
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Clinical Reference

Evidence-Based Stretching with Dosage Guidelines

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AdultOTSports and Exercise
Static stretching is commonly prescribed by therapists for improving range of motion, alleviating pain, and maximizing function. This resource outlines how static stretching improves range of motion and which parameters are optimal to maximize stretching-related outcomes.
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Clinical Reference

Evidence Based Treatment Strategies for Calcific Tendonitis

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AdultOTOrthopaedics
This resource outlines the best treatment options for calcific tendonitis. It summarizes the evidence for interventions that may be used in a rehabilitation related setting along with medical interventions.
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HEP Therapy Material

Evidence Based Exercises for Hamstring Strains

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AdultOTSports and Exercise
Not all exercises are created equal for facilitating return to sport after hamstring strains. This piece outlines three evidence based exercises which have been shown to reduce the time needed to return to play compared to traditional rehabilitation.
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Clinical Reference

Eval + Treatment Strategies for Mild Cognitive Impairment

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AdultSLPAgingDementia
This handout is designed for clinicians providing treatment for clients with mild cognitive impairment (as defined by the state between normal aging and early dementia).
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Handout

Epiglottic Inversion Impairment and Exercises

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AdultSLPDysphagia
The epiglottis plays a critical role in protecting the airway. This material describes the function of the epiglottis and provides exercises to complete to improve the function in a person with dysphagia.
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Handout

Environmental Considerations for Fall Risk Reduction

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AdultOTCaregiver SupportsHome Modifications
This targeted session material offers many considerations for therapists to reduce the risk of falls when working in skilled nursing facilities or similar environments. It includes a focus on environmental, seating, and caregiver education considerations to reduce fall risk in the older adult population.
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HEP Therapy Material

EMST Home Program Exercise Tracking Log

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AdultSLPDysphagia
It can be overwhelming to remember all the details for completing the expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) at home. This guide will help the patient and their family keep track of each repetition and know when to increase the resistance.
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Handout

Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease

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AdultOTSLPDementia
If we live long enough, it is nearly inevitable that we will develop Alzheimer’s disease. This document helps loved ones and caregivers identify early signs of the disease for better detection and earlier medical management.
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Handout

Dysphagia Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis

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AdultSLPDysphagiaProgressive Neurological Conditions
This handout provides education about the different exercises and swallowing strategies that may help individuals with Multiple Sclerosis to improve swallowing functions and safety.
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Handout

Dysphagia Postural Strategies: Head Tilt and Head Turn

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout addresses dysphagia related to unilateral weakness at some point in the oro-pharyngeal phase of the swallow. The handout provides visuals for the two strategies as well as a snapshot of the evidence-base for when these strategies may be most effective.
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Dysphagia Intervention: Chin Tuck Against Resistance (CTAR)

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Designed for speech-language pathologists working with patients who have dysphagia and need to strengthen the suprahyoid muscles to improve the swallow.
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Dysphagia Exercises for ALS

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AdultSLPDysphagiaProgressive Neurological Conditions
New research that has found physical activity is not a risk factor for individuals with ALS. When strictly monitored exercise programs are used, they have positive psychological and physiological effects with mild and moderate ALS. This handout will provide some suggested exercises to help your patient’s needs.
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Handout

Dysphagia Compensatory Strategies Cue Cards

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AdultSLPDysphagia
There are many swallowing compensatory strategies speech pathologists may recommend to patients. These cue cards will describe the purpose of the strategies and how to perform them. They can be placed on the table to be a visual reminder to use the swallowing compensatory strategies during meals.
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