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Handout

The Effortful Swallow

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout provides the evidence base for the effortful swallow as well as information for when this strategy may be useful and how to successfully complete it.
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Stroke

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AdultOTSLPStroke
This handout describes what a stroke is and visually distinguishes the difference between an ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. Contains information about trans-ischemic attacks, signs/symptoms of stroke, and causes of stroke.
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Stress and Cognition

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryMental Health
This handout includes accessible, evidence-based information about how stress affects cognition and features 30 simple strategies to try that may help reduce stress. It is particularly designed for patients and families in the midst of rehabilitation after traumatic events.
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Speech Therapy and the Brain

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AdultSLPBrain Injury
Handout illustrating the cognitive-linguistic scope of practice for speech-language pathologists. This handout describes a brief history of the field and breaks down the following cognitive-linguistic therapy targets: Initiation, anticipation, sequencing, impulse control, attention, memory, planning, organization, problem solving, visuospatial processing.
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Sialorrhea (Drooling)

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AdultSLPDysphagiaProgressive Neurological Conditions
This handout describes the particular challenges of sialorrhea, or excessive salivation, brought on by various conditions in the adult population. The first page describes the condition and its causes. The second page offers an explanation of treatment options.
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Shaker Swallow Exercise

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout includes information about how to complete the shaker exercise as well as visual anatomy to describe how the exercise is attempting to strengthen suprahyoid swallow muscles.
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Resilience and Traumatic Brain Injury

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This handout reviews overcoming denial, observing the situation, and learning from the experience and provides a list of books and websites that brain injury survivors can look to for information about resilience.
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Rancho Los Amigos Scale for Families

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryCaregiver Supports
This handout features a 10-stage version of the Rancho Los Amigos scale for those recovering from severe brain injuries. The handout describes each of the 10 stages and provides specific strategies for how families can interact and engage with their loved one during each stage.
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Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome

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AdultSLPCancerDysphagia
This handout is for patients who are experiencing radiation fibrosis syndrome after undergoing radiation treatment. The handout describes the physiological changes that result in this condition and provides specific information about how radiation fibrosis syndrome can affect the swallow muscles following radiation treatment for head/neck cancer.
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Quick Dysphagia Statistics

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This one-page handout features a list of statistics drawn from the evidence base about swallowing and swallowing disorders. Includes references.
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Proactive Swallowing Therapy While NPO

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout is describes recent research outlining benefits of proactive swallowing therapy to prevent dysphagia and describes the basic anatomy/physiology of the swallow as well as the risk of aspiration and aspiration pneumonia.
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Primary Progressive Aphasia

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AdultSLPAphasia
This handout describes what PPA is, lists the signs and symptoms, and discusses treatment options with a focus on preservation of current skills rather than a cure or resolution to a currently poorly understood condition.
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Preventing Recurrent Strokes

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AdultOTSLPHealth Management and Self AdvocacyStroke
After surviving a stroke, a top question in the minds of many survivors is: How can I prevent another stroke from happening? This handout combines the latest research regarding recurrent strokes and encourages patients to engage in positive health choices that prevent another stroke from happening.
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Post-Operative Dysphagia After Cervical Spine Surgery

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout is for patients who are experiencing dysphagia while they are recovering from anterior spine surgery. The handout is two pages and features three major culprits that cause dysphagia as well as treatment options and details about how damage to different cervical spine discs will present in the context of dysphagia.
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Post-Extubation Dysphagia

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout is for patients who are experiencing dysphagia after being intubated due to surgery or an emergency situation. The handout describes the process of endotracheal intubation, the risk of developing dysphagia, statistics on recovery, how speech-language pathologists can help, and symptoms that would indicate the need for physician referral. The handout also has a visual anatomy drawing with highlights around the vocal folds and epiglottis, which can be damaged during intubation.
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Plantar Fasciitis

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AdultOTOrthopaedics
This handout describes what plantar fasciitis is, what to expect, and outlines the path to recovery with rehabilitation therapy.
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Phonotrauma and Vocal Hygiene

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AdultSLPVoice
This handout is for people experiencing phonotrauma and seeking functional strategies to manage symptoms. The handout includes causes and complications of phonotrauma as well as 6 strategies to improve vocal hygiene.
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Perseveration

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
Perseveration can be a confusing and frustrating symptom of brain injury for patients and their family and friends. This handout is designed to describe the neurological basis for perseveration, including why it happens as well as examples of how it manifests throughout the day. The handout offers suggestions for what to do when someone is perseverating.
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Handout

Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity or Storming Following Severe Brain Injury

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AdultSLPBrain Injury
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity or “storming” is a stress response and can be observed in the early stages following a severe brain injury. This handout explains the signs and symptoms that can be observed and secondary effects/risks.
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Parkinson’s, the Brain, and Your Voice

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AdultVoice
Handout defining how changes in the brain related to Parkinson’s affect speech and how speech-language pathologists can help improve communication.
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