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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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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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Parkinson’s and Swallowing

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This two page handout includes a description of dysphagia, how it presents in people with Parkinson’s, how the swallow works, a brief description of lingual pumping, treatment and management strategies, and complications of dysphagia for this population.
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Pain and the Brain

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AdultChronic Pain
This handout includes information regarding the causes of pain, the relationship between imaging and pain, and first steps towards managing pain.
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Pain Management After Injury

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AdultChronic Pain
This handout handout describes the difference between using medications to mask pain and using physical therapy to target and treat the root cause of pain.
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Oral Care and Aspiration Pneumonia

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Handout to provide to staff, patients, and family to help communicate the importance of oral care to prevent aspiration pneumonia.
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Neuroplasticity

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryStroke
This handout is for patients who have survived brain injury and provides health literacy information regarding the brain’s ability to reorganize itself through structural and functional neuroplasticity. The handout is meant to improve insight and understanding into the need for repetition and intensity of tasks in the structured therapy environment.
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Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

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Adult
This handout is designed to help patients visualize neuro-muscular electrical stimulation (NMES) as used to treat post-operative muscle strengthening. The handout includes a description of NMES, its benefits, and what to expect during a session. Includes tips for patients on how to help create a beneficial NMES therapy session.
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Myasthenia Gravis

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AdultOTSLP
This handout is designed for rehabilitation clinicians working with patients who have been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. The handout outlines the causes, what to expect, treatments, and therapeutic interventions.
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Memory Strategies

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AdultSLPBrain Injury
This handout discusses some of the evidence base related to what is required for people to effectively use compensatory strategies and then outlines concrete internal and external strategies.
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Motor Speech Impairments

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AdultSLPMotor Speech/Dysarthria/Apraxia
This handout defines the causes and characteristics of flaccid, hyperkinetic, hypokinetic, spastic, and ataxic dysarthria as well as apraxia of speech. The handout includes a graphic that describes the fundamental neurological difference between dysarthria and apraxia of speech.
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Meltable Solids for People with Dysphagia

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout describes the texture and benefits of meltable solids for people who have dysphagia, particularly people who are on pureed diets but still have the ability to chew.
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