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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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Handout

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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Handout HEP

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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Eval Tool

Dysphagia and Multiple Sclerosis

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AdultSLPDysphagiaProgressive Neurological Conditions
Dysphagia can sneak up on people with multiple sclerosis. How do we quantify and monitor this over time so that it doesn’t get the best of the situation? This handout is designed for patients confronting multiple sclerosis and contains the DYMUS questionnaire as well as information regarding what to expect regarding dysphagia and MS over time.
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Therapy Material

Dysarthria Group Therapy Activities

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AdultSLPMotor Speech/Dysarthria/Apraxia
Targeting dysarthria in a group setting can improve confidence and social interaction. This material provides a variety of ways to target dysarthria in a group setting.
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Therapy Material

Dysarthria Activity: Making Phone Calls

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AdultSLPMotor Speech/Dysarthria/Apraxia
This material provides guidance for practicing making phone calls as a therapeutic activity with people who have dysarthria.
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Handout

Dual and Mixed Consistencies

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Dual or mixed consistencies are made up of both liquids and solids, which can make management and tolerance of these types of foods even more difficult. This handout explains what dual/mixed consistencies are, provides examples, explains why these consistencies are challenging, and provides suggestions for compensatory strategies.
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Handout

Drop Foot

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AdultOTNervous System Conditions
Do you have a patient with drop foot? This document helps to outline some of the potential causes of foot drop and evidence based treatment options depending on the cause. The document is a great option to educate your patient or to provide to your patient when referring to another practitioner.
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Handout

Driving After a Brain Injury

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AdultOTSLPADLs/IADLsBrain Injury
The ability to drive significantly improves a person’s independence, life participation in activities of daily living, quality of life and satisfaction, and re-integration into the community. This handout provides education regarding the cognitive, emotional, perceptual, and physical skills needed to operate a motor vehicle and steps to assess readiness and safety for return to driving following brain injury.
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Clinical Reference

Disorders of the Pharyngeal Stage of Swallowing

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout provides a table of disorders that may be observed during the pharyngeal stage of swallowing during an objective swallowing evaluation, the cause behind those observations, and more information related to each disorder.
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Clinical Reference

Disorders of the Oral Stage of Swallowing

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout provides a table of disorders that may be observed during the oral stage of swallowing during a bedside swallow evaluation or objective swallowing evaluation and the cause behind those observations.
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Handout

Disease Modifying Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis

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AdultOTSLPHealth Management and Self AdvocacyProgressive Neurological Conditions
This handout provides an overview of disease modifying therapies (DMTs) to help manage the progression of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and their potential side effects. Occupational therapists need to be aware of these side effects and how they can design interventions to help clients with MS manage the side effects and maintain safety and independence when prescribed DMTs.
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Clinical Reference

Discourse Analysis and Aphasia Treatment

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AdultSLPAphasia
This handout provides a visual of the Aphasia Institute’s Life Participation Approach to Aphasia and lists analyses that do and do not require transcription from the AphasiaBank website.
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Handout HEP

Directional Preference Sample Progressions for Low Back Pain with Radiating Pain

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AdultOTChronic PainOrthopaedics
This resource is for clients wanting to take control of back pain that is radiating down the leg. Directional preference exercise, or stretching in a direction that reduces or brings symptoms closer to your back, can be useful to help control symptoms early on during the rehabilitation process. This intervention outlines some strategies that can help move the pain out of the leg during recovery.
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