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Handout

Household Cleaning After Stroke

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AdultOTADLs/IADLsStroke
This handout covers strategies and a variety of different modifications for increasing independence with household cleaning after experiencing a stroke.
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Eval Tool

House-Brackman Classification of Facial Function

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AdultOTSLPNervous System Conditions
This resource addresses facial nerve impairments, including Bell’s palsy. It describes the 6 grades of facial function related to nerve damage and can help classify and describe facial nerve impairments for evaluation purposes.
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Handout

Hospital Beds

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryOrthopaedics
Hospital beds often have a learning curve for new users – both managing the controller as well as using the bed’s features to one’s advantage. This clinical resource includes a simple visual diagram of a hospital bed control with labels, and a guide for maximizing independence with performance of hospital bed mobility.
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Eval Tool

Home Safety Checklist

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AdultOTADLs/IADLsHome Modifications
A home safety checklist used for assessing safety, accessibility, and possible barriers for individuals in their homes.
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Handout

Home Quadriceps Strengthening For Pain Around the Kneecap

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AdultKneesOrthopaedics
This intervention outlines a research supported simple quadriceps strengthening exercise that can be completed at home.
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Eval Tool

Home Management: What are Your Roles?

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AdultOTADLs/IADLs
This resource is an informal assessment of IADL participation for use during patient evaluations and screens to enable an OT clinician to paint a thorough picture of the client’s roles, goals, and deficits. Helps guide a more focused and directed approach to OT intervention for home management.
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Eval Tool

Home Management: Grading and Activity Analysis

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AdultOTADLs/IADLs
Home management training is a particularly important part of the OT scope of practice for clients returning home that manage household duties such as cooking, financial management, cleaning, managing medications, appointments, or lawn maintenance. When addressing IADL’s, it is necessary to grade activities so that they are addressing underlying components and give the client an […]
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Handout

Home Exercises for Self Range of Motion for the Hemiplegic Arm

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AdultOTStroke
This includes a home exercise program to teach clients who need to perform self range of motion for a hemiplegic upper extremity. It includes an area for customization of the number of repetitions, frequency recommendations, and/or individual notes and precautions.
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Therapy Material

Home Exercise Program Tracking Sheet

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AdultOTSports and Exercise
This printable tracking sheet helps clients track their carry-over of trained exercise programs and provides a discussion point during follow-up therapy sessions. It is broken up into space that provides room to track three different exercises across one week.
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Eval Tool

Home Carry-Over Tracking Chart for Parents

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
This chart provides a place for families to document the following for discussion with the SLP during a therapy session: Date Duration of meal Set-up (high chair, table, car, etc) Foods offered Child’s reaction to food Parent response
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Handout

Hip Replacement Recovery

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AdultHip/PelvisOrthopaedics
This resource provides information on factors associated with hip dislocation after total hip arthroplasty and strategies that may be helpful to prevent dislocation.
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Clinical Reference

Home and Clinic Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis

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AdultRespiratory Care
Cystic Fibrosis can be an overwhelming diagnosis. These treatments and suggestions allow some control over symptoms and include breathing techniques as well as percussion techniques.
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Handout

Hip Arthritis: What to Expect

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AdultArthritisHip/PelvisOrthopaedics
This handout describes hip arthritis, prognosis, and strategies for reducing symptoms.
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Handout

Hip Arthritis Exercises

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AdultArthritisHip/PelvisOrthopaedics
This handout outlines two exercises targeted at some of the more common impairments seen in patients with hip arthritis. Includes visual instructions for exercises to address mobility, strength, and overall function.
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Handout

High Load Strength Training for Plantar Fasciitis

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AdultFeetOrthopaedics
This handout describes how to complete high load strength training based on the research of Rathleff, et al (2014).
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Handout

High Flow Nasal Cannulas and Dysphagia

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AdultSLPDysphagiaRespiratory Care
A person may need respiratory support from a high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) for multiple reasons. However, the medical team will need to collaborate with the speech-language pathologist to determine if swallowing will be safe for this non-invasive oxygen treatment. The SLP will consider many questions because HFNC can negatively change swallowing safety and increase aspiration […]
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Strategies

Hierarchy of Cueing for Word-Finding

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AdultSLPAphasia
This handout describes types of cues and a hierarchy of cueing used to help patients generate target words that can be used by therapists and/or caregivers when working with people who are experiencing aphasia.
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Therapy Material

Hidden Scene: Find the /L/ Words!

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PediatricSLPArticulationL/W Sounds
This speech therapy activity targets the /l/ sound. Search this busy, colorful page for all the words that start with L!
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Handout

Hemiplegia and Self-feeding

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AdultOTSLPADLs/IADLsStroke
This resource covers adaptive equipment and compensatory strategies that can improve the independence and quality of life in individuals who have hemiplegia.
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Adaptive Tech

Helpful Home Management Apps and Technology

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AdultOTAgingBrain InjuryMedications and WellnessMemory
Many older adults have difficulty with home management, and would benefit from the use of simple technology to improve independence and outcomes. This handout describes several current types of home management apps and technology helpful for seniors, including for medication management, scheduling and reminders, and grocery services.
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