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Handout

Joint Protection

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AdultOTOrthopaedics
This handout describes joint protection techniques and data related to arthritis diagnoses. Includes education in nutrition, lifestyle, activity, body, and movement to serve as an educational and training material to use during OT intervention.
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Isometrics for Rheumatoid Arthritis

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AdultOTArthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis can be a debilitating condition. This handout provides a generalized exercise plan to get someone with RA started with exercises that have a low likelihood of increasing pain.
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Handout HEP Therapy Material

Intrinsic Hand Strengthening

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AdultOTOrthopaedics
This handout provides exercises and activities to strengthen the intrinsic muscles of the hand to improve grip and pinch strength and fine motor coordination. This handout can be used as a modifiable home exercise program for any patient with weak or impaired hand functioning.
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Intracranial Hemorrhages

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
Intracranial Hemorrhages can lead to both cognitive and physical deficits in which therapy is recommended. This handout explains the difference between different types of intracranial hemorrhages including epidural, intracerebral, subarachnoid, and subdural for educating patients and their caregivers.
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Intervention Ideas for Targeting Phoneme Specific Nasal Air Emissions Produced By Children With History of Cleft Palate

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
Nasal emissions can be very disruptive during speech production. This resource is for therapists and parents who need simple, cost-effective ideas for targeting phoneme specific nasal air emission for their children who have a history of cleft palate.
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Clinical Reference

Intervention Considerations for Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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AdultOT
This document provides insight and guidelines for appropriate goals and interventions for someone with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). The document focuses principles of treatment during the acute stage and later stages of Recovery from GBS or an acute exacerbation of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP).
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Handout

Internal vs. External Distractions

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This handout explains the difference between internal and external distractions, how both can negatively affect performance in therapy, and tips for reducing distractions for educating both patients and their caregivers.
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Therapy Material

Internal Memory Strategy: Mnemonics

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AdultSLPBrain Injury
This therapy task is for adults wanting to improve their memory after traumatic brain injury. The worksheet is designed to provide the building blocks necessary to use the mnemonic memory strategy to recall functional lists, such as names, locations, and goals.
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Exercises for Acute Neck Pain

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AdultChronic PainOrthopaedics
This document is a perfect handout after an initial evaluation or consultation for someone with neck pain. The document describes a general method for managing neck pain at home.
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Interacting with Children Who Have Communication Disorders: A Guide for Extended Family

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PediatricSLPArticulation and PhonologyLanguage Development
Offering information to extended family on how to interact with children who have speech and language disorders/delays can ease any stress caused during any communication breakdown. This handout provides simple strategies to help improve interactions and conversations between extended family and children who experience speech and language delays/disorders.
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Therapy Material

Interactive Book: Summer Themed Vocabulary

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
Sitting down to read a whole book can be a tough challenge for some kiddos! This interactive book provides a fun way to engage with a quick, easy read that targets summertime vocabulary. Easily cut and fold book in less than a minute, then place target vocabulary words in the book as you read (using tape) and watch the words come to life!
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Instructions for Acute Low Back Pain

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AdultChronic PainOrthopaedics
Nearly everyone will experience low back pain at some time. This handout provides instructions that may be helpful for individuals who have mild low back pain. It is an ideal sheet for clinicians to give after consultations and follows methods popularized by Robin McKenzie.
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Eval Tool

Informal Expressive Language Assessment

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AdultSLPAphasia
This quick, informal assessment allows the therapist to get a quick snapshot of naming common objects, completing a phrase/sentence, answering in common social questions, picture descriptions, and how the person can communicate during a safety situation scenario. This resource does not require any additional materials to complete.
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Therapy Material

Incorporating Plants and Gardening into OT

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AdultOTADLs/IADLs
Includes three OT interventions that incorporate plants and gardening into treatment sessions. Using complex, real-world interests that a person is genuinely invested in can improve performance in the specific treatment areas you are targeting, as well as the intrinsic motivation and satisfaction of the individual.
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Handout

Increasing Functional Communication Exchanges with AAC: Beyond Requesting

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PediatricSLPAACLanguage Development
AAC devices are often used in limited capacities and the focus is on teaching the user to request as the main function, but that’s not how voiced individuals communicate. This resource provides examples and activities to engage AAC users to expand their language beyond simply requesting.
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Incorporating Pelvic Floor Exercises Into Daily Routines

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AdultOTBowel/BladderWomen's Health
Weak pelvic floor muscles are very common in older adults and pelvic floor exercises can be easily taught and incorporated into daily routines. This handout provides potential interventions with a guide to pelvic floor exercises and creating a timed voiding schedule.
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Identifying Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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AdultOTNervous System Conditions
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a commonly overlooked condition that significantly impacts occupational performance. This handout designed for clinicians will provide key information to recognize TOS and demonstrate provocative/special tests to evaluate clients with suspected TOS. This handout will help clinicians understand the clinical presentation of TOS and proper evaluation methods.
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Handout

Identifying and Reducing Reflux in Infants and Toddlers

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
GERD is a digestive disorder that can affect growth milestones, and adequacy of nutrition for children. This is a resource for parents, caregivers, and providers who need strategies for identifying and minimizing behaviors that may trigger GERD in infants and toddlers.
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Handout

Ideas for Working on Final Consonant Deletion at Home

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
Final consonant deletion is normal up until about the age of three, but children with speech sound disorders often continue to delete this part of a word. This handout provides quick, easy, and fun ideas for working on this error pattern.
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Ideas for Treating Velopharyngeal Dysfunction

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
A collection of treatment tips for clinicians targeting velopharyngeal dysfunction in speech therapy.
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