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Therapy Material

Addressing Stress and Maintaining Life Balance

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AdultOTMental Health
This structured therapy task guides patients when identifying life stressors and includes a tool for planning weekly self-care tasks.
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Strategies

Adaptive Apps and Technology

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AdultOTSLPAgingBrain InjuryMemoryPlanning/OrganizingStroke
This handout is designed for therapists to share with patients when discussing incorporating adaptive apps and technology into their lives.
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Handout

Achilles Tendon Pain: Answers to Common Questions

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AdultChronic PainLegsOrthopaedics
Achilles tendinopathy is a common cause of pain in the back of the lower leg especially in active individuals. This handout outlines what achilles tendinopathy is, how it is managed, how it may be prevented and what risk factors may predispose you to developing this painful condition.
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Handout

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Persistent Pain

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AdultOTArthritisChronic PainSports and ExerciseStroke
This handout provides information based on acceptance and commitment therapy principles that may help those suffering from chronic pain reduce disability and continue to participate in things they enjoy.
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Eval Tool

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Guide for Clinicians

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AdultArthritisChronic PainNervous System ConditionsSports and Exercise
This handout provides information based on acceptance and commitment therapy principles that may help those suffering from chronic pain reduce disability and continue to participate in things they enjoy.
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Handout

A Visual Model of Cognition

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AdultOTSLPAttentionBrain InjuryMemoryPlanning/OrganizingStroke
Based on Yehuda’s Ben-Yishay’s work on understanding cognitive rehabilitation, which has been carried forward by the work of Alan Baddeley’s research on working memory, this visual describes how cognition is a layered system, requiring the abilities to sustain attention, process this information in an efficient manner, recall this information, and then transform information into more […]
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Eval Tool

A Continuum of Traumatic Brain Injury Outcome Measures for Walking

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AdultBrain InjuryStroke
This is an excellent resource for any clinician trying to choose the right outcome measure to capture the walking ability of their patient with a traumatic brain injury. It classifies measures into a category of severe, moderate, mild, or independent. With this guide you will be able to easily select a measure that will capture […]
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Therapy Material

5 Pocket-Sized Low Tech AAC Cards for People with Aphasia

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AdultSLPAphasiaBrain Injury
5 low-tech AAC cards designed for people who want a low-key, basic, pocketable communication tool. The five cards feature an alphabet board, basic words (nurse, doctor, bathroom, medications, glasses, shoes), emojis to communicate emotions, a visual pain scale, and yes/no card with communication strategies.
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Therapy Material

5 Alternating Attention Tasks (No Language Required)

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AdultSLPAphasiaAttentionBrain InjuryStrokeVisual Impairment/Neglect
These 5 alternating attention tasks require patients to alternate attention between the objects ordered at the top of the page and the objects randomly placed below. These tasks do not require the patient to read and may work for people who have aphasia or when there is a language barrier.
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Handout

10 Ways to Support Your Recovery (Inside and Outside the Treatment Room)

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AdultOTBrain InjuryResilienceStroke
Recovery doesn’t stop at the threshold of the therapy room. This handout is designed for rehabilitation therapists working with patients who are recovering from brain injury. It lays out 10 concrete ways that they can support neuroplasticity and maximize recovery from brain injury.
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Adaptive Tech

10 Voice Commands for Voice Activated Systems

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AdultOTSLPALSFall RiskMultiple SclerosisMyasthenia GravisParkinson’sStroke
This handout is designed for rehabilitation therapists working with people who no longer have the mobility or fine motor control to operate phones, computers, lights, blinds, etc. Using voice activated systems (such as the Amazon Echo or the Google Home), these patients can use voice commands to increase independence, reduce reliance on caregivers, and optimize […]
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