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Phases of Gait and Muscle Activation

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AdultSeating and Mobility
Do you have patients who are struggling with gait mechanics? This resource outlines the activity of different muscle groups when walking. Use it to identify weaknesses and better understand how to get your patients walking better.
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Pharyngeal Stage of Swallowing in Adults

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This material describes the pharyngeal components of normal swallowing in adults. Broken down piece by piece and taking up 2 pages, every detail of the anatomy and physiology of this enormously important and very fast phase of the swallow is explained.
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Therapy Activity

Pharyngeal Exercise Flashcards

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AdultSLPDysphagia
These pharyngeal exercise cards will give patients everything they need to perform these exercises at home. Patients will have visuals with verbal directions, a space for a personalized number of repetitions/sets to be written down, and learn the purpose of how each exercise will improve the swallow.
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Personalized Visual Map of Brain Injury Changes

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
Every brain injury is unique. Many patients and care partners may become overwhelmed with trying to understand what was damaged from the brain injury. This visual material helps patient and care partners better understand what changes are being addressed in therapy and what parts of the brain are involved.
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Clinical Reference

Peripheral Radial Nerve Entrapments

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AdultNervous System Conditions
Peripheral nerve entrapments can be challenging to assess, especially when considering less common nerve problems. This resource outlines the presentation of peripheral radial nerve entrapments and is an excellent resource for any clinician who treats nerve pain to have on hand to assist with diagnosis.
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Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

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AdultOTNervous System Conditions
This handout describes the process involved with peripheral nerve damage and includes a visualization of the nerve itself. The handout breaks down the process of regeneration into 4 steps.
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Peripheral Artery Disease

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AdultOTCardiovascular Disease
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and intermittent claudication cause significant pain and dysfunction for individuals. This handout is built to help someone navigate a diagnosis of PAD or to provide helpful prevention strategies for individuals who are at risk.
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Pediatric Vocal Overuse, Misuse and Abuse: Implementing Successful Prevention Strategies in the Home

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PediatricSLPPediatric Voice
Many children require support to avoid patterns of vocal abuse and misuse during communicative based activities of daily living. This handout is for parents, caregivers, therapists, and teachers who want to help children to identify behaviors and habits that contribute to vocal difficulties and modify behaviors for progression towards improved vocal hygiene.
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Volume Control

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PediatricSLPLanguage DevelopmentPediatric Voice
This visual is a concrete way for children to categorize vocal volume and learn what appropriate loudness feels and looks like.
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Clinical Reference

Pediatric Vitals: Pocket Reference

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PediatricSLPPediatric Brain Injury
This is a compact reference tool that can be laminated and attached to a work ID card, placed in a wallet, or tucked into the pocket of scrubs or lab coats. This tool is useful for clinicians who need to quickly reference of normal pediatric vital ranges during their daily professional practice in the hospital, long-term care, and clinic settings.
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Pediatric Selective Mutism: Strategies to Achieve Voicing and to Increase Mean Length of Utterance

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
Signs of selective mutism may be evident during early childhood. The disorder can continue into adulthood with increasing severity if left untreated. These activities may be used with children in the home, school, or clinical setting to help reduce anxiety, and to increase opportunities for global communication for improved socialization.
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What to Expect During a Pediatric MBSS

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
This handout handout describes what a modified barium swallow study is and lays out what parents can expect during the study.
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The Importance of Carryover and Ways to Practice Speech at Home

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PediatricSLPArticulation and PhonologyLanguage Development
This handout describes the importance of carryover and lists specific strategies for older and younger children to assist with this goal.
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Practicing /s/ at Home

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
This handout provides 4 strategies that families can use at home to assist with carry-over of structured therapy tasks in a clinical setting.
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Nutritive and Non-Nutritive Suckling Patterns

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
This resource is for staff, parents, and caregivers, and describes how to tell the difference between nutritive and non-nutritive suckling patterns.
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How We Produce /R/ in English

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
This handout handout provides a visual for the retroflexed and bunched /r/ production.
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Helping Children Learn Basic Concepts

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This handout describes how to teach basic concepts, including general vocabulary, quantitative concepts, opposites, and spatial concepts. It offers 4 everyday strategies that can be implemented at home to improve carry-over of speech and language therapy.
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