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Handout

Mental Fatigue Following Brain Injury

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
Mental fatigue is a common long-lasting symptom that is poorly understood by people with brain injuries. This educational handout describes mental fatigue following brain injury, symptoms and places/times it can be worse, provides suggestions for assessment tools to track mental fatigue over a period of time, and tips/strategies to manage mental fatigue.
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Handout

Memory Scrapbooking

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AdultOTBrain InjuryDementia
This is an outline for a scrapbooking activity that caregivers/family can create with the patient with dementia in order to recall and commemorate past events.
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Handout

Ménière Syndrome

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AdultBalance/Vestibular/Falls
The cause of Méniére syndrome is not well understood but causes dizziness or vertigo, intermittent hearing loss, sensation of fullness in the ears, and ringing in the ears. Frequently episodes of dizziness are the most debilitating and last for hours or days. Hearing loss generally happens slowly over time with acute flare-ups affecting the ability to hear low frequencies first.
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Therapy Material

Memory Log Template

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This memory log is designed for rehab therapists working with people who have memory impairments. The first of the 2 page template captures names of therapists, doctors, therapy goals, events leading to hospitalization and current location. The second page can be filled out each day the patient is in the facility and captures what was accomplished with each therapy discipline, appointments, medical notes, visitor notes, medication tracking, and general reminders.
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Therapy Material

Memory Book Template

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This material is a memory book template that can be printed and used for multiple patients in different settings.  A variety of pages are provided to be able to choose and create a memory book that is most functional for your patient.
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Therapy Material

Medication Management with Low Vision

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryVision
This material provides information about resources now available from ideas created by the working group established by Section 904 of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, education regarding how OT and ST can target medication management, and audio files/medication labels for practice.
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Medication Management Aids

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AdultOTBrain Injury
This handout provides a variety of aids including smart device applications, medication boxes, and pharmacy programs for medication administration that may help a person be more independent with medications.
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Clinical Reference

Medication Administration Based on Diet Level

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout helps provide guidance to the SLP and other staff regarding oral medication administration based on the diet level. 
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Handout

Medical Trauma

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AdultOTSLPMental Health
Based on the course Rehabilitation After Medical Trauma: Reinvent the Heal by Amy Salerno, MS, CCC-SLP, this resource is designed to be posted in clinical facilities to spark discussion amongst staff on how to build a medical trauma informed culture and environment at their facility.
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Therapy Material

Make-Your-Own-Communication-Board for People with Aphasia

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AdultSLPAphasia
A quick tool for SLPs to build custom communication boards for people with aphasia or other communication barriers. This digital download comes with 5 pages of icons (60 icons total). The patient can select words that they find useful. Cut, paste, laminate.
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Handout

Managing Myasthenia Gravis

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AdultOTSLP
This handout describes strategies to use when managing the symptoms of myasthenia gravis. Includes dietary, exercise, and medication considerations.
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Handout

Meal Preparation Guidelines for Diabetics

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AdultOTDiabetes
This resource distills current recommendations for diabetic diets into an easy to replicate format and incorporates these guidelines into OT session cooking tasks to combine education and home management training. This aims to improve confidence and independence, and prevent the progression of diabetic symptoms. To be used in collaboration with licensed dietitians.
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Handout

Meal Preparation: No Cooking Required

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AdultOTADLs/IADLs
Meal prep may only be achievable via simplified methods in the facility – due to isolation, restrictions, or kitchen appliance availability. These ideas and recipes may be used during a treatment session and given to the client.
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Eval Tool

Measuring Orthostatic Hypotension

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AdultOTCardiovascular Disease
A guide to measuring orthostatic hypotension and recording changes.
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Therapy Material

Mealtime Communication Mat

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PediatricSLPAACFeeding and SwallowingLanguage Development
Feeding therapy or mealtimes in general can be stressful for children with sensory processing issues or communication difficulties. Use this communication mat during snack, meals, or feeding therapy to model language for early learners.
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Handout

Managing Spasticity

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AdultOTBrain InjurySpinal Cord Injury
Spasticity and high muscle tone can cause significant discomfort and frustration. This tool is built to help guide a patient through methods to assist in decreasing their spasticity.
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Handout

Mechanisms for Recovery: Spontaneous Recovery, Neuroplasticity, and Adaptability

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AdultSLPBrain Injury
A frequent question asked by people following brain injury is, “How long will it take for me to progress back to ‘normal’? Although there is no magic number to provide regarding recovery length, a therapist can provide education regarding recovery mechanisms, including spontaneous recovery, neuroplasticity, and adaptability. This handout describes three mechanisms of recovery and the difference between compensatory and therapeutic approaches.
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Handout

Managing Long Distance Contact with Loved Ones in Medical Facilities

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AdultOTSLPMental Health
This handout for family and loved ones gives ideas for connecting with your loved one from afar during times of COVID-19, physical distancing, or over long distances.
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Handout

Maximal Assist and Dependent Pivot Transfer Techniques

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AdultOT
This resource describes two styles of transfer techniques for a client requiring maximal or greater assistance. Staff may feel apprehensive attempting this type of transfer and it offers a step-by-step guide as well as modifications to consider based on the client’s abilities. May also be used for facility transfer inservices or caregiver education.
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Clinical Reference

Maintenance Therapy: What Is It and How Do You Justify It In Documentation?

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Adult
Have you been discharging patients who are not making progress due to complex health conditions or a degenerative condition? If you feel that these individuals will decline in function after discharge you may be able to justify maintenance therapy. This document outlines what maintenance therapy is and how you justify it.
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