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Expressive Language Integration During Screen-Based Activities

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
Have any clients that are addicted to screen time and parents who are terrified to take away the screen for fear of a behavior? Use this handout to provide parents and caregivers with some ideas on how to support language development within the context of screen-based activities.
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Expressive Language Development for Preschoolers

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
Children with expressive language delays struggle with developing a wide range of grammatical structures and also exhibit limited mean length utterances (MLU) for their age. Below is a quick resource to guide SLPs in choosing developmentally age appropriate grammatical goals for preschoolers (12 months – 46 months).
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Expressive and Receptive Vocabulary Milestones

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
Children with speech/language delays do not meet vocabulary milestones at the same time as typical, same-aged peers. Because of this, children with language delays need increased verbal input and exposure to new words. This resource serves as a quick reference for clinicians and provides information on the number of words children generally acquire expressively and receptively by age (12 month to 36 months).
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Expanding Expressive Language Through Home-Based Activities

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This handout is designed for therapists who are looking for fun activities to address expressive language skills in the home setting with toddlers and young children. This handout is also a resource for parents who want to continue building their children’s expressive language goals outside of the therapy setting.
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Exercises to Decrease Elbow, Wrist, and Hand Stiffness

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AdultOTBrain InjuryStroke
This handout is for patients who are experiencing spasticity after a brain injury. The handout provides instructions for specific exercises for clients to complete upper extremity self range of motion.
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Handout HEP

Exercises for Shoulder Subluxation in the Acute Phase

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AdultOTStroke
This handout provides a few exercises that can be performed at home for shoulder subluxation. These isometric exercises strengthen the rotator cuff musculature, deltoid and pectoralis.
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HEP Therapy Material

Exercises for Bell’s Palsy

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AdultOTSLPNervous System Conditions
This resource is for people experiencing the transient effects of Bell’s palsy. The exercises are not meant to be a cure for the condition, but rather a way to optimize muscle elasticity and length during the period of facial nerve paralysis. Includes exercises targeted at the eyebrows, neck and chin, nose, lips, and eyes.
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Exercise Guidelines for People Living with Myasthenia Gravis and Myopathy

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AdultHealth Management and Self Advocacy
Living with myasthenia gravis or myopathy means adhering to unique guidelines in order to reduce the risks associated with these diagnoses. The handout visualizes 13 specific strategies that help optimize exercise opportunities for this population.
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Exercise Intensity Guidelines

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AdultOTSports and Exercise
Calculating optimal heart rate during exercise can be tricky to accomplish and remember. This handout provides the basic formulas to calculate maximum heart rate and healthy range of heart rate during both moderate intensity and vigorous intensity exercise.
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Clinical Reference

Evidence-Based Stretching with Dosage Guidelines

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AdultOTSports and Exercise
Static stretching is commonly prescribed by therapists for improving range of motion, alleviating pain, and maximizing function. This resource outlines how static stretching improves range of motion and which parameters are optimal to maximize stretching-related outcomes.
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Therapy Material

Evidence-Based Considerations for Pediatric Modified Barium Swallow Studies (MBSS)

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
Based on the course Modified Barium Swallow Studies in Infant and Pediatric Patients by Jennifer Raminick, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, this handout covers radiation exposure, accuracy of clinical bedside evaluations, elements to improve consistency and accuracy of swallow studies, candidacy for MBSS, differences of infant swallow vs. adult swallow, and stages of swallow during the exam.
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Clinical Reference

Evidence Based Treatment Strategies for Calcific Tendonitis

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AdultOTOrthopaedics
This resource outlines the best treatment options for calcific tendonitis. It summarizes the evidence for interventions that may be used in a rehabilitation related setting along with medical interventions.
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HEP Therapy Material

Evidence Based Exercises for Hamstring Strains

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AdultOTSports and Exercise
Not all exercises are created equal for facilitating return to sport after hamstring strains. This piece outlines three evidence based exercises which have been shown to reduce the time needed to return to play compared to traditional rehabilitation.
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Clinical Reference

Eval + Treatment Strategies for Mild Cognitive Impairment

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AdultSLPAgingDementia
This handout is designed for clinicians providing treatment for clients with mild cognitive impairment (as defined by the state between normal aging and early dementia).
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Epiglottic Inversion Impairment and Exercises

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AdultSLPDysphagia
The epiglottis plays a critical role in protecting the airway. This material describes the function of the epiglottis and provides exercises to complete to improve the function in a person with dysphagia.
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Environmental Considerations for Fall Risk Reduction

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AdultOTCaregiver SupportsHome Modifications
This targeted session material offers many considerations for therapists to reduce the risk of falls when working in skilled nursing facilities or similar environments. It includes a focus on environmental, seating, and caregiver education considerations to reduce fall risk in the older adult population.
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Encourage Language While Playing with Simple Toys

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
Carry-over of speech therapy at home with family is vital for lasting success. This handout provides concrete suggestions related to 5 toys that parents/caregivers can use to encourage language while playing with their child at home.
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HEP Therapy Material

EMST Home Program Exercise Tracking Log

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AdultSLPDysphagia
It can be overwhelming to remember all the details for completing the expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) at home. This guide will help the patient and their family keep track of each repetition and know when to increase the resistance.
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Therapy Material

Emotional Vocabulary Expansion Activity

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
Children with social pragmatic communication disorders often have a limited range of emotional vocabulary words (e.g., excited, depressed, sad, angry, happy, etc.), which affects their ability to express feelings in a healthy way. It is our job as speech-language pathologists to provide these children opportunities to learn and understand a wider variety of emotional vocabulary.
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Handout

Effects of Mouth Breathing

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PediatricSLPArticulation and PhonologyFeeding and Swallowing
Mouth-breathing is a maladaptive, compensatory behavior. Human facial anatomy was designed for breathing to occur through the nose. The nasal cavity filters the air we breathe, and allows airflow into the body for proper craniofacial development. The harmful effects of mouth-breathing in children are becoming more well-understood. This handout provides a brief overview of information for caregivers, parents, therapists, and other professionals regarding how mouth-breathing can affect multiple facets of development.
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