Freezing is not only frustrating, but also a significant fall risk. This resource provides a list of tricks to prevent and get out of a freezing episode. It is a great visual to have taped to your patient’s wall, walker seat, or any other location that your patient has frequent episodes.
The squat is a foundational movement that can be used to strengthen the quadriceps, glutes, and lower back muscles. Squatting with good technique can be helpful to make sure the correct muscles are being used and to ensure that it does not cause pain. This intervention piece is a useful tool that can be included […]
Being able to calculate one’s own heart rate accurately is a vital skill for those looking to monitor heart rate for health reasons. This handout is designed to help therapists educate people on the different methods to accurately calculate heart rate so they can independently monitor and optimize their health.
This resource outlines what can be expected from physical therapy and briefly summarizes what current research says about rheumatoid arthritis and physical therapy.
This handout addresses how hard people should push with exercises, if pain is allowed, and how much is enough based on current available evidence. It provides some guidance that can be useful for the person attending rehabilitation.
This handout is an introduction to the central nervous system of the brain and spinal cord. It explains the parts of a neuron and how it helps send chemical messages for communicating thoughts, body commands, and interpreting sensory information.
This handout outlines and summarizes what the best available evidence says about how manual therapy may work to reduce pain, and it describes who may benefit most from it.
This handout covers strategies and a variety of different modifications for increasing independence with household cleaning after experiencing a stroke.
This resource addresses facial nerve impairments, including Bell’s palsy. It describes the 6 grades of facial function related to nerve damage and can help classify and describe facial nerve impairments for evaluation purposes.