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Hospital Beds

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Hospital beds often have a learning curve for new users – both managing the controller as well as using the bed’s features to one’s advantage. This clinical resource includes a simple visual diagram of a hospital bed control with labels, and a guide for maximizing independence with performance of hospital bed mobility.
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Home Safety Checklist

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
A home safety checklist used for assessing safety, accessibility, and possible barriers for individuals in their homes.
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Home Management: What are Your Roles?

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This resource is an informal assessment of IADL participation for use during patient evaluations and screens to enable an OT clinician to paint a thorough picture of the client’s roles, goals, and deficits. Helps guide a more focused and directed approach to OT intervention for home management.
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Home Management: Grading and Activity Analysis

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Home management training is a particularly important part of the OT scope of practice for clients returning home that manage household duties such as cooking, financial management, cleaning, managing medications, appointments, or lawn maintenance. When addressing IADL’s, it is necessary to grade activities so that they are addressing underlying components and give the client an […]
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Home Exercises for Self Range of Motion for the Hemiplegic Arm

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This includes a home exercise program to teach clients who need to perform self range of motion for a hemiplegic upper extremity. It includes an area for customization of the number of repetitions, frequency recommendations, and/or individual notes and precautions.
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Home Exercise Program Tracking Sheet

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This printable tracking sheet helps clients track their carry-over of trained exercise programs and provides a discussion point during follow-up therapy sessions. It is broken up into space that provides room to track three different exercises across one week.
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Hip Replacement Recovery

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This resource provides information on factors associated with hip dislocation after total hip arthroplasty and strategies that may be helpful to prevent dislocation.
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Home and Clinic Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Cystic Fibrosis can be an overwhelming diagnosis. These treatments and suggestions allow some control over symptoms and include breathing techniques as well as percussion techniques.
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