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Working Memory Practice

December 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This activity allows for the practice of this everyday skill and can help train the use of strategies if needed.
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Returning to Work After a TBI

December 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource provides approaches for the rehabilitation team to consider regarding vocational rehabilitation if necessary.
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Determining the Risk of Aspiration

December 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
For healthy people, the protective system within the lungs can stay healthy even with trace amounts of aspiration. For people with dysphagia, there are many factors to consider when determining their risk for aspiration. This resource explores these factors.
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A Difficult Pill to Swallow: An Investigation of the Factors Associated with Medication Swallowing Difficulties (2021)

December 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
A person’s ability to swallow medications requires them to override their chewing and gag reflexes. These are innate, protective reflexes to guard against choking or items entering the airway. This article investigated medicine swallowing difficulties for general adults without dysphagia and other considerations for potential physiological and psychological factors. The authors anticipated individuals with increased […]
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Range of Motion Norms

December 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Quickly refer to this reference for range of motion norms when assessing different parts of the body.
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Gluteus Maximus Muscle Activation Characteristics During a Chair-Rise in Adults With Chronic Stroke (2022)

December 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Researchers in Texas recruited subjects for a study investigating muscles use during a sit to stand for individuals after stroke. The researchers’ experimental group included 12 subjects who had chronic stroke. The inclusion criteria for this group was that the individual needed to have had a stroke but not within the last 6 months, demonstrate […]
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Exercise Guidelines During Pregnancy

December 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource outlines basic exercise guidelines during pregnancy and is drawn from evidence based consensus statements. It can help guide therapists who are providing health/wellness recommendations for pregnant women.
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What Is Hip Bursitis?

December 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout outlines greater trochanteric pain syndrome which is commonly referred to as “hip bursitis.” Anatomy, expectations, and treatment options are discussed.
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Trigger Finger

December 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Improve understanding of trigger finger, including the cause, assessment, and treatment options with this resource.
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Gluteal Loading Versus Sham Exercises To Improve Pain and Dysfunction in Postmenopausal Women With Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2018)

December 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
The study authors examined the effect of evidence based loading compared to sham for GTPS. Subjects were postmenopausal women with lateral hip pain. They needed to have pain reproduction in three of five pain provocation tests for GTPS to be included in the study. Exclusion criteria included injection into the hip in the previous 12 […]
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