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How To: California Tri Pull Taping Method

May 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This reference provides the clinician an overview of the California Tri Pull Taping method and how to apply the technique to an individual with a subluxed shoulder.
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Reactive Stepping After Stroke: Determinants of Time to Foot Off in the Paretic and Nonparetic Limb (2016)

May 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This study included a chart review of 105 individuals who had a history of a stroke. Each selected participant had been previously assessed in reactive balance control as part of a routine practice at the researchers’ clinical practice. The assessments were performed by physical therapists. Each individual included in the study was able to walk […]
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Pain Rules HEP Guide

May 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This intervention piece is a great tool to give with the initial exercise program. It outlines several different options that the clinician can choose for the patient regarding allowed pain with exercise.
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Should exercises be painful in the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)

May 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Providers who work with people with chronic pain often wonder how much pain to allow during exercise. This resource summarizes findings from a study that sought to answer this question. The authors attempted to find the effect of exercises that allowed pain compared to those that didn’t allow pain for pain, function, and disability by […]
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Toileting with Spinal Precautions

May 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource covers different strategies and equipment that can be used to help with toileting while the patient is in a TLSO and/or with spinal precautions.
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Deep Vein Thrombosis

May 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout details the condition of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), including the risks, symptoms, prevention, and how to respond in the case of a DVT.
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Interventions for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Among Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review (2022)

May 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This systematic review followed the Cochrane Collaboration methodology. Inclusion criteria were Level 1 or 2 evidence, published in English, published from January 2011 to December 2018, intervention within the OT scope of practice, and at least one IADL outcome measure. The population included adults age 18 years and older with a diagnosis of MS. Coaching […]
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“You Say Severe, I Say Mild”: Toward an Empirical Classification of Dysarthria Severity (2021)

May 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
During a motor speech assessment, one of the primary goals is to determine the severity of speech impairment related to dysarthria. The current research for the best practice to determine the severity is largely untested with no accepted definition or classification system. The most common descriptions for dysarthria are the type and estimated overall intelligibility […]
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