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Acute Inflammatory Response via Neutrophil Activation Protects Against the Development of Chronic Pain (2022)

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This study sought to determine if immune related neuroinflammatory responses were involved with the transition from acute to chronic pain. This was answered by using four mechanisms: They used transcriptome wide data to evaluate peripheral blood immune cells and inflammatory responses to see if they underlie or prevent the transition of acute to chronic lower […]
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Build Your Own Home Exercise Program

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Therapists can be very particular about exercise. Do you ever find that you can’t find an exercise you want your patient to complete on standard HEP programs? Do you find yourself drawing exercises for patients on the back of scratch paper or sticky notes? This document provides an easy format that lets the therapist write and draw custom exercise plans in a professional way.
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Vertebral Compression Fracture: What to Expect

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout outlines what vertebral compression fractures are, what recovery looks like, and what to expect with treatment. Designed to be shared with people who have compression fractures.
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Evidence-Based Practice for Parkinson’s Disease

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Do you have trouble writing evidence based goals for your patients with Parkinson’s disease? This document outlines recommended outcome measures and the scores that are necessary to demonstrate improvement. Use it as a quick reference to educate patients on their fall risk and performance relative to other individuals with Parkinson’s disease.
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Evidence-Based Practice for Multiple Sclerosis

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Do you have trouble writing evidence based goals for your patients with multiple sclerosis? This document outlines recommended outcome measures and the scores that are necessary to demonstrate improvement. Use it as a quick reference to educate patients on their fall risk and performance relative to other individuals with multiple sclerosis.
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Association of Daily Step Count and Intensity With Incident Dementia in 78,430 Adults Living in the UK (2022)

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Increased walking has been associated with decreased risk of mortality and cardiovascular incidents. Pedometers have been used for a long time as a simple way to motivate and capture daily activity. The researchers in the UK performed an initial assessment of the effect that walking quantity as well as intensity has on incidence of dementia. […]
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Occupational Therapy: An Essential Component of Support for Young Children with Cancer (2022)

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
The authors established a hospital-based early intervention (EI) clinic with a multidisciplinary team to meet the unique developmental needs of infants and toddlers with cancer. The OT evaluation included an assessment of the child’s occupational history and experiences, patterns of daily living, interests, and the family’s values, needs, and contexts, and a standardized assessment of […]
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Dissident Genders and Sexualities in the Occupational Therapy Peer-Reviewed Literature: A Scoping Review (2022)

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
The word dissident refers to opposition to something—in this case, to the regulatory norms imposed by cisheteronormativity, heterosexism, and patriarchy. The concept does not negate or invalidate the identity categories; rather, it incorporates people who do not fit, nor want to fit, in such categories. OTs need to consider this concept to produce care strategies, […]
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