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Healthy Aging and Dementia: Findings from the Nun Study (2003)

June 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
The Nun’s ages ranged from 75 to 102 years when the study began in 1991. By 2002 the oldest participant survived to be 107 years old. A few different Sisters were identified as models for healthy aging, a mix of neuropathology, a low degree of neuropathology, and resistance to the clinical expression of neuropathy. Sister […]
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Swallowing Recommendations Guide for Patients and Care Partners

June 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Often, speech-language pathologists have many recommendations when it comes to swallowing but this information may be overwhelming for the patient or care partner to remember. This swallowing recommendation guide allows the SLP to quickly make checkmarks next to the personalized recommendation for the patient. There is also space for additional comments.
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Risk of an Adverse Event in Individuals Who Aspirate: A Review of Current Literature on Host Defense and Individual Difference (2022)

June 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
With prandial or meal-related aspiration, there is an increased risk of developing dysphagia-related pulmonary diseases such as aspiration pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary fibrosis, and even death. Even though these diseases are unfortunate, it does need to be noted these do not develop solely because of aspiration. They develop because of the person’s ability […]
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NMES for Shoulder Subluxation

June 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Do you have patients who have had recent shoulder surgery or perhaps had a recent stroke? This document outlines pad placement and parameters for NMES on the shoulder. Use it with your patients in the clinic or prescribe the intervention as part of a home program.
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