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Functional, Personally Relevant Goals for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury

January 18, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This course discusses goal setting protocols available to clinicians serving adults with acquired brain injury. Instruction will focus on a novel technique that promotes a systematic, collaborative goal setting process. We will highlight case studies and create plans for incorporating these procedures within current care.
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Long-Term Follow-Up Of Use Of Therapy Services For Patients With Moderate-To-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (2020)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Long-term disability is very common after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Understandably, therapy services are needed following a TBI and may be indicated due to the permanency of the injury. Due to the duration of care, the costs of medical services after TBI are great. The researchers set out to determine how therapy services changed over […]
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Turning Toward Monitoring of Gaze Stability Exercises: The Utility of Wearable Sensors (2020)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Researchers in Utah selected 28 subjects to participate in the study. Subjects had a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and had complaints of dizziness or falls. All subjects were between the age of 18 and 75. Individuals with other neurologic complications were excluded from the study.The 28 subjects were divided into two groups. The first group […]
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Headache Trigger Sensitivity and Avoidance After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (2019)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The study had 53 participants from two different study groups. Study 1 group had 17 participants who were recruited from four outpatient concussion clinics. Study 2 group had 36 participants that were recruited from two of the same concussion clinics. For inclusion criteria, the participants needed to be diagnosed with a mild TBI that occurred […]
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Rehabilitation Techniques to Maximize Spasticity Management (2011)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Therapy goal 1: Potentiation of Drug in the Case of Spasticity Management with Neurotoxin Injections.Several studies suggest that neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) for the first 3 days after botulinum toxin injection (Botox) can make the medication more effective. One example study mentioned in the review found 100 units of Botox coupled with NMES was as […]
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Sensory Interventions on Motor Function, Activities of Daily Living, and Spasticity of the Upper Limb in People with Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial (2020)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Participants consisted of people with chronic stroke (>6 months post-stroke) aged 50 years or older. Both interventions lasted for 6 weeks with four 45-minute sessions each week. Participants in the control group received conventional OT interventions (e.g., exercises for upper extremity range of motion and strength and fine motor coordination activities). The intervention group (sensory […]
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Activities People with Cognitive Deficits Want to Continue Mastering – A Scoping Study (2018)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Community-dwelling older adults with cognitive deficits are likely to experience challenges with everyday activities. Although cognitive deficits can result from many diagnoses, it has been shown that persons with different diagnoses meet similar challenges in everyday life, such as planning time and maintaining structure in activities. Identifying activities perceived as challenging is not enough when […]
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Cognitive, Emotional, and Physical Functioning as Predictors of Paid Employment in People with Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Spinal Cord Injury (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Odds of employment were predicted by being married or partnered, having more education, requiring fewer prompts for task sequencing, and having higher inhibitory control. Interestingly, odds of employment were not predicted by specific type of injury. Participants who returned to work within three months were more likely to work with the same employer and to […]
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Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Occupational Performance for People With Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Emotional Impairments After Brain Injury: A Systematic Review (2016)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause a complex array of changes in a person’s psychosocial, behavioral, and emotional states which can also have a significant impact on occupational performance, including employment, academic pursuits, leisure, and social participation. Occupational therapists play a key role in TBI rehabilitation as they are equipped with the training and skills […]
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Combined Bracing, Electrical Stimulation, and Functional Practice for Chronic, Upper-Extremity Spasticity (2010)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Upper extremity spasticity can be painful and compromise performance of activities of daily living (ADLs), and diminish independence. Conventional methods for managing UE spasticity are invasive, such as pharmaceuticals, often require re-administration, and do not necessarily increase UE function. Independently, UE bracing and electrical stimulation have shown promise in reducing UE spasticity.Study designThis is a […]
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