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Falls and Recurrent Brain Injuries: Why Both Should Be Avoided

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Falls continue to be one of the most pressing concerns in medical facilities, as they come at a high cost, financially, medically, and emotionally. This handout provides statistics regarding falls and highlights how falls are related to brain injuries and cognitive decline. A must read for anyone doubting the need for significant fall precautions while […]
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Exercises to Decrease Elbow, Wrist, and Hand Stiffness

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is for patients who are experiencing spasticity after a brain injury. The handout provides instructions for specific exercises for clients to complete upper extremity self range of motion.
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Evaluating Spasticity and Contractures

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This is a resource for clinicians to assess spasticity and contractures. This valuable resource allows clinicians to document small changes in function and movement over time in elbows, wrist, fingers, and thumb.
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Dual Tasking Activities for PT

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Designed for physical therapists addressing dual-tasking in the clinical setting, this list of interventions provides the quick ideas and materials needed to grab and go. It includes examples for multiple types of cognitive challenges, including abstract and functional tasks. Includes a stroop visual.
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Dual Tasking

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
For individuals who struggle with dual tasking activities. This resource provides insight on cognitive tasks may be included in physical therapy sessions.
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Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI)

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
A diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is a type of traumatic brain injury that is most commonly diagnosed after surviving a motor vehicle accident but can also happen following other types of traumas. This handout explains what causes a DAI, the different parts of a neuron for patients and caregivers to understand more easily, and functional […]
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Daily Schedule for Adults

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Visual schedules can reduce anxiety, improve memory and ease of executing daily routines for individuals with cognitive deficits as well as their caregivers. This therapy material provides a completed example, and blank template for developing daily schedules for adults with cognitive deficits.
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Cranial Nerve Screening

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides a review of cranial nerves, their primary functions, red flags, or warning signs that you might observe, and quick screens to rule out cranial nerve involvement. If any concerns are noted during screening, a more comprehensive cranial nerve evaluation is warranted.
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Confabulation

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Confabulation is related to memory impairment and can be present when a person has damage to the frontal lobe of their brain. A person may distort, fabricate, or misinterpret information to “fill the gaps” of knowledge they cannot recall. This handout provides further education about confabulation symptoms and what to do when a person presents […]
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Concussion

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
A handout describing the anatomy and symptoms of a concussion, treatment and rehabilitation options, and recent research. Improves a client’s understanding of the diagnosis and the role of rehabilitation in their recovery, especially in cases with post-concussion syndrome and lingering symptoms.
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