Spinal Cord Injury resources

Vision Screening Instructions

February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Navigating vision deficits can feel like untangling a complex web — this screening tool helps unravel those threads. This guide walks you through key points to look for with clinical interview and observation, assesses for oculomotor deficits, acuity, contrast sensivity, visual field deficits, and more.
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The Importance of Personal Hygiene

February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout details why engaging in personal hygiene tasks is important for the client and is appropriate for people with cognitive impairments/delay or with mental health challenges.
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Advancing Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions in the Community: A Scoping Review (2020)

February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
People with disabilities experience challenges because of disabling environments and exclusion daily; however, this impact is intensified when the entire community is destabilized, such as during emergencies. In such cases, people with disabilities are disproportionately impacted, experiencing higher rates of injury and death as well as increased challenges during response and recovery. The purpose of […]
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Addressing Sex and Intimacy

January 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Learn strategies for addressing sex and intimacy regardless of clinical setting, including selecting assessments, intervention considerations, and assistive devices.
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Can I Go Back to Work? A Work Re-Entry Program in a Rehabilitation Setting

November 4, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course will provide information on the role of the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team in addressing return to work goals for individuals who have sustained traumatic brain injury, stroke, and spinal cord injury. Practical intervention strategies, job accommodations, and case examples will be discussed using Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals’ Work Re-entry Program as a model.
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Math Squares

August 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Work on mathematical calculations, fine motor skills, and cognition with this fun game!
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Home Safety Screening

August 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Assess your client’s ability to resolve safety issues around the home with this home safety screening.
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Edema

August 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Use this as a quick reference when you need to sort out what type of edema you’re seeing and how to measure it consistently. It supports more intentional tracking and helps connect what you’re observing to the right intervention approach.
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Evidence-Based Practice for SCI

April 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Do you have trouble knowing what outcome measures to use? This document is a quick reference for commonly used outcome measures for individuals after spinal cord injury. The document outlines what measures are best supported depending on severity of injury.
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