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Pain Management for the Hemiplegic Shoulder

February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Reduce pain from hemiplegic shoulders with these pain management strategies. Saikaley, M., Iruthayarajah, J., Pauli, G., Iliescu, A., Wiener, J., Cotoi, A., Fragis, N., Viana, R., Chae, J., Wilson, R., Miller, T., & Teasell, R. (2018). Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. In R. Teasell (Ed.), Evidence-Based Review of Stroke Rehabilitation (19th ed.). […]
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Numerical Problem Solving with Basketball

February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
When asking patients about their hobbies and interests to incorporate those when creating person-centered goals, a common response is “basketball.” This activity is made for those basketball lovers to target their numerical problem solving skills related to their favorite sport.
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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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Unleashing Creativity as an Adult Based Speech Language Pathologist

January 25, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This presentation seeks to help SLPs gain perspective of the creative and FUNctional ideas that can be applied to clinical care when working with adult populations. We will explore creative options for working with adults within an outpatient work setting and apply this to develop ideas of FUNctional and person-centered care activities for immediate application […]
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Seated Core Stability/Balance Progression

January 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This is a simple seated core stability progression that can be used for people with severe core muscle weakness (e.g. people with strokes or cerebral palsy).
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FES for Wrist and Hand After CVA

January 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Understand the benefits, precautions, contraindications, and placement of electrodes for functional electrical stimulation (FES) for wrist and finger extensors in stroke patients with this resource.
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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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