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Life Satisfaction in Individuals With Long-Term Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: An Investigation of Associated Biopsychosocial Factors (2022)

March 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Life satisfaction, a core component of subjective well-being, is an essential aspect of understanding quality of life (QOL) after SCI because it reflects self-perceived evaluation of one’s life. Individuals with traumatic SCI may experience significant physiological, psychological, and social changes after injury, and they have reduced life satisfaction compared with people without SCI.This cross-sectional study […]
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Lowering Insulin Resistance: The Key to Treating Obesity

February 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This presentation explains the link between insulin resistance and obesity. You will learn about the major causes of insulin resistance, symptoms, screening, and testing measures. You will have clarity about why insulin resistance is at the root cause of many conditions including obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, dementia, osteoarthritis, and more.
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Sleep: The Third Pillar of Health – Importance of Getting It & How to Improve It

February 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Sleep is important to health; we know that now without a doubt. We can’t reap the full benefits of our good diet/exercise if we aren’t sleeping well. This presentation is about the most up to date science on why sleep is important, costs of not getting enough or good quality sleep, our sleep systems and […]
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Introduction to Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Hand Practice

February 8, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This course is an introduction to the basic knowledge of diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound in hand clinical practice. The course will highlight basic hand tissue characterization and normal structural appearance on ultrasound. The course will also discuss common pathologies encountered during the msk ultrasound scan of the hand.
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Healthy Coping: Brief Behavioral Strategies for Clinicians and Patients

February 2, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Clinicians and patients equally struggle with stress and anxiety (among other mental health symptoms) that can impact energy, motivation, and, ultimately, therapeutic outcomes. There are several brief behavioral health interventions that actively target physiological and psychological symptoms of stress and anxiety that are simple, effective, straightforward to use, and easy to teach.
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Apple Accessibility Features for Hearing Impairments

January 31, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Technology can be a wonderful thing, but often a person does not know how to make technology more accessible for a person with impairments. This material provides details regarding accessibility features and accommodations for a person with hearing impairments using Apple devices and includes instructions for setup.
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Football Numerical Problem Solving Activity

January 31, 2022 by Megan Berg.
When asking patients about their hobbies and interests to incorporate those when creating person-centered goals, a common response is “football.” This activity is made for those football lovers to target their numerical problem solving skills related to their favorite sport.
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Using Subthreshold Vibratory Stimulation During Poststroke Rehabilitation Therapy: A Case Series (2022)

January 31, 2022 by Megan Berg.
One approach to enhance motor recovery is using sensory stimulation as a therapy adjunct to facility changes in the primary motor cortex and associated motor output. A novel sensory stimulation was recently developed using a wearable wristband to apply subthreshold random-frequency vibratory stimulation to the paretic wrist during therapy. This stimulation does not interfere with […]
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Environmental Barriers and Housing Accessibility Problems for People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Three-Year Perspective (2021)

January 31, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This study was based on baseline and three-year follow-up data from the longitudinal cohort study Home and Health in People Ageing with Parkinson’s Disease. Data was collected through a self-administered survey and a home visit (including an interview, clinical assessments, and observations) with a total of 138 individuals with PD.The Housing Enabler instrument was used […]
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Pushing Behavior

January 31, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource provides therapists a background of pushing behavior, quick assessments, and treatment ideas.
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