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House-Brackman Classification of Facial Function

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This resource addresses facial nerve impairments, including Bell’s palsy. It describes the 6 grades of facial function related to nerve damage and can help classify and describe facial nerve impairments for evaluation purposes
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Hospital Beds

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Hospital beds often have a learning curve for new users – both managing the controller as well as using the bed’s features to one’s advantage. This clinical resource includes a simple visual diagram of a hospital bed control with labels, and a guide for maximizing independence with performance of hospital bed mobility.
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Home and Clinic Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Cystic Fibrosis can be an overwhelming diagnosis. These treatments and suggestions allow some control over symptoms and include breathing techniques as well as percussion techniques.
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High Flow Nasal Cannulas and Dysphagia

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
A person may need respiratory support from a high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) for multiple reasons. However, the medical team will need to collaborate with the speech-language pathologist to determine if swallowing will be safe for this non-invasive oxygen treatment. The SLP will consider many questions because HFNC can negatively change swallowing safety and increase aspiration risk. This handout will explain the purpose of HFNC and provide clinical questions to be considered by the medical team.
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Hierarchy of Cueing for Word-Finding

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout describes types of cues and a hierarchy of cueing used to help patients generate target words that can be used by therapists and/or caregivers when working with people who are experiencing aphasia.
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Hidden Scene: Find the /L/ Words!

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This speech therapy activity targets the /l/ sound. Search this busy, colorful page for all the words that start with L!
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Hemiplegia and Self-feeding

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This resource covers adaptive equipment and compensatory strategies that can improve the independence and quality of life in individuals who have hemiplegia.
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Hearing Loss and Dementia

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Too much yelling going on in your therapy sessions? Are you watching social isolation setting in like a stone for a patient who can’t hear anything? This material explains the current research showing the link between hearing loss and dementia. Hearing aids can reduce social isolation and increase mental activity which both help reduce the risk for dementia. 
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Health Benefits of Exercise

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This provides insight into the link between exercise, pain relief, and long-term health. The handout describes how the evidence base has shown that exercise helps you live longer, helps with weight loss, improves health markers, reduces pain, reduces body fat, and improves cognitive skills.
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He/She and Him/Her Pronoun Picture Cards

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Grasping pronouns like he/she and him/her is an important and sometimes challenging part of pediatric language development. This therapy activity provides visual pronoun cards along with ideas of how to use the cards in structured therapy sessions. Also includes a page of pronoun practice using pictures.
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