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Functional Math Worksheet

March 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Practice functional math skills through a variety of real-world scenarios using this therapy material.
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Tips To Improve Physiological Age

March 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
There is nothing we can do about our chronological age, but we can still improve our functioning and health by improving our physiological age. This handout is a nice resource for older adults who may feel the golden years aren’t so golden.
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Avoiding Pressure Ulcers

March 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Do you have a patient who is at risk for skin breakdown? This document provides simple and effective tips and recommendations for those with the risk of integument breakdown. Send a patient or caregiver home with these strategies to better improve patient compliance and outcomes.
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Cultural Relevance and Informal Reading Inventory Performance: African-American Primary and Middle School Students (2018)

March 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This study was prompted by educators noticing a discrepancy between their students’ performance on standardized assessment tools and their performance on lessons in the classroom. Students appeared to perform better on the texts provided in the classroom, especially when they appeared culturally relevant to the students’ lives. To explore this further, researchers reviewed current research […]
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The Application of Evidence-Based Practice to Nonspeech Oral Motor Treatments (2008)

March 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
NOMTs (non-oral motor treatments) are the same as nonspeech oral motor exercises (NSOMEs), and a new term called oral placement treatment (OPT) is the same approach. These approaches include the SLP encouraging a patient to perform movements that do not produce a speech sound like blowing through a straw, blowing bubbles, smile-pucker, puffing cheeks out, […]
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Effects of Cued and Uncued Swallowing in Patients with Dementia (2021)

March 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
It is well known that swallowing changes typically develop as dementia causes neurological degeneration of cognition and motor function. Swallowing is a growing concern for individuals with dementia, with a prevalence of dysphagia of 13% to 57%. Cognitive awareness is needed for safe swallowing to recognize foods, motor planning and execution, and physiological and sensorimotor […]
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Three Swallowing Exercises for People with Parkinson’s

February 24, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout visualizes three exercises featured in the evidence base for people with Parkinson’s, including: Expiratory muscle strength training (EMST), the Masako, and chin tuck against resistance (CTAR).
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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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