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Optimal treatment of laryngo-pharyngeal reflux disease (2013)

January 11, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Lifestyle modificationsObesity: A higher body mass index is associated with higher levels of GERD. GERD symptoms worsen with weight gain and improve with weight loss.Eating habits: Chocolate, coffee, high-fat foods increase GERD symptoms. Esophageal acid exposure is higher with high-caloric diet. Carbonated beverages decrease LES pressure and predict GERD symptoms. Consuming bread and fibers at […]
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Does the Clock Drawing Test Have Focal Neuroanatomical Correlates? (2008)

January 11, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Cognitive-LinguisticsThe neuroanatomical analysis was based on magnetic resonance (MR) data obtained in a 1.5 Tesla General Electric Sigma scanner with a 3D SPGR sequence yielding 1.5 mm contiguous T1 weighted coronal cuts, or, in a few subjects in whom an MR could not be obtained, on computerized axial tomography (CT) data. Some of the patients […]
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Your Whole Body Rehabilitation Therapy Team

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Speech, occupational, and physical therapists make a powerful interdisciplinary team that works together with patients to make recovery possible. This handout is designed to help patients, family, and staff understand the unique and interrelated roles that each discipline encompasses.
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Yale Swallow Protocol

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The Yale Swallow Protocol (YSP) is a screening tool for swallowing. The person being screened either passes or fails, identifying individuals who would benefit from a more thorough evaluation of all aspects of swallowing function. This resource provides evidence regarding the sensitivity and specificity of the YSP and provides steps for completion and determination of pass/fail for appropriate recommendations to be made.
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Written Expression Tasks

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This therapy task features two functional tasks, the first one targeting single words and the second task targeting sentence level production.
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Working Memory and Adaptive Strategies

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Working memory is an essential part of everyday short term memory. Finding strategies for adapting to the loss of this executive function can mitigate declines associated with early stage dementia and improve independence with completion of everyday skills.
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Word-Finding Strategies

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout visualizes 9 strategies patients can use when they get stuck and can’t find the word they want. Pair this handout with therapy tasks targeting word-finding.
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Word Finding Tables

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
A word-finding task based on categories and alphabet.
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Word Association Web

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This activity has a variety of words in a web format in which a patient has to generate a target word that is associated with the two words that it is sandwiched between.
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