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Local Cryotherapy Minimally Impacts the Metabolome and Transcriptome of Human Skeletal Muscle (2017)

Published by <p>Ice is thought to work by reducing inflammation, reactive oxygen species production, and metabolic demands within tissue while increasing regenerative and muscle growth responses. There is inconclusive evidence regarding the exact mechanisms by which cryotherapy works. The authors of this study attempted to measure changes in transcriptome, metabolome, and signaling pathways involved in muscle growth […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

Physical Activity After Transient Ischemic Attack or Mild Stroke Is Business as Usual (2022)

Published by <p>A TIA is often described as a mini stroke or a short lived ischemic stroke causing temporary neurologic deficit. Often, these strokes cause no residual effects after incidence. Due to this, there is rarely referral for rehabilitation services and patients are discharged home directly from the hospital. Past research has determined that the risk of […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior in Parkinson’s Disease: Most Frequently Avoided Activities (2022)

Published by <p>The primary aim of this study was to determine which activities were reported to be avoided the most. Secondary aims were to determine if reported FFAB was different based on age, gender, disease severity, and fall history and to determine the association between avoidance of specific activities and fall history. 174 participants diagnosed with PD […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

Visual Scanning Worksheets

Published by <p>This therapy material works on practicing visual scanning skills with three different levels of difficulty. <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

Functional Standing Tolerance Activities

Published by <p>This resource covers functional ways to work on standing tolerance. <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

Seasons Themed Exercise Pack

Published by <p>This therapy material can be used for group exercise, and mobility, with cognition breaks. It’s designed in four seasonal themes to add a fun twist! <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

Figure-of-Eight Measurement

Published by <p>This will assist clinicians in properly performing figure-of-eight measurement to assess foot and/or ankle edema. Borthwick, Y., Paul, L., Sneddon, M., McAlpine, L., & Miller, C. (2013). Reliability and validity of the figure-of-eight method of measuring hand size in patients with breast cancer-related lymphoedema. European Journal of Cancer Care, 22(2), 196–201.Devoogdt, N., Cavaggion, C., Van […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

Leisure Possibilities of Adults Experiencing Poverty: A Community-Based Participatory Study (2022)

Published by <p>Community-based participatory research seeks to create mutually beneficial partnerships with communities that are experiencing social injustices. Its purpose is to increase participation and promote equity through a process of reciprocal knowledge exchange and creation. This approach was used in this study so the adults experiencing poverty could lead the discussion on leisure activities and necessary […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

A Point of View About Fluency (2022)

Published by <p>This article written by Dean Williams in 1957 inspired this article, which challenged researchers, clinicians, and the general public to consider how people with stuttering perceive the experience to understand the facets of this condition better. This article challenges the term fluency and how it is frequently used instead of stutter within research and clinical […] <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>

Describing Similarities and Differences of Objects and Locations

Published by <p>This higher-level language task requires a person to creatively describe how different objects or locations are similar and different. <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This content is only available to members. </div> </div> </p>