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Vital Signs Monitoring Sheet

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This chart assists with self monitoring vitals, or can be used for caregiver education in the case of a patient who lives with family or in an assisted living facility. Daily monitoring of vital signs can be an important way to see warning signs and allow for self advocacy during doctor appointments.
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Visual Neglect (Hemispatial Inattention) vs. Visual Field Cut (Homonymous Hemianopsia)

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout explains the difference between visual neglect and visual field cut. It provides information about how they are different and ways to distinguish them. There are also some suggestions for treatment. Recommended for patients and their family to understand the difference between these two similar conditions with divergent treatment recommendations.
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Visual Perceptual Skills

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout breaks down the different types of visual perceptual skills and provides examples of potential functional deficits that might present in individuals with visual perceptual dysfunction.
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Visual Aids for Toe-Touch Weight Bearing and Non-Weight Bearing (TTWB/NWB) Precautions

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
It is often difficult for a client to remember to follow weight bearing precautions after a fracture or surgery, especially if they have a memory impairment. This customizable clinical resource is a set of TTWB/NWB visual aids to use as a reminder for your clients and their caregivers. Use of a visual aid is a part of the delivery of skilled therapy services, and it can improve outcomes, safety, and carryover during healing.
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Visual Closure Tasks

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Visual closure skills are important for how we perceive our environment. This activity provides three methods for addressing visual closure deficits by having the patient match partial parts of an image to a whole, as well as select the correct partial piece of an image given multiple choices.
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Vestibular Neuritis

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Do you have a patient with vestibular neuritis? This document will help explain the diagnosis and detail what to expect. The document is helpful for patients, caregivers, and clinicians.
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Verbal Reasoning and Problem Solving Task

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
For patients working on addressing verbal reasoning skills, this structured therapy task includes verbal prompts to optimize executive functioning, auditory processing, and verbal expression skills.
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Vascular Claudication

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Vascular claudication can cause intermittent pain in the leg when active. Knowing what vascular claudication is, what to expect, and potential treatment options is useful to people who suffer from this condition and for the clinicians who treat people with vascular claudication. This handout outlines what intermittent vascular claudication is, what to expect, and potential […]
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Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST)

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) has been shown to improve generalization to untrained words. This resource explains what VNeST is, who the best candidates are, and steps for completion including adjustments and cueing that can be provided. A template and an example list of target verbs are included.
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