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Aphasia Resources

Published by <p>People with aphasia and their families are hungry for resources and connection. How else are we to find meaning beyond our loss of neural language networks? By building networks of community. This handout describes national aphasia resources that anyone can access and find connection and meaning within. <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>
Occupational therapy printable resource: Anticipatory vs reactive balance control

Anticipatory vs Reactive Balance Control

Published by <p>This handout highlights reactive versus anticipatory balance control. Interventions are provided to address impairments in both skills and progress with challenges to the sensory systems of balance. <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>

Anticipatory Self Awareness

Published by <p>Self awareness! The solution to all safety and insight! The holy grail! Sometimes it’s there, sometimes it’s not. This handout is designed to help explain why it’s not there and how we might be able to get it back. Includes information on what anticipatory self awareness is, how to assess it, and how to treat […] <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>

Anosognosia

Published by <p>This handout is a resource for staff, family, friends, and caregivers and describes the symptoms, risks, etiology, and strategies associated with anosognosia. <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>

Ankylosing Spondylitis: Now What?

Published by <p>Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is characterized by inflammation of the axial skeleton and joints resulting in widespread pain. This handout outlines what AS is and what to expect. It also outlines the role of physical therapy in helping you live with this condition. <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>

Ankle Sprain Diagnostic Resource

Published by <p>Ankle sprains are very common and may require referral to different providers, different degrees of stabilization, and different treatments depending on the grade of sprain and which ligaments are damaged. This diagnostic resource outlines different tests/measures that can be used, and outlines how to grade an ankle sprain so that the therapist can use this […] <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>

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Speech Therapy

Published by <p>ALS is a progressive nervous system disease that does not have a cure. Speech therapy can help maintain the quality of life for the person’s communication, respiratory, and swallowing abilities throughout the disease progression as a part of the multidisciplinary team. <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 Alternating Attention Tasks: Colors and Objects

Published by <p>This task is meant to challenge the brain to alternate between two different visual concepts at the same time. <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 Alternating Attention Task

Published by <p>The classic task that asks patients to alternate their attention between letters and numbers. In this case, the letters and numbers are color coded. <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>

Alternating Attention & Visual Scanning: Matching Numbers to Letters

Published by <p>This task is designed as a task to tackle alternating attention and visual scanning. Patients are required to match a number to a letter in order to find the punchlines to jokes. <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>