Spaced Retrieval
March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This material describes the spaced-retrieval memory technique and how to complete it.
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Help Me Tell You What I Want: Decisional Capacity, Neurogenic Speech and Language Impairments, and the Law (2018)
March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
The article explained two terms, competence and decisional capacity, and how they are often mistakenly used interchangeably. Competence is the formal court adjudication regarding a person’s right to decide for themselves. Decisional capacity is the working, practical extralegal clinical judgment about a person’s ability to make autonomous choices about a specific matter during a particular […]
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Pilot Study on Activities of Daily Living Limitations in Adults With Hemianopsia (2009)
March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
The study used a convenience sample of adults referred to outpatient low-vision rehabilitation. Stroke was the documented cause of visual deficit for all participants except one who had sustained a brain tumor. All participants had homonymous hemianopsia or quadrantanopsia, and all but one lived in their own homes. Semi-structured interviews demonstrated that participants identified personal […]
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A Comparison of Prefabricated and Custom Made Resting Hand Splints for Individuals with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2021)
March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This study randomized each hand, rather than each participant, and participants were recruited after admission for inpatient SCI rehabilitation. Inclusion criteria were 18 years or older, cervical SCI with hand function impairment, and primary OT deemed splinting necessary. The intervention was completed by the participant’s primary OT, who was not a member of the research […]
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Resource Roadmap Show – PT – #01
February 10, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course covers how to use the following resources from the Therapy Insights library: Nutritional Supplements and Strategies for Neuropathic Pain, Electrical Stimulation and Wound Healing, Understanding Interferential Current, Scar Massage as a Home Program, and What is Frontotemporal Dementia.
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Resource Roadmap Show – OT – #01
February 10, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course covers how to use the following resources from the Therapy Insights library: Fine Motor Push Pin Activity, Emergency Preparedness, Vision Deficits in the Geriatric Population, Growth Mindset, Gate Control Theory of Pain in Practice.
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Resource Roadmap Show – Adult SLP – #01
February 7, 2023 by Megan Berg.
This course covers how to use the following resources from the Therapy Insights library: Medication Swallow Strategies for People with Dysphagia, Saliva Anatomy and Function, Deductive Reasoning: Storage Area, SLP’s Role in Determining Patient Decision-Making Capacity, and Spaced Retrieval.
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Compensatory Strategies for Grooming Hair
February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource outlines adaptive equipment and compensatory strategies that can be used to maximize independence with grooming hair.
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Dangers of Hypoxemia (Low Oxygen)
February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout outlines why it is important to monitor your oxygen levels, and why using oxygen is important when it is prescribed by your physician.
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Floor To Chair Transfer Techniques for People With Paraplegia
February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This document is designed to help people with paraplegia learn to transfer from the floor, and outlines several techniques that can be utilized.
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