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Resource Roadmap Show – Adult SLP – #03

April 10, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course covers how to use the following resources from the Therapy Insights library: The Five Components of Dysarthria, Environmental Swallowing Considerations for People with Dementia, Cough…Is it Strong Enough?, Model of Attention, and Impairments of Occipital Lobe Strokes.
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Resource Roadmap Show – OT – #03

April 10, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course covers how to use the following resources from the Therapy Insights library: Grooming Nails, Wheelchair Management in the Snow, Vehicle Modifications and Adaptive Equipment, Alternatives to Shoes with Laces, The Importance of Standing.
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Resource Roadmap Show – PT – #03

April 10, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course covers how to use the following resources from the Therapy Insights library: Should I Get a Meniscectomy?, Minimizing the Concurrent Training Interference Effect, High Intensity Gait Training After Neurologic Condition, How To Perform an Oculomotor Examination, and What is Heterotropic Ossification?
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Coping Skills

April 3, 2023 by Megan Berg.
This handout covers a variety of coping skills that can be used for those struggling with their mental health, as well as difficulty coping with illness and/or injury.
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“Putting the Occupation Back in Occupational Therapy:” A Survey of Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Use of Gardening as an Intervention (2014)

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Gardening has been equated with positive health outcomes for individuals with physical and mental health issues, and the benefits have been shown to transcend socioeconomic, educational, and cultural boundaries, and to be a cost-effective therapeutic activity. Ninety-one occupational therapy practitioners across all practice settings initially responded to a 15-question survey developed by the authors, but […]
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A Systematic Review of the Effects of Horticultural Therapy on Persons with Mental Health Conditions (2017)

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Horticultural therapy (HT), defined in this review as using plants as a therapeutic medium by a trained professional, including occupational therapy practitioners, to achieve a clinically defined goal, includes any use of gardening techniques within a therapeutic program. This review addressed the following question: Do individuals with a mental health condition who receive HT significantly […]
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Reliability and Sensitivity of Nocturnal Heart Rate and Heart-Rate Variability in Monitoring Individual Responses to Training Load (2022)

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This study evaluated the reliability of a full-night (FN), a 4-hour segment starting in the beginning of the night after 30 minutes of being asleep (4H), and a first thing in the morning (FTM) HRV measurement in response to standardized endurance exercise training loads.Subjects in this study were recruited for a different, larger study and […]
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Child-Rearing

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource covers ways to work on child-rearing skills in functional therapy.
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