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Ice Massage Instruction Sheet

October 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This intervention piece is designed to instruct someone how to do an ice massage to reduce pain. It is a great handout to include with the home program for people with acute injuries.
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What is Osteomyelitis?

October 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout outlines what osteomyelitis is, symptoms, diagnostic testing, and what to expect with this condition.
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Local Cryotherapy Minimally Impacts the Metabolome and Transcriptome of Human Skeletal Muscle (2017)

October 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
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 […]
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Physical Activity After Transient Ischemic Attack or Mild Stroke Is Business as Usual (2022)

October 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
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 […]
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Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior in Parkinson’s Disease: Most Frequently Avoided Activities (2022)

October 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
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 […]
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Visual Scanning Worksheets

October 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Practice visual scanning skills with three different levels of difficulty using this this therapy material.
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