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Effects of Client-Centered Occupational Therapy on Behavioral Psychological Symptoms, Social Interaction, Occupational Performance, Quality of Life, and Caregiver Burden Among the Individuals with Dementia (2022)

July 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This study used a two-group pretest-posttest design with participants (aged 65 years or older, attending a community daycare center, with a diagnosis of dementia, and a Clinical Dementia Rating Scale of 0.5 to 2.0 and Mini-Mental State Examination score of less than 23) randomly divided into the experimental (n=10) and control group (n=10).The Canadian Occupational […]
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Classification of Limb and Mobility Impairments in Persons With Stroke Using the STREAM (2022)

July 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
The STREAM is a stroke specific rehabilitation measure that is made up of three components: upper extremity movement (20 points), lower extremity movement (20 points), and basic mobility (30 points). Each category has 10 tasks and are scored between 0-2 for the first two categories and 0-3 for the last category.There were 240 subjects that […]
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Effect of High-Intensity Strength Training on Knee Pain and Knee Joint Compressive Forces Among Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis (2021)

July 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
A single-center randomized controlled trial design was used with 3 parallel groups. All subjects were community-dwelling adults aged 50 or older with mild to moderate medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) in one or both knees. Participants were excluded if they participated in formal strength training more than 30 minutes per week in the past 6 months […]
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3/7 Protocol for Time Efficient Strengthening

July 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This is a simple intervention piece that can be given with the home exercise program outlining the 3/7 method, an evidence based strength protocol that can be completed in under 3 minutes per exercise to help enhance compliance with the home exercise program.
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Pain Evaluation Clinical Reasoning Octagon

July 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
A clinical reasoning tool for clinicians to use to reflect on difficult pain related cases. It can also be useful to help instructors teach physical, speech, or occupational therapy students how to reason through pain related cases.
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Cranial Nerve Testing

July 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Do you forget what all of the cranial nerves are responsible for? This document is a quick resource for cranial nerve screening. Bring it with you into the patient room.
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What Is the HINTs Exam?

July 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
A screening tool for an individual who is experiencing acute dizziness and vertigo. It can be used in the clinic or in an emergency room setting.
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Fibromyalgia

July 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This reference details what fibromyalgia is and what role OT plays in treatment.
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