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Family Games to Support Brain Injury Recovery

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Family members often ask how they can support more thinking and language engagement at home after their loved one has a stroke or brain injury. This handout provides some suggestions but not all the possible games to consider
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Exercises to Decrease Elbow, Wrist, and Hand Stiffness

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is for patients who are experiencing spasticity after a brain injury. The handout provides instructions for specific exercises for clients to complete upper extremity self range of motion.
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Birthday Shopping on a Budget

December 21, 2021 by Megan Berg.
During this cognitive task, the patient will read a birthday gift scenario and select various items to meet the set budget. This task will target attention to detail, planning, decision making, and financial planning.
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Benefits of Proper Wheelchair Positioning

December 21, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout includes caregiver education regarding the benefits of proper wheelchair positioning. Includes such benefits as fall reduction, improved intake, reduced risk of aspiration, improved skin integrity, pain reduction, and increased ADL independence. Aim is to improve caregiver attention and follow through for use of the proper seating system and timely repositioning.
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Basilar Stroke

December 21, 2021 by Megan Berg.
The brain is complex and therefore injuries to the brain are also complex. This document helps outline what you would expect to see if someone had a basilar or brainstem stroke.
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Baking Recipe Math and Substitution Considerations

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
There are many patients who enjoy baking and want to return to this task. However, baking requires accurate measurements of ingredients for a tasty finished product. There can be quite a bit of math skills required and other thinking considerations if ingredient substitutions are needed. This activity addresses baking math with some practical situations and questions.
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Applying Makeup

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This resource covers adaptive equipment and compensatory strategies that can be used in order to improve independence with applying makeup.
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Apple Accessibility Features for Cognitive Impairments

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Technology can be a wonderful thing, but oftentimes a person does not know how to make technology more accessible for a person with impairments. This material provides details regarding accessibility features and accommodations for a person with cognitive impairments using Apple devices and includes instructions for setup.
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