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Options for Managing Upper Extremity Flaccidity After Stroke

December 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
This guide provides practical strategies for managing a flaccid arm after stroke, focusing on protection, activation, and prevention to support recovery. With adaptable techniques for daily use, therapists can help clients build strength, prevent complications, and engage their arm safely in meaningful activities.
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Motor Speech Impairments

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout defines the causes and characteristics of flaccid, hyperkinetic, hypokinetic, spastic, and ataxic dysarthria as well as apraxia of speech. The handout includes a graphic that describes the fundamental neurological difference between dysarthria and apraxia of speech.
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