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Medication Management with Low Vision

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This material provides information about resources now available from ideas created by the working group established by Section 904 of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, education regarding how OT and ST can target medication management, and audio files/medication labels for practice.
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Medical Trauma

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Based on the course Rehabilitation After Medical Trauma: Reinvent the Heal by Amy Salerno, MS, CCC-SLP, this resource is designed to be posted in clinical facilities to spark discussion amongst staff on how to build a medical trauma informed culture and environment at their facility.
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Managing Spasticity

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Spasticity and high muscle tone can cause significant discomfort and frustration. This tool is built to help guide a patient through methods to assist in decreasing their spasticity.
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Maintenance Therapy: What Is It and How Do You Justify It In Documentation?

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Have you been discharging patients who are not making progress due to complex health conditions or a degenerative condition? If you feel that these individuals will decline in function after discharge you may be able to justify maintenance therapy. This document outlines what maintenance therapy is and how you justify it.
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Make-Your-Own ADL Sequencing Board: Bathing and Dressing

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This make-your-own board is for people who would benefit from visual step-by-step instructions for dressing and bathing. Cut out steps that pertain to individual patients and place them on a board in a customized sequence.
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Left Neglect/Low Vision Mental Math

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Mental math sheets for patients recovering from brain injury and experiencing impairments associated with left neglect and low vision. Mental math requires sustained attention and can be a useful exercise when addressing functional problem solving required to complete basic cognitive tasks. The worksheets include a red bar on the left for those needing a visual cue to attend fully to the left side.
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Visual Scanning + Language Task

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This language task features 48 word squares that correlate to 48 single written word cards. The task is designed for speech-language pathologists working with people who have therapy goals related to word-finding, single word functional reading, and visual-spatial matching. Great for SLP-OT and SLP-PT co-treats!
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Intrinsic Hand Strengthening

December 27, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides exercises and activities to strengthen the intrinsic muscles of the hand to improve grip and pinch strength and fine motor coordination. This handout can be used as a modifiable home exercise program for any patient with weak or impaired hand functioning.
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