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Expanding Expressive Language Through Home-Based Activities

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is designed for therapists who are looking for fun activities to address expressive language skills in the home setting with toddlers and young children. This handout is also a resource for parents who want to continue building their children’s expressive language goals outside of the therapy setting.
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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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Exercises for Bell’s Palsy

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This resource is for people experiencing the transient effects of Bell’s palsy. The exercises are not meant to be a cure for the condition, but rather a way to optimize muscle elasticity and length during the period of facial nerve paralysis. Includes exercises targeted at the eyebrows, neck and chin, nose, lips, and eyes.
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Exercise Protocol for Vascular Claudication

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Vascular claudication can cause intermittent debilitating leg pain with walking. Exercise has been shown to be effective for improving walking distance and pain free walking distance in people who have this condition especially when supervised. Not everyone, however, has access to physical therapy services for supervised treatment. This intervention piece briefly discusses the state of […]
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Exercise Intensity Guidelines

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Calculating optimal heart rate during exercise can be tricky to accomplish and remember. This handout provides the basic formulas to calculate maximum heart rate and healthy range of heart rate during both moderate intensity and vigorous intensity exercise.
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Exercise and Diabetes Management

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
People with diabetes commonly receive medical interventions and medications to manage their type 2 diabetes. Several musculoskeletal pain disorders are more common in people with diabetes and physical therapists frequently treat patients with these problems. Having educational resources outlining exercise to help manage diabetes is common sense to improve health and maximize outcome in people […]
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Exercise Activities for Older Adults

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Upper body strength is necessary in order to be able to maintain independence and for important tasks such as getting up from a chair and maintaining balance. Exercise can also help regulate blood pressure and diabetes and diminish symptoms of osteoporosis and arthritis. This is a handout with various activities that older adults can use […]
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Examination Techniques for Vascular Claudication

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Vascular claudication is common in people who smoke or have diabetes. People with these conditions also usually have other comorbidities such as back pain, spinal stenosis, diabetic neuropathy, and other comorbidities which makes identifying and managing vascular claudication difficult. This resource outlines several ways the therapist can differentiate between vascular related leg pain and back […]
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