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How Important Are Imaging Scans?

January 31, 2022 by Megan Berg.
People with pain frequently undergo imaging scans. These can be useful in the right context, but can also create a lot of anxiety for people who learn they have issues such as “disc degeneration”. This handout is useful to alleviate some of the anxiety that can accompany imaging scans.
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Evidence Based Core Exercises for Scoliosis

January 31, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Do you wonder which exercises are best for people with scoliosis? This exercise intervention outlines two simple exercises that can be utilized as part of a home program for people with scoliosis.
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Your Whole Body Rehabilitation Therapy Team

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Speech, occupational, and physical therapists make a powerful interdisciplinary team that works together with patients to make recovery possible. This handout is designed to help patients, family, and staff understand the unique and interrelated roles that each discipline encompasses.
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Yale Swallow Protocol

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The Yale Swallow Protocol (YSP) is a screening tool for swallowing. The person being screened either passes or fails, identifying individuals who would benefit from a more thorough evaluation of all aspects of swallowing function. This resource provides evidence regarding the sensitivity and specificity of the YSP and provides steps for completion and determination of pass/fail for appropriate recommendations to be made.
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Written Expression Tasks

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This therapy task features two functional tasks, the first one targeting single words and the second task targeting sentence level production.
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Wrist Extensor Compartments Anatomy and Tendinopathy Considerations

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Wrist extensor tendinopathies are a less often encountered diagnosis in rehabilitation settings. It can be difficult to determine the best course of action when evaluating the dorsal wrist tendons. This evaluation tool outlines the location of different extensor tendon compartments in the hand and common pathologies seen in each compartment.
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Working Memory and Adaptive Strategies

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Working memory is an essential part of everyday short term memory. Finding strategies for adapting to the loss of this executive function can mitigate declines associated with early stage dementia and improve independence with completion of everyday skills.
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Workbook: Impact of Mental Health on Daily Routines

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource is for clients working through a mental health diagnosis such as anxiety or depression. Gives prompts for writing down questions, areas of difficulty, impacts of diagnoses, and prioritizing wants and needs. May be a good introduction to journaling for those with anxiety or depression, serves as a reminder of the people in a person’s support system, and guides OT intervention and plan of care in a way that prioritizes function and mental health.
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Word-Finding Strategies

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout visualizes 9 strategies patients can use when they get stuck and can’t find the word they want. Pair this handout with therapy tasks targeting word-finding.
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