Typical Synergy Patterns
December 31, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This document outlines common flexion and extension synergy patterns.
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Neurodynamic Testing for the Upper Limb
December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides clinicians with a visual and written guide to perform an upper-limb neurodynamic assessment. Includes demonstrations to assess the contribution of neural tension for the median, ulnar, and radial nerves.
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Quick, Informal Assessment of Articulation and Intelligibility
December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This resource provides ways to assess articulation and intelligibility through lists of mono- and multisyllabic words, consonant clusters in different positions of words, and stimulating natural speech with reading, questions, and describing a picture.
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Quick, Informal Assessment of Prosody
December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Assessment of motor speech disorders can be lengthy as it should include obtaining case history, assessing a patient’s level of awareness, non-speech examination, speech production examination, as well as determining if there are comorbidities. This material provides a way to assess the characteristics of prosody.
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Measuring Orthostatic Hypotension
December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
A guide to measuring orthostatic hypotension and recording changes.
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Low-Vision, Aphasia-Friendly Visual Pain Scale
December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This legible, colorful, and graphics-based pain scale allows nursing and other care-giving staff to communicate with their patients about their level of pain throughout the day for the purposes of pain management.
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Left Neglect Quick Informal Assessment
December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This quick informal assessment includes a clock task, line division task, letter cancellation task, and sentence copying task.
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Interview Questions to Improve Quality of Care for Those With Aphasia
December 28, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This interview form is to be filled out by friends/family who know the patient in order to improve quality and relevance of speech therapy.
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Informal Expressive Language Assessment
December 27, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This quick, informal assessment allows the therapist to get a quick snapshot of naming common objects, completing a phrase/sentence, answering in common social questions, picture descriptions, and how the person can communicate during a safety situation scenario. This resource does not require any additional materials to complete.
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House-Brackman Classification of Facial Function
December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This resource addresses facial nerve impairments, including Bell’s palsy. It describes the 6 grades of facial function related to nerve damage and can help classify and describe facial nerve impairments for evaluation purposes
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