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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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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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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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Wheelchair Management and Propulsion

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource provides patient training/education regarding the basics of wheelchair management. Includes locking and unlocking brakes, efficient propulsion techniques with hands and/or feet, postural exercises, and self repositioning techniques. May be utilized as a handout for single patient training/education intervention as well.
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Wheelchair Comfort: Air-Filled Cushion Inflation

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource visualizes how to properly create an air-filled cushion in order to optimize comfort for patients who spend most of their time in a wheelchair. Includes evidence base related to ulcer sores and step-by-step instructions on how to properly inflate cushions.
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Constraint Induced Movement Therapy

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout explains the constraint induced movement therapy approach, including appropriate diagnoses, protocols, outcomes and benefits, and where to find continuing education on constraint induced movement therapy. The handout is targeted for patients, families, and caregiving support staff.
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