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Tips for Caring for Someone with Dementia

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This is a handout outlining best practices for caring for someone who has dementia. Includes practical tips and strategies to optimize safety and independence.
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Tips for Successful Pivot Transfers

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This is a handout for caregivers of someone requiring max assist with transfers outlining best practices and safety during a pivot transfer.
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Tips for Thriving After Surviving a Concussion

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
12 practical tips for those who have survived a concussion. This handout is designed to provide education to patients and their families to promote follow-through for self-care after this type of brain injury.
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Three Stages of Creating a New Memory

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Attention and memory impairments are common cognitive deficits following brain injury. This resource describes how these two skills relate and the three stages of memory, encoding, storage, and retrieval.
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Throat Clearing Alternatives

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Frequent unnecessary throat clearing could lead to temporary vocal cord damage. This handout explains some of the natural reasons for throat clearing and how to try to use alternative strategies to reduce vocal cord damage.
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Therapy and Universal Design

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource looks at the principles of Universal Design from a therapy practitioner lens to improve understanding of how accessibility can affect independence and safety.
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The Supraglottic Swallow

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The supraglottic swallow maneuver requires a person to voluntarily close his/her vocal folds to add an extra layer of protection from aspiration. This material provides information regarding who should use this maneuver, the rationale, prerequisites, and instructions to complete this maneuver.
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