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Pediatric Executive Functioning Milestones

January 2, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout breaks down the expected executive functional milestones between the ages of 0 and 18. Includes a brief description of executive functioning.
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Parkinson’s Disease and Voice Therapy Exercises

January 2, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Lower dopamine levels cause automatic movements —speech, voice, swallowing, walking —to become difficult. This handout focuses on voice exercises with intentional body actions and uses a decibel meter device/application to measure progress.
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Parkinson’s Disease: Home Exercise Tips

January 2, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource provides patients with PD with a general understanding of guidelines for stretches, strength training, and cardio exercises, and relaxation activities.
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Parkinson’s Medication

January 2, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout is not an exhaustive list of Parkinson’s disease medications, but does provide a general overview of common medications for symptoms management. It also provides a list of side effects to monitor and report to the physician if observed.
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Parkinson’s Disease and Sense of Time

January 2, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout explains how Parkinson’s disease can disrupt the individual’s sense of time and this can impact accuracy with medication management and nutrition.
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Palliative Care versus Hospice Care

January 1, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Two common but often misunderstood types of care are palliative care and hospice care. This handout provides detailed descriptions of palliative care and hospice care for people who have a serious or terminal illness and their family to improve their knowledge and understanding and reduce the fear of having tough conversations related to advanced care planning and end-of-life wishes.
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Pain Management

January 1, 2022 by Megan Berg.
An estimated 53% of older adults experience pain to an extent that it interferes with their daily lives and independence. When a client has pain, it may often be the first area for a therapist to address in order to improve outcomes in other areas. This clinician resource provides an overview of many non-pharmacological pain relief options to incorporate into treatment sessions.
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Pain and Smoking

January 1, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Many people who have long standing pain conditions also smoke. This handout outlines how smoking can affect musculoskeletal pain and how quitting may help decrease pain intensity.
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