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Academic Routines for Children with ADHD

January 1, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Children diagnosed with ADHD may experience challenges within their school day that can contribute to diminished academic success, inattentiveness, and feelings of frustration. This tool includes self-esteem, and calming and attention strategies that parents, educators, and therapists can use during academic routines with their children.
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IDDSI Level 5 – Minced and Moist

January 1, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource provides information for patients and their caregivers on this consistency’s characteristics, the reasons for recommendation/need for this consistency, ways to test it at home, and helpful recommendations for preparation.
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Health Literacy and Providing Education

January 1, 2022 by Megan Berg.
All individuals have the right to access and understand the information provided by their healthcare team to make appropriate decisions and actions. This resource includes information on assessing health literacy, providing adequate education, and assessing an individual’s understanding.
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Pendulum Swing Exercise

December 31, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Pendulum swing exercises for the shoulder are commonly used during the early stages of the rehabilitation process. This handout covers when and why this exercise should be implemented, as well as how to correctly perform the exercise.
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ESTIM

December 31, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Electrical stimulation (ESTIM) is a valuable modality that can be used to address a variety of conditions and symptoms such as treating chronic pain, improving range of motion, and retraining muscles after injury or illness. This resource covers ESTIM indications, contraindications/precautions and provides a log to keep track of individual patient parameters in order to simplify utilizing ESTIM in the clinic.
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Flexor Tendon Glides Instruction Sheet

December 31, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Flexor tendon glides are commonly prescribed by rehabilitation professionals who work with hand injuries. The sequence can be hard to explain in a time efficient manner. This resource outlines how to do wrist flexor tendon glides and allows for the clinician to customize the dosages of the exercise.
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Simple Wound Care Instruction Sheet

December 31, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Many rehab professionals treat wounds, and correct home wound management is critical to successful outcomes. This handout is a great instruction sheet to give to people with wounds to quickly outline what they should do to make sure they heal with reduced risks of complications.
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Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Most people go straight to motor symptoms when thinking about Parkinson’s disease, but there are many non-motor symptoms that clinicians need to address. This handout provides a quick visual reference for non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
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NG Tube Effect on Swallowing Physiology

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
A common question asked by SLPs is whether the presence of an NG tube affects swallow function. This clinical resource provides insight and answers to this question using research on both normal and post-stroke populations.
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