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Hydration

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This resource describes the importance of adequate hydration, the prevalence, and symptoms of dehydration, and tips on how to improve it.
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How to Stop Freezing with Parkinson’s Disease

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Freezing is not only frustrating, but also a significant fall risk. This resource provides a list of tricks to prevent and get out of a freezing episode.  It is a great visual to have taped to your patient’s wall, walker seat, or any other location that your patient has frequent episodes.
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How To Squat With Good Technique

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
The squat is a foundational movement that can be used to strengthen the quadriceps, glutes, and lower back muscles. Squatting with good technique can be helpful to make sure the correct muscles are being used and to ensure that it does not cause pain. This intervention piece is a useful tool that can be included with home exercise programs to outline the correct technique when performing a double leg squat.
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How to Spoon Feed Your Baby

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides ideas for successful early spoon-feeding and characteristics of good spoon-feeding. Giant gobs of food with leftovers shoved into the oral cavity? NO THANKS.
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How to Calculate Heart Rate

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Being able to calculate one’s own heart rate accurately is a vital skill for those looking to monitor heart rate for health reasons. This handout is designed to help therapists educate people on the different methods to accurately calculate heart rate so they can independently monitor and optimize their health.
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How Does Manual Therapy Reduce Pain?

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout outlines and summarizes what the best available evidence says about how manual therapy may work to reduce pain, and it describes who may benefit most from it.
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Household Cleaning After Stroke

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout covers strategies and a variety of different modifications for increasing independence with household cleaning after experiencing a stroke.
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Hospital Beds

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Hospital beds often have a learning curve for new users – both managing the controller as well as using the bed’s features to one’s advantage. This clinical resource includes a simple visual diagram of a hospital bed control with labels, and a guide for maximizing independence with performance of hospital bed mobility.
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Home Exercises for Self Range of Motion for the Hemiplegic Arm

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This includes a home exercise program to teach clients who need to perform self range of motion for a hemiplegic upper extremity. It includes an area for customization of the number of repetitions, frequency recommendations, and/or individual notes and precautions.
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