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Maintaining Your Balance

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout describes the body’s natural balance strategies and can be used as a visual guide when educating patients about balance or providing balance exercises.
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Living with an Autoimmune Disorder

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Autoimmune disorders can wreak havoc on body, brain, and emotions. This handout describes some management strategies that empower patients to live with chronic autoimmune disease and is designed for rehabilitation therapists to provide to patients to improve health literacy.
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Left Neglect

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout describes what left neglect is, what its symptoms are, the risks associated with this condition, and a small collection of treatment options and strategies. The handout includes visuals to help describe the type of brain lesions that cause visual neglect.
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Korsakoff Syndrome

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is designed for patients and families who are facing Korsakoff syndrome, a chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B-1).
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Imitation and Language Development

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Imitation is key to successful language development. This handout is designed to help parents and caregivers understand this important connection and also provides quick tips on how to teach imitation to children.
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Ideas for Incorporating Speech and Language in the Outdoors

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Summer means more time outdoors! Children of any age, background, culture, and location can enjoy and benefit from the outdoors in some way. There are several ways to improve speech, language, social, and cognitive skills using nature. This handout gives parents, therapists, and caregivers ideas on how to improve child development in the outdoor setting.
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Hypersensitivity

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides visual education for patient on how hypersensitivity presents following a peripheral nerve injury. The handout also examines why this is occurring and will normalize the symptoms, which can often be frightening.
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Hyponatremia

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Hyponatremia is a life-threatening condition that can occur after a brain injury. This handout describes what the condition is, how to spot it, what affect the condition has on the brain, and why it’s important to report these signs and symptoms to a physician immediately. Designed for staff and caregivers in homes/facilities that treat people with brain injuries.
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How We Create Voice and Speech

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides visual anatomy of vocal function as well as a written description of how voice and speech are created. Includes a partial list of diagnoses that affect voice.
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