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Exercise Intensity Guidelines

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Calculating optimal heart rate during exercise can be tricky to accomplish and remember. This handout provides the basic formulas to calculate maximum heart rate and healthy range of heart rate during both moderate intensity and vigorous intensity exercise.
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Epiglottic Inversion Impairment and Exercises

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
The epiglottis plays a critical role in protecting the airway. This material describes the function of the epiglottis and provides exercises to complete to improve the function in a person with dysphagia.
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Environmental Considerations for Fall Risk Reduction

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This targeted session material offers many considerations for therapists to reduce the risk of falls when working in skilled nursing facilities or similar environments. It includes a focus on environmental, seating, and caregiver education considerations to reduce fall risk in the older adult population.
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Encourage Language While Playing with Simple Toys

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Carry-over of speech therapy at home with family is vital for lasting success. This handout provides concrete suggestions related to 5 toys that parents/caregivers can use to encourage language while playing with their child at home.
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Effects of Mouth Breathing

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Mouth-breathing is a maladaptive, compensatory behavior. Human facial anatomy was designed for breathing to occur through the nose. The nasal cavity filters the air we breathe, and allows airflow into the body for proper craniofacial development. The harmful effects of mouth-breathing in children are becoming more well-understood. This handout provides a brief overview of information for caregivers, parents, therapists, and other professionals regarding how mouth-breathing can affect multiple facets of development.
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Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
If we live long enough, it is nearly inevitable that we will develop Alzheimer’s disease. This document helps loved ones and caregivers identify early signs of the disease for better detection and earlier medical management.
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Early Intervention: How to Target More Than Nouns in Play

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Nouns emerge first in early developing language, but to help kids push into multi-word phrases and meaningful dialogue with communication partners, it is important to help them build up other types of words in their vocabularies. This handout provides a quick way to extend word types across play and everyday activities.
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Dysphagia Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides education about the different exercises and swallowing strategies that may help individuals with Multiple Sclerosis to improve swallowing functions and safety.
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Dysphagia Postural Strategies: Head Tilt and Head Turn

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout addresses dysphagia related to unilateral weakness at some point in the oro-pharyngeal phase of the swallow. The handout provides visuals for the two strategies as well as a snapshot of the evidence-base for when these strategies may be most effective.
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