Learn 5 tips to overcome refusal of care in occupational therapy. Balancing educating the patient of their rights & accomodating their needs.
Unilateral neglect is a common effect of strokes. It goes by many different names. Learn the current evidence-based OT interventions to help
Rehab, Rehabilitation, Acute Rehabilitation, Acute Rehab, Inpatient Rehab, Adult Rehab, Acute Therapist, Acute, ICU, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapy, Physical Therapist, Speech Therapy, Speech Therapist, Fieldwork I, Fieldwork II, Clinicals, Clinical Rotations, OT School, Graduate School, Neuro, Medical Student, Study Guide, ICU Nurse, Spanish for Medicine, Spanish Translation, Printable, Fieldwork, Fieldwork Student, Fieldwork I, Fieldwork II, Fieldwork 2 This PDF includes resources for OTs and OT students working with neuro patients. Included in the PDF: ✔︎ Common stroke symptoms based on brain regions affected ✔︎ F.A.S.T. ✔︎ Scapular Mobilizations ✔︎ Dysphagia Your download is a PDF digital download, available as soon as your purchase is complete. The PDF is regular 8.5x11" size.
Mental practice for stroke patients involves visualizing a movement before actively performing it. Come learn how this helps boost recovery.
For people unable to leave the house, home physical therapy (PT) can help improve mobility, build strength, and recover from surgery or illness. Learn what home PT is like and how to qualify.
Arthritis can be so debilitating to our clients because it is often not always the direct (or only!) reason we are seeing them. Occupational therapy
Looking for ways to use functional cognition in your OT practice? Neuro OT Renee Leuschke shares strategies and ideas to start using today.
It shouldn't be called "productive," it should be called what it really is: "billable." Learn 8 ways for OT practitioners to increase SNF productivity
The struggle is real. Dementia bathing or patients with other cognitive impairments is one of the biggest struggles from caregivers. There is fighting,
How can the Allen Cognitive Levels help you to provide better treatments for our patients with a cognitive impairment? How can we use this theory to make
These 48 task cards help teach where certain food items go. Each task card has the same format: The question "Where does it go?" at the top, the picture of the food item in the middle, and then the three options (fridge, freezer, cabinet) at the bottom. *updated clip art August 2018* What's included: -Sample IEP goals/objectives -Data sheet -48 task cards + a blank set of 4 so that you can print out and glue any additional food items you would like to work on. Task cards can be used during direct instruction, individual work, and in work task boxes. Printing on cardstock and/or laminating is recommended. Students can choose their answer by talking, pointing, clipping on a clothespin or paperclip, or circling with a dry erase marker. Like this? Then you'll love this interactive/adaptive book Where do we store food? ☞Want even more task cards? Buy the Task Card BUNDLE and SAVE!☜ _______________________ Learn when I post new products by following me! ★Click the green star that says "Follow Me" near the top of any page within my store and you will officially be a follower! ★Plus follow me on Facebook for more fun ideas and updates on new products and sales!
Aimee Wagner, OT sees every diagnosis that comes through her therapy department and works across inpatient, outpatient and home health settings. Aimee sees a lot of CVA/stroke patients, but even…
Primitive reflexes are the reactive actions that a newborn baby uses to survive in the beginning stages of life. These reflexes are essential in allowing th ...
With stroke patients a multidisciplinary approach is necessary for ongoing recovery. Ensure PT, OT, SLP, and nursing are involved in the patient’s care.
Constraint-induced movement therapy: What is it? We provide you an overview of what it is with evidence supporting it and how to use it in your OT practice.
Learn 10 easy items that you can use as an OT practitioner to complete a stroke treatment with your patients!
As part of rehabilitation after injury, illness or disease, occupational therapy activities for adults often include strengthening and fine motor tasks.
Everyday objects and tools can help to model routines and provide occupation-based therapy even if time or other resources are limited.
Learn 10 easy items that you can use as an OT practitioner to complete a stroke treatment with your patients!
This is the ultimate list of exercises for stroke patients. When practiced regularly, these full-body stroke exercises help improve mobility.
PRAIRIE DU SAC — More than 795,000 adults living in the U.S. have a stroke each year. In 130,000 cases, the stroke is fatal, according to the Centers for Disease
As many of you asked, you wanted to learn more about stroke rehab and what that looks like. So, let's start by getting a full understanding of what a stroke exactly is. The term "stroke" is interchangeable with the medical term, cerebrovascular accident, commonly abbreviated as a "CVA". A stroke is a neurological condition that can have lasting impairments. A CVA occurs when there is a reduced amount of blood supply to the brain which deprives the brain of oxygen and nutrients for a small or lon
If you're an Occupational Therapist or COTA working with stroke patients in your setting, I highly recommend this book. Check out why in my review here.
Learn 10 easy items that you can use as an OT practitioner to complete a stroke treatment with your patients!
Assessment of Pusher Behavior with Burke Lateropulsion Scale (BLS) to identify positions that produce Pusher Behaviors (i.e. Supine, Sitting, Standing). This will help drive interventions and under…
Psychology Definition of Cognitive Exercises After a Stroke: What is a Stroke?
As many of you asked, you wanted to learn more about stroke rehab and what that looks like. So, let's start by getting a full understanding of what a stroke exactly is. The term "stroke" is interchangeable with the medical term, cerebrovascular accident, commonly abbreviated as a "CVA". A stroke is a neurological condition that can have lasting impairments. A CVA occurs when there is a reduced amount of blood supply to the brain which deprives the brain of oxygen and nutrients for a small or lon
This is the ultimate list of exercises for stroke patients. When practiced regularly, these full-body stroke exercises help improve mobility.
Before April, which happens to be Occupational Therapy Month, is over, here’s a question for you.
Our team of therapists created Gross Motor Exercise Worksheets that target individual occupational therapy goals and incorporate unique learning style.
Hand therapist Josh Albarado, OTR/L shares his go-to hand therapy interventions with protocols, treatment ideas and resources in this guide
Looking for occupational therapy treatment ideas for men? Here is a list for you!
This is the ultimate list of exercises for stroke patients. When practiced regularly, these full-body stroke exercises help improve mobility.
Everyday objects and tools can help to model routines and provide occupation-based therapy even if time or other resources are limited.
Stroke affects nearly 800,000 people each year. On World Stroke Day, we want to raise awareness and support those who have been impacted by this disease. Fine motor skills are often affected by...
Mirror therapy for stroke is gaining attention in the rehab field. We explain what it is, what evidence supports its use, and how it works.
Learn how occupational therapy practitioners can help our patients with a stroke be resilient, stay positive and tackle depressive symptoms.
If you are new to working with older adults in an occupational therapy setting and are ready to take your practice to the next level, join us today.
Assessment of Pusher Behavior with Burke Lateropulsion Scale (BLS) to identify positions that produce Pusher Behaviors (i.e. Supine, Sitting, Standing). This will help drive interventions and under…
This is the ultimate list of exercises for stroke patients. When practiced regularly, these full-body stroke exercises help improve mobility.
