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How Can Occupational Therapists Address urinary Incontinence in Nursing Homes?

Kathleen Weissberg, OTD, OTR/L, CMDCP, CDP, CFPS

October 1, 2023

How can occupational therapists address urinary incontinence in nursing homes?   Read More

  


How Can We Foster Engagement With Senior Clients?

Kathleen Weissberg, OTD, OTR/L, CMDCP, CDP, CFPS

August 1, 2023

How can we foster engagement with senior clients?   Read More

  


What are the Common Clinical Presentations Seen with Specific Arteries in a Stroke?

Alaena McCool, MS, OTR/L, CPAM, Katherine George, PT, DPT

April 15, 2023

What are the common clinical presentations seen with specific arteries in a stroke?   Read More

  


What Are the Implications of Driving Cessation?

Wendy Stav, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

March 15, 2023

What are the implications of driving cessation?   Read More

 


What is the Incidence of Bullying in Older Adults?

Kathleen Weissberg, OTD, OTR/L, CMDCP, CDP

February 15, 2023

What is the incidence of bullying in older adults?   Read More

   


How Do Rehab Engineers Complement Therapy Services?

Theresa Berner, MOT, OTR/L, ATP, Dennis Cleary, MS, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA

January 15, 2023

How do rehab engineers complement therapy services?   Read More

    


What Happens To Vision During Normal Aging?

Subah Gupta, MHS, OTR/L, SCLV, CBIS

September 12, 2022

What happens to vision during normal aging?   Read More

    


Why Should Occupational Therapists Be Involved In The Treatment Of Falls?

Krista Covell-Pierson, OTR/L, BCB-PMD

May 9, 2022

Why should occupational therapists be involved in the treatment of falls?   Read More

 


What Is Lifestyle Redesign® And How Can It Be Used To Manage Chronic Pain?

Lindsey Reeves, OTD, OTR/L, CEAS

March 11, 2022

What is Lifestyle Redesign® and how can it be used to manage chronic pain?   Read More

   


What Is Animal Assisted Therapy?

Melissa Winkle, OTR/L, FAOTA, CPDT-KA, Phoebe Yam, OTD, OTR/L

February 3, 2022

What is animal-assisted therapy?   Read More

   


What Are The Benefits Of Completing A Wheelchair Seating Assessment In The Home?

Sara Kate Frye, OTD, MS, OTR/L, ATP

January 7, 2022

What are the benefits of completing a wheelchair seating assessment in the home?   Read More

   


What Is Interoception?

Catherine M. Cavaliere, PhD, OTR

December 3, 2021

What is interoception?   Read More

   


What Is Accessible Design?

Sara Story, EdD, OTD, OTR/L, BCG, CAPS

November 4, 2021

What is accessible design?   Read More

   


Can You Use Constraint Induced Motor Treatment (CIMT) In Skilled Nursing Settings?

Veronica T. Rowe, PhD, OTR/L, CBIST

March 2, 2021

Can you use constraint induced motor treatment in skilled nursing settings?   Read More

 


Why do we want COVID-19 patients in a prone position?

Lyndsay Laxton, OTR/L, Julia Smith, MS, OTR/L

August 5, 2020

Why do we want COVID-19 patients in a prone position?   Read More

   


For treating in the home, does there need to be an MD order if insurance is not involved?

Barbara Kornblau, JD, OT/L, FAOTA

May 1, 2020

If an elderly patient is seen in the home by an OT, does there need to be an MD order if insurance is not involved?   Read More

  


Use of the Montessori Method with Clients With Dementia

Kathleen Weissberg, OTD, OTR/L

February 5, 2020

How do you use the Montessori method with clients with dementia?   Read More

 


Risk Factors for Developing COPD

Camille Tovera-Magsombol, OTD, OTR/L

November 5, 2019

What are the risk factors for developing COPD?   Read More

 


What Assessments Do You Recommend For Aging In Place?

Beth Fields, PhD, OTR/L

April 1, 2019

What assessments do you recommend for aging in place?   Read More

 


Why Should Occupational Therapists Care About Aging In Place?

Kelly Dickson, CScD, OTR/L

March 1, 2019

Why should occupational therapists care about aging in place?   Read More


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