For a home program to be worth you and your patient’s time, it should be interesting, motivating, and practiced regularly. The principles of neuroplasticity tell us that while practicing a challenging action is important, it’s…
Practice in hospice and palliative care requires a shifting of both focus and application of our therapy knowledge and skills. A large majority of our patients in this practice niche will decline towards the end…
Dysphagia is a rapidly growing health concern in our aging population. Oropharyngeal dysphagia affects: More than 30% of individuals who have had a cerebrovascular accident Up to 80% of individuals with Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease…
We began deciphering the recipe for pneumonia in Part 1 – Pneumonia Alphabet Soup: Reworking the Recipes Causes for pneumonia are multifactorial, and the clinician needs to consider the following factors: Pneumonia risk factors (like…
To prevent falls, physical therapists and occupational therapists can recommend assistive devices and help patients improve strength, range of motion, and balance. So what can a speech-language pathologist do? An SLP’s role in fall avoidance varies…
