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May 30, 2025

How To Help Wound Healing

Therapy Achievements provides help with wound healing for patients with lymphedema, burns, radiation/chemotherapy and more. Wounds come in all shapes and sizes. Some are due to burns or injury while others may be due to pressure or venous insufficiency.…

May 29, 2025

Healing Beyond Cancer: Rehab Therapy After Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death among women worldwide. Thanks to advances in medical treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, survival rates have improved significantly.…

May 28, 2025

Speech Therapy For Aphasia

Speech Therapy For Aphasia June is Aphasia Awareness Month - speech therapy can help!  Aphasia is a communication disorder that interferes with a person’s ability to speak, understand language, read, and write. It occurs when the language centers of…

May 26, 2025

Top 5 Ways to Reduce Burn Scars

You may have heard of first-, second-, and third-degree burns—but burns go beyond that. People can experience thermal, chemical, electrical, solar (sun), and radiation burns, all of which may lead to long-term scarring. Fortunately, there are effective…

May 03, 2025

Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies

Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Having multiple sclerosis can be a daunting challenge. But participating in multiple sclerosis research studies is one action that can have a number of positive benefits.  Arming yourself with information and building…

May 01, 2025

Rehabilitation Therapy After Stroke

Stroke strikes suddenly—and it can change life in an instant. It affects nearly 795,000 people in the U.S. each year, making it a leading cause of long-term disability in adults. While no one is ever truly prepared for a stroke, rehabilitation therapy…

April 28, 2025

Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy: Helping the Brain Recover and Adapt

Cognitive rehabilitation therapy is a specialized program designed to help individuals with impaired thinking and memory skills regain their ability to function in daily life. Whether the result of a brain injury, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, or another…

March 11, 2025

Resources for People with Brain Injury in Alabama

Have you experienced concussion or brain injury?  If so, then you know firsthand it can create challenges that impact your everyday life.  Everything from daily routines to long-term independence. So knowing where to turn for support is crucial. Fortunately,…

February 22, 2025

Hope for Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery

Did you know that approximately 1.5 million Americans suffer from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year?  According to the CDC, of these 1.5 million Americans, 80,000 to 90,000 have long-term disabilities as a result of their injuries.  Does your…