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Caring for Individuals with Memory Loss: A Guide for Caregivers
Memory loss is a common health condition that can severely impact a person’s quality of life. And caring for individuals with memory loss can be challenging. As people age, changes in physical function can lead to mental decline, making it harder to…
Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Helps: 5 Common Side Effects
Being diagnosed with breast cancer is a pivotal moment for many. It triggers a flood of emotions and a series of events that can include blood tests, biopsies, consultations, and decisions about what type of treatment to pursue. Some of these events…
Changes After Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury affects millions of Americans annually. And often, the person affected may not know they have suffered a brain injury or that the symptoms they experience post-injury are related to their injury. Understanding the changes after…
Rehab Technology for Spinal Cord Injury
Did you know that every year at least 250,000 people around the world experience a spinal cord injury (SCI)? The complications from a spinal cord injury can be very severe. Most people who suffer from them have a hard time adjusting to daily life after…
Balance and Fall Prevention: Strategies for Intervention
Balance and fall prevention strategies are important not only for older adults, but for everyone. According to the Center for Disease Control the number of fall deaths in people younger than 65 has increased 20%. And for people 65 and older, the numbers…
Rehabilitation Therapy Helps Regain Function
An injury or illness changes your ability to function. And a serious injury or illness can change your life in an instant. It can result in weakness, pain, and cognitive impairment. Things you used to be able to do easily can now be difficult. And…
April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month
Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month: April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month. And in Alabama, each year the Governor makes it official by signing the Alabama proclamation. But why go through all the bother? Because nearly 90,000 people are diagnosed…
IpsiHand™ Stroke Recovery Device
The IpsiHand stroke recovery device is an innovative new option for people looking to recover hand use after stroke. A stroke causes motor cortex damage that can result in impaired motor function and limit arm and hand movement. The muscles in the arm…
Speech Therapy Helps Long COVID
In the spring of 2020, Covid-19 rocked our world as suddenly patients overwhelmed clinics and hospitals in every city. Since that time, patients have relied on providers to support their healing and return to daily function. Outpatient clinics like Therapy…