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July 26, 2015

Physical Therapist Teaches Wheelchair Fitting

Cathy Craver is a physical therapist who teaches wheelchair fitting to other therapists. Her goal in teaching is to optimize function for patients who use wheelchairs. Cathy works at Spain Rehabilitation Center  . She recently presented "Seating and Wheeled…

July 05, 2015

Occupational Therapy Helps Manage Arthritis

5 Tips from Occupational Therapy to Help Manage Your ArthritisJuly is Arthritis Awareness Month and occupational therapy can help preserve your joints and manage your pain.  How can occupational therapists help? Occupational therapists can teach you how…

July 04, 2015

Physical Therapy Helps Manage Arthritis

5 Tips from Physical Therapy to Help Manage Your Arthritis July is Arthritis Awareness Month and physical therapy helps manage arthritis pain and flexibility.  How can physical therapists help?  Physical therapists can provide you with specific exercises…

June 20, 2015

Aphasia: Speech Therapy Helps Life Without Words

Speech Therapy helps life without words.  Communication is not only how we interact with the world, it is how the world interacts with us.Imagine you suddenly lost your ability to understand speech, to talk, to read, and to write but you had NOT lost…

April 18, 2015

Physical Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis in Huntsville, AL

Cathy McNeely providesphysical therapy forMS in Huntsville, AL Physical therapy can ease many of your Multiple Sclerosis symptoms and help you get around better.  Physical therapy for Multiple Sclerosis in Huntsville, AL is provided at Therapy Achievements.  Seeing…

March 27, 2015

Occupational Therapy Helps People With Multiple Sclerosis

Occupational Therapy Helps People With Multiple SclerosisOccupational therapy helps people with multiple sclerosis  perform everyday, functional activities with greater ease, satisfaction, and independence.  These everyday activities include:Activities…

March 25, 2015

Speech Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis

Jaime Richardson provides Speech Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis Many people recognize that multiple sclerosis can result in weakness that interferes with the ability to walk.  But did you know that multiple sclerosis can result in weakness of muscles…

March 23, 2015

Be Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Ready

We're not always ready for multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses, but relapses can happen no matter what you are planning or what is going on in your life. Most people with multiple sclerosis don't want to think about relapses when they're feeling okay, but…

October 06, 2014

Straighten Up! 5 Tips to Better Posture

Mary Beth has multiple sclerosis and is working on better posture with Cathy in physical therapy. But people with MS are not the only ones who have trouble with their posture.  Long work days,  hours spent sitting at a computer, and increased amount of…