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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…
How Speech Therapy Helps with Chemo Brain
How Speech Therapy Helps with Chemo Brain If you’ve undergone chemotherapy, you may be familiar with a frustrating side effect often called “chemo brain.” This term describes the cognitive difficulties that can arise during and after cancer treatment,…
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…
Holiday Driving Safety
The Holidays are the busiest travel time of the year. People look forward to the fun and excitement of the holiday season and all the events it entails. But holiday driving safety can be challenging. There is increased traffic, increased nighttime driving,…
Low Vision Therapy for Optic Neuritis
Sudden loss of vision with accompanying eye pain is not only frightening but also instantly debilitating. And people who have experienced optic neuritis know this first hand. But is there anything you can do to improve optic neuritis? The good news is…
Occupational Therapy Helps People with Pseudobulbar Affect
Pseudobulbar Affect: Laughing When Crying People with neurological condition such as Brain Injury, Stroke, ALS, Parkinson’s, and MS sometimes have a condition called Pseudobulbar Affect. It is a frustrating and embarrassing condition because pseudobulbar…
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.…
Rehabilitation after Amputation
Rehabilitation After Amputation Loss of a limb is a life changing experience. It affects your ability to move, to take care of yourself, to work, and to maintain your independence. Not only does it change your ability to function, but it also impacts…