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Parkinson's Disease Research Studies
Parkinson's Disease Research Studies Having Parkinson’s Disease can be a daunting challenge. But participating in Parkinson’s Disease research studies is one action that can have a number of positive benefits. Arming yourself with information about…
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…
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…
Living with MS: The Julie Roberts Story
Singing Through the Storms Country music star Julie Roberts is no stranger to life’s challenges. In the midst of a rising music career, she received a life-changing diagnosis: multiple sclerosis (MS). For any performer, especially one in the spotlight,…
Synchrony Dysphagia Treatment Changes Lives
Have you or someone you know experienced issues when eating or swallowing? Issues such as pain, being unable to swallow normally, coughing, gagging or feeling like there is food stuck in the throat? Do you have to avoid certain foods altogether because…
April is Occupational Therapy Month
April is Occupational Therapy Month in Huntsville, AL April is Occupational Therapy Month and Therapy Achievements wants to celebrate! With over 100 years of combined experience, the occupational therapists at Therapy Achievements are able to provide…
LSVT Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
LSVT Treatment for Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's Disease is a progressive disorder that affects approximately one million Americans. And because it gets worse over time, being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease is a somber event. But the good news…
Managing Lymphedema with Nutrition
Lymphedema is a condition in which protein rich fluid accumulates in the tissues. It affects approximately 1 in 1000 Americans. And although there is currently no cure, managing lymphedema with nutrition is an importance piece of your lymphedema management…