Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Read Disclaimer: The evaluation and treatment ideas offered here are for educational purposes and should NOT be used IN PLACE OF independent research, clinical discussion with overseeing physician, nor should it be used to treat your patients with a general treatment plan. Every client requires a unique approach based on their occupational profile. ALSO, this is based on our experience in outpatient rehabilitation and may not apply in every place setting depending on the status of the client. **THESE ARE SAMPLE TIMEFRAMES AND CONTINUUMS AND MAY TAKE SHORTER OR LONGER TO SEE RESULTS FOR YOUR CLIENTS**By checking this box, you understand and agree with the disclaimerYes, I agreeWhat diagnosis are you evaluating and/or treating?Generalized Weakness/DebilityBalance DeficitsArthritisLower Back/Hip PainShoulder Pain/InjuryUpper Body Joint ReplacementCarpal or Cubital Tunnel SyndromeHand pain/injuryLower Body Joint ReplacementFunctional Ambulation DeficitsParkinson's DiseaseAlzheimer's Disease or Mild Cog ImpairmentCerebral Vascular AccidentBasal Ganglionic DegenerationTraumatic Brain InjuryProgressive Neurological ConditionPost Covid SyndromeInclusion Body Miositis (IBM)Generalized Weakness/DebilityGeneralized Weakness OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsSOAP EVALSubjectiveObjectiveAssessmentPlanBalance DeficitsBalance Deficits OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsArthritisArthritis OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsLower Back / Hip PainLower Back / Hip Pain OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsShoulder Pain / InjuryShoulder Pain OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsUpper Body Joint ReplacementUpper Body Joint Replacement OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsCarpal or Cubital Tunnel SyndromeCarpal/Cubital Tunnel OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsHand Pain / injuryHand Pain/Injury OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsLower Body Joint ReplacementLB Joint Replacement OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsFunctional Ambulation DeficitsFunctional Ambulation OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsParkinson's DiseasePD OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsAlzheimer's Disease or Mild Cognitive ImpairmentsADRD OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatments Occupational therapy practitioners have the responsibility to be restorative first! This means that we need to know the research for how to always, at every stage, increase current level of function and maintain baseline. Working in the adaptation and compensatory framework (aka Rehabilitation Model) is not the primary role of the occupational therapist! Your continuum of care must include an action plan to delay loss of function as much as research supports. Cognitive Reserve - Memory is actually more complicated than you would think. There are several types of memory and each can be affected differently depending on many factors. Did you know that two people could have the exact same diagnosis, but their memory will be impacted differently and at different rates? This all stems from what we call cognitive reserve. Cognitive reserve suggests the brain has the ability to withstand a certain level of injury (we are speaking about any kind of injury, even changes from disease/trauma) before symptoms of dementia become visible. This idea of cognitive reserve explains the varying presentations of symptoms between those with the same diagnosis. Motor Elements: Remember that the brain is all connected. If someone’s executive function is being impacted, their motor skills or various neuromuscular functions will also be implicated at some level! Especially during dual tasking. Alzheimer’s Disease specifically will impact mobility so it is important to look at the entire body during an Alzheimer’s and other related dementias or Mild Cognitive Impairment evaluation DO NOT GIVE UP ON YOUR CLIENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALZHEIMERS OR OTHER RELATED DEMENTIAS Cerebral Vascular AccidentCVA OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsBasal Ganglionic DegenerationCBGD OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsTraumatic Brain InjuryTBI OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsProgressive Neurological ConditionPND OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsPost Covid SyndromePost-COVID OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsInclusion Body MiositisIBM OptionsBrief OverviewEvaluationTreatmentsSubmit
