As more adults focus on improving their health in 2025, this is a good time to stress the importance of patients maintaining fine motor skills through targeted exercises and recreational activities to preserve independence and quality of life.
An occupational therapy home evaluation after ALS diagnosis is essential to maximize quality of life for the few years a client has left.
Comcast launches its new Xfinity Large Button Voice Remote, designed for users with mobility, dexterity, or vision impairments.
A computer science researcher is developing a robotic system that helps people with spinal cord injuries perform everyday tasks.
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This latest program by FitOn Health helps older adults take action to prevent falls and protect the body from natural aging
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Broda is encouraging people to join the celebration by sharing their Broda story. Every story submission is an entry to win a new wheelchair.
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More than half of working caregivers would change jobs if it enabled access to a family caregiving coordination benefit, per a recent survey.
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This feature-length article uses case studies to show how patients experiencing severe impairments after hospitalization for the novel coronavirus can greatly benefit from intensive inpatient COVID-19 rehab involving collaboration among PTs, OTs, and SLPs.
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Severe weather events disproportionately affect people with spinal cord injuries and disabilities. A U-LINK project aims to change that.
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In this podcast episode, Melanie Hamilton-Basich of Rehab Management is joined by two longtime occupational therapists—Kirsten Davin OTD, OTR/L, ATP, SMS, and Bridget Scheidler EdD, OTR, CAPS—for a lively discussion about aging in place home modification strategies and considerations for occupational therapy clients as well as the education on this subject that’s available to therapists.
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In this feature-length Rehab Management article, Kirsten Davin, OTD, OTR/L, ATP, SMS, shares how occupational therapists can help clients evaluate and overcome barriers to safely staying in their homes in old age.
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The CDC Foundation and National Council on Aging launch Falls Free CheckUp, an online tool to help older adults check their risk for a fall.
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Women with disabilities are nearly twice as likely to rate their diet as poor and are more likely to experience food insecurity.
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MyndVR and HTC VIVE launch MyndVR 3.0 exclusively bundled with the all-new HTC VIVE Flow Immersive Glasses.
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Researchers show how large-scale, sensor-based health monitoring could help detect age-related health problems
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InHome Therapy celebrates the acquisition of Advanced Healthcare Services, marking a step forward in its continued growth throughout Florida.
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Medicare beneficiaries overwhelmingly support policies to protect access to Medicare home health, according to poll.
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TCARE and Nymbl partner to help caregivers and their recipients to maintain and improve their mobility independence to age in place.
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