Recent Blog Posts
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American Diabetes Month
November 1, 2018
Categories: General, Long Term Care
As of 2015, 100 million Americans have diabetes. Almost everyone knows someone who has been impacted by the disease in one form or another. Unfortunately, despite the widespread knowledge of the disease, not many know how to treat it or prevent serious symptoms. Even less is known about how therapy can improve quality of life for those with diabetes. To recognize American Diabetes Month, we're covering the best ways therapy can help patients with diabetes. Fear of the Unknown Occupational...
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Surviving the Holidays While Rehabilitating
November 1, 2018
Categories: General
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! For patients recovering from injuries, however, the upcoming holidays may be anything but. It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you’re trying to heal. That’s where you step in as a therapist. It’s important to prepare your patients to feel confident without you. These are some basic pearls of advice you can give them to survive the holidays! Plan Ahead Just like everything else you plan for during the holidays, therapy movements...
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Workplace Exercises for the Patient Who is Always Sitting
October 11, 2018
Categories: General, Occupational Therapy, Therapy Treatment
One of the benefits of being in the healthcare field is that we are not typically sitting at a desk for nine hours a day. However, the same cannot be said for all of our patients. Many of the adult clients that we see have jobs that require them to sit throughout the day. This can put them at a greater risk of injury, obesity, diabetes and depression. We need to be cognizant of this in planning their home exercise regimen. We should also consider including exercises that they can do at work. If...
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How to Rehab a Marathoner
October 3, 2018
Categories: Occupational Therapy, Therapy Treatment
Around 45,000 runners participated in the 2017 Chicago Marathon and more are expected to take part in this year’s marathon on October 7th. While there may not be a great number of your patients who participate in marathons, you may still know someone or have a couple of patients whose goal is to be able to finish a 26.2 mile race. While you get them prepared for their goals, we wanted to take this October 7th event as an opportunity to review the important steps involved in recovering from...
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Family Health & Fitness Day
September 29, 2018
Categories: Occupational Therapy, Patient Engagement
The last Saturday in September is Family Fitness Day in the United States, and there is no reason why your patients ought to miss out on the fun! As we all know, the involvement and support of a patient’s family is one of the most important factors in their recovery. There’s a lot to be gained for your patients and their loved ones if you can get them exercising together. Research tells us that families that engage in physical activity typically enjoy better communication in the home...