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Cognitive training, or “brain training” has become one of the most well-researched and effective ways to help people who have impaired cognitive functioning due to head injury, strokes, attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, and age-related impairments. Furthermore, a growing number of health professionals are discovering that their computers can be an indispensable partner in a cognitive behavioral therapy approach. 
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CSM Recap 2010: The new sights, sounds, and scenery of physical therapy | PT
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Intensive Aphasia Therapy – What Does It Mean?: Continued efforts in the Aphasia Center at Steps Forward | SLP
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Starting Down the Path: The promise and challenge of electronic health records in therapy | MT, Nursing, NT, OT, PT, RT, SLP
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Raising the “VisAbility” for Inclusive Fitness: Advocating health and fitness jobs for those with physical challenges | PT
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IEP Listening Goals for Children with Cochlear Implants - Part 2 | IEPs for Children with Cochlear Implants
Amy McConkey Robbins
Clinicians, teachers, and parents are gearing up for the upcoming season: No, I don't mean spring, but IEP Season! That's the period of time that can drag out from now until virtually the last working day on a school district's calendar. In an earlier blog entry, " IEP Listening Goals...
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:: 02.06.10
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Things are going my way! | My way of making the world a better place...
Michael Ellner
Things are going my way! ... Having a lecture added to the 92nd Street Y's 2010-2011 "Health & Wellness Series" is a deeply satisfying and pleasurable experience! I know because my "Pain Relief Workshop" has just been accepted and I will be speaking at the Y on Dec. 7, 2010...
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:: 01.26.10
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Hooray for the National Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments! | Going Green, Mark D. Marotta, Therapy Times
Behind The Zine
By Mark D. Marotta Somewhere along the line, my duties here at Valley Forge Press, which brings you Therapy Times, grew to include coming up with environmentally-themed articles for its sister publication, rt image. Not sure how that happened, but it did, for better or worse. So far, Therapy Times...
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Rejuvenation Amidst Frigid Temperatures | Patient Relations
Joanne Loewy
Hibernation, according to Webster's dictionary is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals, characterized by lower body temperature, slower breathing, and lower metabolic rate. When animals hibernate they actually conserve energy. During winter, when food supply is limited, animals use their energy reserves at a slow rate. It...
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03.15.10
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In the News
Researchers have launched a unique project to improve early diagnosis and management of dementia among deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL).
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03.15.10
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In the News
Eighty-five percent of nurse practitioners agree that one of the roles of healthcare professionals is to provide their patients with information about dietary supplements, according to new research from the “Life...supplemented” 2009 Healthcare Professionals (HCP) Impact Study.
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03.15.10
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In the News
Virtual reality game technology using Wii™ may help recovering stroke patients improve their motor function, according to research presented in February at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2010 in San Antonio.
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03.15.10
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Journal Watch
Non-traditional therapies relieve pain among a wide range of hospitalized patients as much as 50 percent, according to a first-of-a-kind study in the March 5 issue of the Journal of Patient Safety.
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03.15.10
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In the News
Normally, this is the peak period for the flu in the United States. But that just doesn’t seem to be the case this year.
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03.15.10
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In the News
Shoulder motion after rotator cuff surgery remains significantly different when compared to the patient’s opposite shoulder, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers.
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03.15.10
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Journal Watch
During the school day, children eat roughly one-third of their nutritional needs while at school. Besides lunch, breakfast and snacks may be served, providing ample opportunities for obesity-prevention strategies by offering more nutritious food.
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03.12.10
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Webcast
Bill Cummins, MS, CCC-SLP, discusses the Cypress Therapy software from AccuMed Technology Solutions, which provides a library of documentation templates, including daily notes, weekly summaries, initial and monthly plans of progress, and discipline-specific evaluations, as well as Cypress Mobile software in which therapists enter treatment data as they work with patients, running on any handheld device using the Windows Mobile® operating system Cypress Therapy software integrates, manages, and displays information for therapists, managers, and business office staff.
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03.12.10
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David Underhill, president of Battle Creek Equipment, discusses some of the company's offerings displayed at the CSM show, including the Ice It!® ColdCOMFORT™ line of products, which are designed to provide a quick, safe cold compress that patients don't have to hold in place, and used predominantly to manage both swelling and recurring inflammation.
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03.12.10
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Marilyn M. Pink, PhD, PT, MBA, discusses the benefits of EDUCATA.com, a unique, interactive, Web 2.0 education platform that delivers online learning, and also offers a broad spectrum of courses from orthopaedics and pulmonology to geriatrics and oncology that are taught by top-ranked educators and experienced clinicians. EDUCATA's partners include the World Confederation for Physical Therapy as well as many APTA state chapters and sections.
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Bill Cummins, MS, CCC-SLP, discusses the Cypress Therapy software from AccuMed Technology Solutions, which provides a library of documentation templates, including daily notes, weekly summaries, initial and monthly plans of progress, and discipline-specific evaluations, as well as Cypress Mobile software in which therapists enter treatment data as they work with patients, running on any handheld device using the Windows Mobile® operating system Cypress Therapy software integrates, manages, and displays information for therapists, managers, and business office staff.
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