“Don’t Ban Plastic Straws” | The Disabled Speak Up
We have all probably seen the video: a sea turtle with a plastic drinking straw stuck up its nose. The environmental impact of human trash and waste is often heartbreaking, but it’s something we typically don’t (or choose not to) think about. However, over the past few weeks, many cities and businesses have pledged to ban plastic straws completely. Seattle, for example, implemented a ban on plastic straws and utensils that...
7 Things to Never Say to a Patient
As an allied health professional, there are probably things patients say to you that really grind your gears. Maybe it’s when they try to guess their diagnosis because of what they’ve found on WebMD, or when they assume you know everything there is to know about medicine. Either way, it can be frustrating. On the other hand, there are also certain things to never say to a patient as an allied health professional....
Allied Health in Correctional Facilities | Using Telemedicine and More
Despite the situations that brought them there, prisoners in state and federal correctional facilities are patients too. No matter the reason for their sentence, people serving time in prison still have the right to basic healthcare services and medical attention. Still, this doesn’t mean that individuals actually receive the time they need with healthcare professionals providing their services to America’s prison population. While...
6 Surprising Benefits of Good Posture
Growing up, our mothers may have scolded us to “sit up straight!” And of course, we’d roll our eyes and just sit up in our chairs without ever asking why. So, we may have grown up knowing that sitting up straight was what we were supposed to do, but we never really got any explanation why it’s good for us. In the past, we wrote a blog on the negative effects of bad posture, so I decided to investigate the...
Occupational Therapy In Nursing Homes
In the past, nursing homes were largely regarded as an elderly person’s final residence. After living a long and independent life and then suffering a debilitating injury or chronic illness that compromises their independence, it was generally accepted that the person would be more than happy to spend the rest of the life in a state of peaceful rest and relaxation, playing cards in the community room and having their every personal...