How PTs Can Promote Mobility Exercises for Seniors
If you provide therapy to senior patients, you know it can sometimes be challenging to get them to try new things. However, you also know that they often struggle with feeling stiff, sore, and unable to bend and reach like they used to. This is why mobility exercises for seniors are so important. Show your patients these six stretches that can help increase their mobility! Why Mobility Exercises for Seniors Are So Important Mobility...
DIY Occupational Therapy Tools for Kids
Kids love to create. From fingerpainting to building forts in the living room, children have very creative minds. So, why not use their creative juices to help them in their therapy! Doing arts and crafts is not only fun for children, but it can also help them develop valuable skills. Thanks to these brilliantly simple ideas, you can engage your younger clients with activities they’ll go absolutely love! So, here is a list of 4...
Dealing With Difficult Family Members in Healthcare
As a therapist, you work hard to improve the lives of others in a variety of ways. While helping people recover can be a rewarding pursuit, it does come with some challenges. But that’s the case with almost all jobs, right? One of the less pleasant aspects of a healthcare provider’s job can be dealing with family members of patients. Although most family members are helpful and patient, others can be demanding and hard to...
Will Working Holidays Make You Naughty or Nice?
As a travel health professional, you’re used to putting other people’s needs before your own. You also know that no matter what time of year it is, the hospital lights never shut off! The holidays are meant for spending time with loved ones. However, many patients are unable to spend time with their loved ones and need assistance. You may feel frustrated because your friends have the holidays off and you don’t. If you’ve been working...
Occupational Therapy SOAP Note | A Guide for New Therapists
No, it’s not a coupon for a bar of that vegan lemongrass soap you love. It’s also not a review of the melodramatic television show that you and your best friend can’t stop watching. So, what is a SOAP note? If you’re interested in occupational therapy, this is definitely a term that you should know. In this blog, we’ll cover what an occupational therapy SOAP note is and why you need to know how to write...
2020 Changes to ASHA Certification Standards: What to Expect
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, otherwise known as ASHA, has high standards for their audiologists and speech-language pathologists. ASHA certification standards require that the professional update their certifications to correctly reflect their credentials. For any professional within this field, being “certified” signifies that they hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) which proves their excellence...