This would be great to share with our clients.

Amazing!

This article discusses advantages and disadvantages to splinting. It also gives instuctions on the general application of splinting.

A hand out that describes carpal tunnel.

This is a great website that describes the different types of arthritis.

Great handout! Covers many areas.

COPD is definitely something we will be seeing and it is important for us to know about the disease process.

Driving and Community Mobility A medical doctor wrote and asked if we do "driving evaluations," and if so, what exactly it is we do. As the co-editor of a text published by the American Occupational Therapy Association, I was challenged to respond in a brief manner.

This article has great information on Medicare and Medicaid. We often get these two confused.

This app reads your Facebook news to you! How cool is that? It can read it in 19 languages.

I was just talking to a friend that works as a COTA on the home health setting yesterday about adaptive equipment. She was telling she is always having to fabricate adaptive devices for her patients because there are just certain things they need but cannot afford. Poverty is a huge issue especially with our elderly who are living on a fixed income. We will have to work with the supplies on hand. If we can't think of it,I am sure we can find it on Pinterest :)

I think we can all relate to this topic. Stress is a commonly under-recognized, untreated dimension of recovery, rehabilitation and medical intervention. While all patients seeking medical care experience stress, for individuals with disabilities the dynamics are not the same.