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This is very good website about Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is very easy to follow the description about the disease, symptoms and treatments. From the website I found out that cigarettes participants in more risk to develop RA. The website provides knowledge about alternative methods of treating RA such as (hot packs/cold packs, etc). Different types of exercise like swimming, biking, walking, yoga, tai chi can improving mobility. Author of the website writes about natural supplements such as Fish oil that may slow down deformities associated with disease.

Dysphagia symptoms, causes and treatments are discussed in this article. What I thought was interesting are the complementary and alternative therapies that are suggested for dysphagia such as certain types of herbal teas. (There is a warning to be careful with using herbs while taken certain medications.)

This web site explains hand therapy, common injuries, and treatment for those injuries. It gives examples of the different types of treatments and the injuries they can be used for. Excellent resource to refer back too.

This is a current (2013) piece by PBS that talks about how seniors can 'age in place' in their home by being in touch with programs that come together to help each other with ADLs and IADLs. For example, the Capital Hill Village is a group of seniors who work together to make sure they are all taken care of in their home. This means that someone can volunteer to count pills, garden, or even take them to the doctor. The most important benefit of this group seems to be the social relationships and connecting with people. As OTAs we need to educate oursleves on what type of community programs are available so we can educate the elderly on how to more safely and soically age in place. Also, at the end of the clip it talks about home assessments and how everyone needs a plan for aging!

Hospice Care is one type of Comfort Care

I like this website because they post the latest news about the drugs that could treat some form of cancer. All information about cancer (types, treatment, prevention). From this website I found out that every 3th person in United States gets cancer. Also we can read how to live with cancer (coping skills, advice, medical research and information about palliative care). There are also recommendations on how an occupational therapist may help with assistive devices or adapted techniques to help you perform these activities easier. I thought this website was really educational and helpful.

This was interesting for me as I had typed many of these surgeries and knew the words, but had never seen it performed. It would probably be a good visual idea of what our patients have been through in order to better treat and sympathize with them.

We talked about thermostatic splints today in class. Thermostatic splints are lighter, can be removed for cleaning, and can easily be molded to the client's body. This page shows the different types of thermostatic splints that are available, and what the cost would be. The splints are not cheap, but if the client will need the splint for a long period of time it could be a cost effective option.

This is a very interesting read, discusses new tool that is more accurate for doctors to help diagnosis forms of dementia. It goes into more depth on the two most common types. :)

It used to be that Alzheimer's could only be determined for certain by autopsy. I believe that's changed now, with scanning techniques and biomarker testing. Tests like the one in your article give me a lot of hope that within the next generation, we'll be able not only to better treat dementias, but maybe even prevent them.

These orthotic shoes can be worn by children and adults that need to wear splints and/or AFO's. They come in different types and styles and provide an ease of rear entry and a closure system.

ideas for what our patients may need modified to adapt to thier enviroments.

This is a fairly cheap looking page but I like how it groups the different types of adaptive equipment by what ADL they are used in conjunction with.

This one is for the kiddos! This is just a store page that is selling products so its not the most informative but I do think this is a great way to get a visual idea of the various types of adaptive equipment that can be used in a pediatric setting.

Treatments for disorders of the UE. There are pictures of the devices, the indicated diagnosis, purpose, and benefits. A great resource if you work in a clinic that does splinting/orthotics. These are custom fabricated and there are benefits associated with making your client's splints-removable, adjustable, reform-able, can get wet, and can be cleaned.

This article is a good read on splinting! It discusses different kinds of splints and ways they can be used for therapy.

This page details a number of custom hand orthotic devices and what conditions they treat and their purposes.

Another video that shows some really amazing pieces of equipment that will help with many different types of transfers. If you have a crappy back like me this will be of interest to you.

Arthritis refers to over 100 disorders of the joints. This chart gives information on common types of arthritis.

This is a type of support wear for lumber support during extensive flexion which does not interfere with everyday activity. Just a little something to keep in mind for clients with chronic back issues, also we as therapist could also use this item.

This video is from a marketing demonstration of a new type of wheelchair that can allow clients with a LE manual muscle grade of 0 to be able to self propel themselves from a standing position. While not a solve all, it certainly has some interesting implications.

This video gives a good demonstration of just a few ways to massage a scar. I had never heard of scar care before our hand lab with Carrie, and didn't know that OT had anything to do with it. Not all of us will get to be CHT, but we will all have patients with scars. Good information to tuck away for later.

Video showing how to massage a scar to soften it.

So I thought this would be beneficial for everyone because we were just discussing "burns" in lecture. This massaging technique would be good for a patient who has a localized burned, but could be used for a patient who has a massive portioned burned. I like how she explains what she is doing, and how it helps the healing process. This technique could be used for any type of scar tissue, so it is very universal in therapy.

Okay, I know this isn't related to this semester, but it was so interesting and so intense I thought I'd post it here anyway. It's about what they discovered in Robin Williams' autopsy, which is a type of dementia that I had not heard of but we all should be aware of.

The following is a question and answer based article geared towards understanding the many different types of thermoplastic materials available for orthotic fabrication. It is important to understand the ways in which thermoplastic materials behave when activated in order to make them work properly and effectively for each and every orthotic design.