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Concussions
Physical therapists can be a good addition the team of medical
professionals involved in treating a patient for a concussion.
In 2012, 3.8 million concussions were reported. A concussion
is a serious brain injury that requires immediate medical attention; in
pediatric clients a concussion can take up to a month to heal. Below is
a list of immediate and short-term symptoms of a concussion:
A physical therapist can:
1. Prescribe a rest and recovery program that is appropriate.
2. Monitor your symptoms as you begin strength and endurance
exercises.
3. Perform treatments that will improve your vestibular system
which can reduce or stop your dizziness or balance problems.
4. Use specific treatments and suggest exercises to reduce or
eliminate your headaches. www.apta.org
Physical Cognitive Emotional
Headache
Dizziness
Impaired Balance
Nausea/Vomiting
Difficulty Sleeping Double Vision
Sensitivity to: Light or Sound Poor coordination
Memory
Confusion
Slowed Processing
Slow to Respond
Fogginess Concentration
Irritability
Restlessness
Anxiety
Depression
Mood Swings Aggression
Decreased Stress Tolerance
March 2016
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In February, Kathy Johnson, COTA, attended two educational sessions at the Rair Symposium. The first session was enti-tled, “Enhancing Sensory Integration Perspective for Assessment and Treatment: The Art of Clinical Reasoning” pre-sented by Stacey Szklut, MS, OTR/L.
At the session, Stacey talked about how neurological research indicates the brain is an organ that adapts and allows for learning over the lifespan, giving support for the work that therapists do. Stacey stresses the importance of:
1. Setting up the environment 2. Planning activities based on the
progression of human develop-ment
3. Strategizing ways to break down an activity into achievable parts
4. Recognizing when to change an activity to best meet a client’s needs
Additionally, Stacey discussed how emotions influence outcomes so a positive therapy setting increases a child’s participa-tion.
Next, Kathy attended the session, “The Healing Power of Your Hands: Crani-osacral Applications for Pediatric Popula-tions”, by Nancy Lawton-Shirley, OTR/L. The class included background on history, anatomy , labs for craniosacral tech-niques. The hands-on experience gained during the labs was valuable.
Speech-Language Intensives Starting the summer of 2016, the speech therapy team at St Croix Therapy will be offering speech intensives to their clients. A speech in-tensive is a period of time where a client will be seen for speech therapy at increased frequency. The speech team will be offering this to clients whose main concerns are related to Childhood Apraxia of Speech and articulation skills, as re-search supports working on motor skills at in-creased intensity. The speech intensives will be based on the model of:
Frequency+ Duration+ Intensity = Maximum Results
1. Frequency— 4 to 5 appointments weekly (Monday-Friday) for three (3) weeks
2. Duration- Speech therapy sessions will be from 30-60 minutes long, depending on the child's attention span.
3. Intensity– articulation skills the will progress at increased intensity.
Speech intensives can be scheduled sim-ultaneously with OT/PT intensives if the child is able to sustain attention for that time period.
If your family is interested in learning more about speech intensives for this upcoming summer, please talk to your treating speech-language pathologist.
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