Speech-Language Pathology in a Changing World: A Shift to Telehealth and “Hybrid” Therapy
By: Emily Wolkenberg, MA, SLP This past year has been a challenge and has required a tremendous amount of flexibility and adaptability, both in our personal and professional lives. The field of Speech-Language Pathology has been no exception. Beyond Limits Rehabilitation strives for the highest safety standards amid a pandemic; however, we realize that our […]
WELCOME SAMI SIVEN, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, COMT!
With April being Parkinson’s Awareness Month, we’d like to introduce, straight from Tampa, Florida, the newest member of our Beyond Limits Rehabilitation Team, Sami Sivén, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, COMT! Sami graduated from the University of Central Florida with Bachelor of Science degrees in both Molecular Biology and Microbiology as well as Health Sciences, and […]
Preventing Cognitive Decline With Aging
Speech language pathologists address concerns related to communication and swallowing, but what about when someone presents with cognitive deficits? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are currently 50 million people worldwide with dementia and that number is expected to triple by 2050. Dementia affects an individual’s cognitive abilities to reason, organize, process, remember […]
Lose Weight in a Healthy and Sustainable Way
By Amy Hollenkamp, MS, RD, LD Now that you have savored and enjoyed all the yummy Christmas treats, you want to get down to business in the New Year and shed some pounds. Losing weight and getting healthier is a great goal to pursue in 2019. But, figuring out how to achieve a good weight […]
What Foods Should You Always Buy Organic?
Over the past couple years, the organic movement has rapidly picked up steam. Many health conscious individuals want to switch to the all natural organic products, but the price of organic foods has dissuaded them from doing so. After doing some research about processed foods earlier this year, I decided I wanted to switch to […]
Tennis Elbow: Causes, Risk Factors, Symptoms and Treatment
By Nichola Walker COTA/L As an occupational therapist assistant, I do a lot of repetitive arm and wrist motions. I had heard of tennis elbow, but as a non-tennis player, it was not the first thing that popped into my head when I started having elbow pain, soreness and difficulty picking up and maintaining a grasp […]
Know These 5 Risk Factors for Fall Prevention
Fall Prevention By Sara Strain, OTR/L In the last blog that we posted, we looked at Understanding a Patient’s Fear of Falling, but why are older adults at an increased risk for falls? As clinicians, we have an innate understanding of this answer, but can we articulate it to our patients, their caregivers, and the community […]
Creating Successful Home Exercise Programs
by Jessica Moyer, MA, CCC-SLP Let’s Improve Compliance with Home Exercise Programs! As we know, successful rehabilitation often includes work at home. The question is, how to increase patient motivation to complete their home exercise program (HEP) for rehabilitation therapy? First, it helps to know why a patient might not complete their HEP. Below are […]
CTE – The Shocking Stats, Growing Concern
Currently one of the main buzz topics and research areas in sports is concussions – diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. But researchers are finding that repeated blows to the head, even without the presence of a “concussion” can be even much more substantial and devastating. CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is a progressive neurodegenerative brain disease […]
Fall Prevention with Tai Chi
Tai Chi Assists with Fall Prevention By Lisa Kohler, PT I recently attended a continuing education course where I became a certified instructor of Tai Chi for Rehabilitation. I took another course a while ago but this one was so much different. It was developed by Dr. Paul Lam who is a physician. I spent […]
Understanding a Patient’s Fear of Falling
A Fear of Falling: How to Help By Sara Strain, OTR/L It is well known that older clients are at a higher risk for falls, but how do we quantify and qualify the effects of the falls on a patient’s ability to recover? And how do we use that information in development of our plan […]
Kinesiology Taping for the Professional
By Sara Strain, Occupational Therapist, Functional Movement Technique Certified, Roc Doc (Rock Tape Medical Professional), Kinesiology Taping Practitioner Certified Kinesiology tape has a wide array of therapeutic benefits for many conditions and injuries. Since kinesiology tape can be left on for several days at a time (then can be reapplied in the same manner), these […]
