How OT and PT Manage the Muscle Overactivity That Follows Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, and Brain Injury Spasticity is a velocity-dependent increase in muscle tone caused by damage…
What OT and PT Must Know to Protect Fragile Bones While Still Building Strength and Function Osteoporosis weakens bone until a minor stress can cause a fracture, and it is…
How PT and OT Address the Leg Pain, Foot Risk, and Functional Decline That Poor Circulation Produces Peripheral artery disease occurs when plaque narrows the arteries that carry blood to…
What OT, PT, and SLP Need to Understand When Patients Take Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Medications A large share of home health patients take medicines that thin the blood or prevent…
Why the Three D's Look Alike — and How Therapists and Social Workers Can Spot the Change That Needs Urgent Attention A confused older patient is one of the most…
How OT, PT, and MSW Address the Functional, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Needs of an Aging HIV-Positive Population HIV care has been transformed over the past three decades from a terminal…
What OT and PT Must Know to Serve Burn Survivors Safely and Effectively After Discharge From Specialized Burn Care Burn injury rehabilitation in home health serves a patient population that…
How OT, PT, and MSW Adapt Their Approach for the Unpredictable Relapsing-Remitting Course That Defines Most Multiple Sclerosis Care Multiple sclerosis presents home health therapy with a clinical challenge that…
Why a Therapist-Owned Company Takes Clinician Musculoskeletal Health and Occupational Safety as Seriously as Patient Outcomes Home health practice imposes physical demands on clinicians that differ substantially from institutional practice…
How PT Vestibular Assessment and Treatment Addresses a Specific, Frequently Undertreated Cause of Dizziness and Fall Risk Dizziness is one of the most common complaints among older home health patients,…