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Category: brain injury

That’s a Fact! Quick Tips for Aphasia-Friendly Communication

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The good news is that you already do aphasia-friendly communication in your day-to-day life, you just don’t realize it. We’ve created two posts to help you separate fact from fiction when it comes to best practices. We’ve rounded up some quick tips to help people under aphasia and how to best communicate with someone...
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Aphasia, Aphasia Awareness, Aphasia Awareness Month, brain injury, brain trauma, Chronic Pan, Cognition, communication, environment, Expertise, Family, Health, Healthy, Healthy Aging, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, Life Lessons, Life Success, lifestyle changes, Mental Health, Motivation, pain, senior health, Senior Safety, Stroke, Stroke Rehab, weakness, Wellness Leave a Comment

Parkinson’s Disease: Reducing the Risk for Falls

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Parkinson’s disease is a progressive, neurologic disease that develops slowly over years and affects the body’s ability to move. Individuals who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease may experience the following symptoms:1,2 Tremor, mainly at rest Bradykinesia, or slowness of movement Rigid muscles, or stiffness Impaired posture Loss of automatic movements Cognitive impairment Gait...
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Balance Issues, balance training, brain injury, brain trauma, central nervous system, Chronic Pain, coordination, Depression, environment, Exercise, Exercise is Medicine, Experience, Fall Prevention, Family, fatigue, Fitness, Goals, Health, Healthy, Healthy Aging, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Senior, joint pain, Living Fall Free, memory, Mental Health, mobility aides, Movement, Movement Dysfunction, Muscle, Muscle Cramps, Muscle Strain, Nervous, Neurological Physical Therapy, Neuropathy, Pain Relief, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Health, Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy in MN, Prevention, quality of life, Safety Tips, senior health, Senior Safety, strength program, Stress, Stress Relief, weakness Leave a Comment

Cognitive Changes with Multiple Sclerosis

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One of the most common symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is cognitive changes; in fact, more than 50% of individuals with the disease experience some form of cognitive decline. Cognitive impairment may impact the following areas:(1) Information processing: making sense of information brought in from the outside world Memory: retrieving and retaining information Attention...
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Active Aging, Aphasia Awareness, brain injury, ChoosePT, Cognition, Exercise, Exercise is Medicine, lifestyle changes, Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, Prevention, PT, PT Advocacy, PT in MN, Sclerosis, senior health, senior physical therapy, Senior Safety, Seniors Staying Active, Speech, Speech Language Pathologist, Speech Therapy, telehealth, weakness, Wellness Leave a Comment

Have You Lost Your Motivation on New Years’ Health Goals?

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Before we know it, April will be here already! It’s not too late to recharge and begin focusing again on your health goals! Today is a new day to start making lifestyle changes.  Your health depends on it! Did you know that according to the National Stroke Association (NSA), 80% of strokes are preventable?1...
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March is Traumatic Brain Injury Month

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Concussion, Live Your Life Physical Therapy
Did you know that according to The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), falls are a leading cause of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)?1  Falls also account for the largest number of Traumatic Brain Injury related visits to the emergency room and increased hospitalizations.2  Physical therapists can help in limiting the impact of injuries dues to...
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