KristinMcNealus, DPT, MBA

Another game that I designed was a question board with corresponding color squares to tape to the floor. The goal is to toss bean bags, ideally with the weaker arm and land on each color four times to cross off all of the numbers. Two colors had actions on each card, like “tap your right foot to the right 10x.” But you can make the actions anything that would challenge the person’s impairments. I chose to have one color correlate to simple questions to address aphasia, and on

I have been a physical therapist for 15 years, working with adults, generally with neurological impairments, and honestly never considered how to make my sessions fun. Function was my goal, so high repetition and high intensity was most important. Then I had the opportunity to see one of my clients who had a stroke use a virtual reality system. It made a game of trying to utilize the weak arm as well as challenging sitting balance. My client had a lot of fun that she did not

Be aware of these symptoms so treatment can start before someone falls, or before it leads to sepsis. The treatment is often a short course

Cathy is a 60yo first grade teacher who enjoys crafts and going to church. While she has two adult children who live locally, she lives alone with her dog. One evening, she is walking her dog when she is hit by a pick-up truck that has run a red light. She sustains a traumatic brain injury, but is fortunate enough to survive. While in the hospital, she requires a ventilator to breath for her, and needs a tube placed for feeding. Even after she is able to breath on her own, Ca