Executive Function Enhancement: 

The International Institute of Therapeutic Intervention and Learning is a great resource for those utilizing brain entrainment and neurofeedback. Their soundscapes specifically target areas where a client may be having trouble. For those unfamiliar with Brain Entrainment, it refers to the capacity of the brain to naturally synchronize its brainwave frequencies with the rhythm of periodic external stimuli, most commonly auditory, visual, or tactile. The external stimuli elicit the brain’s ‘frequency following response’, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given medium. FFR can be useful because brainwaves are very much related to mental state. For example, a 10 Hz brainwave is associated with relaxation, so a 10 Hz sound pattern would help reproduce the relaxed state in your brain. I have successfully used it with varying conditions including; ADHD, ASD, PTSD, Anxiety, and Sensory Integration. However, one does not have to have a diagnosis to utilize brain entrainment. Positive research on brain entrainment continues to grow and expand.

I've learned that client/patients/students will forget what you said, they will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.  Use your OT skills to identify and empathize with everyone you work with. 

Often, our clients/patients/students face challenges. Not challenges of their condition or diagnosis, but challenges of access and mobility. The United States Access Board has created a simplified guide, with wonderful illustrations, that allows OT’s to advocate and advise architects, builders, and those that construct, the proper guidelines to allow access to ALL individuals. This guide explains requirements in the current editions of the ADA Standards issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Transportation (DOT).

Because rotator cuff repairs can be extremely complex, rehabilitation is often extensive, lasting three to six months. To rehabilitate patients, occupational therapists use activities that mirror the demands of the patients' occupations.  Explore the latest in OT and how to approach this diagnosis/injury. In this study guide you will find:

1. Graphical/Anatomical Review
2. Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy Interventions for Musculoskeletal Shoulder Conditions: A Systematic Review - The American Journal of Occupational Therapy
3. Occupational Therapy for Upper Extremity Orthopedic Conditions: Pathophysiology of the Shoulder - J. Yang, Presentation
4. Rotator Cuff Exercises – Ohio State University (2)
5. Rotator Cuff Repair – Oxford Should and Elbow Clinic
6. Rotator Cuff and Shoulder Conditioning Program – American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

Welcome to another OT News Break (August 27, 2018).  This is the OT News you need to know!!  In this episode find out about;

1. New study shows benefits of in-home occupational therapy for stroke rehabilitation
2. Inclusive Education helps all children in Pakistani schools, not just those with special needs
3. Children struggling to hold pencils due to too much tech

Being active is important for everyone. Regular activity throughout our lives will help us keep as healthy as possible for longer. To get the most benefit, it’s vital to get into the habit of being active early on in life. It can sometimes need a bit more thought and effort to enable children and young people with disabilities to be physically active – this doesn’t mean they can’t take part in fun activities and sports.

Achieving the Sleep State:

The International Institute of Therapeutic Intervention and Learning is a great resource for those utilizing brain entrainment and neurofeedback. Their soundscapes specifically target areas where a client may be having trouble. For those unfamiliar with Brain Entrainment, it refers to the capacity of the brain to naturally synchronize its brainwave frequencies with the rhythm of periodic external stimuli, most commonly auditory, visual, or tactile. The external stimuli elicit the brain’s ‘frequency following response’, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given medium. FFR can be useful because brainwaves are very much related to mental state. For example, a 10 Hz brainwave is associated with relaxation, so a 10 Hz sound pattern would help reproduce the relaxed state in your brain. I have successfully used it with varying conditions including; ADHD, ASD, PTSD, Anxiety, and Sensory Integration. However, one does not have to have a diagnosis to utilize brain entrainment. Positive research on brain entrainment continues to grow and expand.

This is just a brief THANK YOU, to each and every country's' OT's I have had the pleasure to interact with. Let's continue to learn and grow together while transforming the world through occupational therapy. #occupationaltherapy #OT365 #FrederickCovington

How can individuals with wrist fracture avoid functional decline? For the individual who incurred a wrist fracture, timely and effective rehabilitation may significantly reduce functional decline. This is where the wonderful world of occupational therapy comes in.  In this study guide learn and review processes and procedures OT’s take to help those with wrist fractures.  In this study guide you will see:

1.       Graphical Overviews

2.      Getting Your Hand Moving After a Wrist Fracture – Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust

3.      Rehabilitation after falls and fractures - Journal Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interaction

4.      Prescribed exercise programs may not be effective in reducing impairments and improving activity during upper limb fracture rehabilitation: a systematic review – Journal of Physiotherapy

5.      Variation in the Use of Therapy following Distal Radius Fractures in the United States – PRS GO

6.      Occupational Therapy Perspective on Rehabilitation for Patient with Forearm Fracture – presentation by Ken Wong

7.      Rehabilitation for distal radial fractures in adults - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

8.      Evidence Based Postoperative Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures following Internal Locking Plate Fixation - ACTA CHIRURGIAE ORTHOPAEDICAE ET TRAUMATOLOGIAE ČECHOSL.