Specialist Services for Stroke Rehabilitation
Specialist Services for Stroke RehabilitationStrokes can change the way people live their lives forever. Because the brain controls all of the body's movements, brain damage often manifests as loss of...
Helping Stroke Survivors with Evidence-Based Practice
 Helping Stroke Survivors with Evidence-Based Practice By Peter G LevineEveryone talks a big game with evidence-based practice (EBP) in stroke. You can't go to any occupational or physical therapy seminars without...
The Stroke Belt
 Strokes aren't always predictable or preventable. However, there are many different traits and habits that overwhelmingly correspond to higher risks, so it's easier than ever to determine your individual risk...
Stroke, Not So Old...
Social Issue According to the American Heart Association (AHA, 2013) stroke can occur at any age however recent studies indicate that over the past 15 years there has been an...
Good News; Healthcare Reform and Changes in Medicare
As clinicians, our ability to provide therapy services to clients is influenced by federal laws and regulations, administrative laws from agencies, and sometimes case law. It becomes challenging to keep...
Is What You're Doing Working? How Do You Know?
As many of you are already aware, those billing to Medicare for therapy coverage now have to report functional outcome data for clients in the form of new non-payable G...