by Summit | Jun 19, 2023 | All Blogs, Body Regions, Geriatrics, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy
Written By: David Denton, PT, DPT, EdD, CIDN, CVT Have you ever been chewing gum, bit into a pear, or tried to chew a well-done piece of meat and felt tightness in your jaw soon afterward? This small but mighty muscle, the lateral pterygoid, can cause a myriad...
by Summit | Jun 5, 2023 | All Blogs, Geriatrics, Speech Language Pathology
Written By: Anysia Ensslen-Boggs, Ed.D., CCC-SLP Aphasia is a communication disorder affecting over 2 million Americans. Aphasia is an acquired neurogenic language disorder resulting from an injury to the brain (usually a stroke). Aphasia may also result from head...
by Summit | May 30, 2023 | All Blogs, Geriatrics, Neurology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology
Written By: Melinda Butler, OTR/L, OTD, BCPAOccupational Therapist, Elder Care Consultant, Board Certified Patient Advocate As we embark upon Worldwide Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, it’s important to consider the role of rehabilitation therapists as we...
by Summit | May 22, 2023 | All Blogs, Geriatrics, Neurology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology
Written By: Liza Meiksins PT, DPTBoard Certified Specialist in Neurologic Physical TherapyCertified Lymphedema Therapist Many patients and therapists would likely agree that one of the most challenging aspects of stroke rehab is improving upper extremity function and...
by Summit | May 1, 2023 | All Blogs, Body Regions, Geriatrics, Orthopedics, Physical Therapy
Written By: Karen Hogan-Curran, PT, DPT The APTA came out with an updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Unilateral vestibular hypofunction in 2022. Among the many recommendations mentioned, HEP recommendation was updated.With so much research out there, it’s...
by Summit | Apr 17, 2023 | All Blogs, Geriatrics, Neurology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology
Written By: Anysia Ensslen-Boggs, Ed.D., CCC-SLP Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects neurons in a specific area of the brain called the substantia nigra. Symptoms generally develop slowly over several years and the progression...
