Fingertip Injuries: “I Can’t Look at It!”
What is it about fingertip injuries that causes such an adverse reaction in patients when it comes to looking at or using the affected digit? And why is treating a fingertip injury a challenge—even with…
6 Tips for Fall Prevention at Home and Beyond
Occupational therapists and physical therapists focus on fall prevention in daily treatments—often, in patients’ homes. You can prevent injuries, hospitalizations, and even death by reducing someone’s fall risk. Many therapists regularly treat patients older than…
Reducing Hospital Readmissions: 5 Considerations for Discharge
Occupational therapy has proven to be one of the only spending category in a hospital setting where additional spending has a statistically significant association with lower hospital readmission rates for patients with heart failure, pneumonia…
3 Ways Therapeutic Use of Self Can Improve Patient Outcomes
As an occupational therapist, your ultimate goal is to help your patients increase their independence and work toward the goals that are meaningful in their lives. While traditional treatment methods can provide a strong foundation…
Take Back Control of Vertigo: BPPV Assessment & Treatment
Choosing the correct maneuvers for a patient suffering from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is critical for effective and quick treatment.In this article, we’ll walk through techniques to assess BPPV as well as treatment tips…
Why Therapists Love MedBridge
