Increase Endurance for Seniors- Increasing endurance through exercise is beneficial for individuals who have suffered a TBI. Exercise has been shown to help improve; emotional regulation/mood, memory, attention, strength, endurance, balance/coordination and flexibility.
Increase Endurance- Increasing endurance through exercise is beneficial for individuals who have suffered a TBI. Exercise has been shown to help improve; emotional regulation/mood, memory, attention, strength, endurance, balance/coordination and flexibility.
Improve Flexibility and Endurance through Exercise and Strategies for Seniors Most people living with chronic pain can exercise safely and it can assist with pain management. In fact, being inactive can sometimes lead to a cycle of more pain and loss of function. Endurance, strength, balance and flexibility all have
Stretching Forms and Positioning for Seniors- Many individuals with chronic pain find stretching reduces pain and allows them to be able to do their daily activities, including work. A consistent stretching program can do wonders to increase range of motion and relieve stiffness, thus improving how you feel and look.
Improving Strength for Adults – Muscle strengthening exercises and resistance training can help you control chronic pain by strengthening the muscles around the joints, which takes some of the stress off the joint when in use.
Strengthen Speech Skills– TBI can affect the individual’s communication abilities by the muscle movements of speech, or the cognitive processes that turn our thoughts into words., slow or slurred speech, difficulty swallowing and drooling.
Stretching Forms and Positioning- Many individuals with chronic pain find stretching reduces pain and allows them to be able to do their daily activities, including work. A consistent stretching program can do wonders to increase range of motion and relieve stiffness, thus improving how you feel and look.
The Sandwich Affect- The Sandwich Method is so named because the pieces of bread represent positive feedback/compliments while the meat of the sandwich (or innards if you’re vegetarian) represents constructive criticism
Toe Walking Strategies for Children- Toe walking may be a learned habit or may relate to motor coordination challenges, a tight Achilles tendon, or a sensory processing difference.
Activities of Daily Living Skills- when an individual has difficulties in the area of dressing, feeding oneself, toileting, bathing, dressing and writing Toileting- The ability to get to and from the toilet, using it appropriately, and cleaning oneself.
Exploring the use of creativity through Visual Aids- Through visual aids within an environment is a meaningful way for individuals with Alzheimer’s / Dementia
Visual Motor Skills and Strategies- The ability to observe, recognize, and use visual information about forms, shapes, figures, and objects makes up our visual motor abilities. Visual motor skills include a coordination of visual information that is perceived and processed with motor skills, including fine motor, gross motor, and sensory
Visual/Oculomotor Strengthening- This is an eye condition in which individuals have difficulty shifting their eyes from one point to another or difficulty following a moving object effectively.
Visual/Oculomotor Strengthening- This is an eye condition in which individuals have difficulty shifting their eyes from one point to another or difficulty following a moving object effectively.
Math Calculations- Math requires visual–spatial processing skills. For example, to solve a problem like 9 + 6 = 15, an individual must perceive how numbers and symbols are placed in relation to each other on a page and how that placement matters when solving an equation.
Visual Spatial Skills for Recognizing objects – Visual–spatial processing is the ability to tell where objects are in space. That includes your own body parts. It also involves being able tell how far objects are in space.
Awareness of the body in space (e.g. climbing stairs)- Spatial awareness also involves understanding the relationship of change in position as in climbing stairs.
Analyzing and remembering visual information- The ability to understand, reason and remember the spatial relations among objects or space. Visual–spatial abilities are used for everyday use from navigation, visual–spatial relationships, visual sequential memory, narrow attentional focus and visual information processing.
