Category: Treatment
02/28/17
Vital Signs are Vital to Therapy Practice
As I read about and hear more stories of young athletes collapsing during sporting events and reflect on February being American Heart Month, I also think about the times I…
01/11/17
Prevention and Cognitive Exercises for Memory
As the focus of healthcare shifts toward wellness and prevention, it’s important for us as healthcare professionals to acknowledge and address this change in our practice. Our scope of practice…
10/25/16
Accessing and Educating Mastectomy Patients
Patients with breast cancer whose lymph nodes have been disrupted during surgery have an increased risk of lymphedema. Providing education to pre and post-mastectomy patients is an important service for…
10/05/16
Special patient gains major strides through teamwork
Kayla, age 24, is “one of the most rewarding patients” the therapy team in Oskaloosa, Iowa has ever worked with. She started outpatient rehab with RehabVisions’ therapists this past February,…
09/06/16
Falls Prevention Resources
Falls Prevention Awareness Day (FPAD) occurs this year on September 22, the first day of fall. This day is an opportunity for therapists to raise awareness among the older populations…
07/07/16
Jack and Jill: The Whole Story
Jack and Jill went up the hill and got totally new hips. The following two cases (identifying information changed) occurred over the past 12 months and demonstrate the importance of…
06/27/16
Home Safety Evaluation
Research shows that most short-term rehab patients will benefit from a home safety evaluation (HSE) to increase safety and independence as they return to their prior living arrangement. Director of…
05/31/16
Practice Flexibility with Speech Therapy and Autism
Jennifer Howe, SLP started with RehabVisions in 2011 and for nearly five years has been treating patients in a hospital setting in eastern Iowa. Part of her caseload includes autistic…
05/19/16
Shaping and Speech Pathology
Jennifer Howe, SLP started with RehabVisions in 2011 and for nearly five years has been treating patients in a hospital setting in eastern Iowa. Part of her caseload includes autistic…
03/29/16
Four Things to Remember with CVA/Stroke
Aimee Wagner, OT sees every diagnosis that comes through her therapy department and works across inpatient, outpatient and home health settings. Aimee sees a lot of CVA/stroke patients, but even…