Therapeutic Resources Blog
Students training to be occupational therapists set up singing sessions to help patients with breath
August 31, 2015
Students from the University of Northampton’s School of Health are working with patients living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to offer singing sessions – which have been shown to offer both physical and mental benefits. Read More »
Sharing Art Helps Medical Students Connect With Dementia Patients
August 28, 2015
Hannah Roberts was a first-year-medical student at Columbia University College of Physicians in 2013 when she noticed her classmates were having an especially tough time relating to dementia patients. Learn how art is is helping the doctor/patient rapport. Read More »
How Autistic People Helped Shape the Modern World
August 27, 2015
THE CENTERS FOR Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in 68 children in the US are on the autism spectrum, a number that stands in staggering contrast to a 1970 study that put the figure at one in 14,200. Some people believe we’re in the middle of an autism epidemic. But autism has always been part of the human experience, as journalist (and WIRED contributor) Steve Silberman shows in his new book, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity. It’s only recently, he argues, that we have become properly aware of it. Read More »
Speech, Physical Therapy Important For Development of Premature Infants
August 26, 2015
Most of us connect speech and physical therapies with recovery from a stroke, surgery or an injury. But it’s not just older kids and adults who can benefit from rehab services. Babies born prematurely need this type of care as well. Read More »