Kevin Cleary

Menopause

Overcoming Symptoms of Menopause

Menopause presents some uncomfortable symptoms for women going through “the change.” The symptoms can affect many aspects of a woman’s life such as sleep and social interactions. According to the Mayo Clinic, menopause is defined as an occurrence 12 months after your last menstrual period and affects women at the age of 51 on average, but can begin in your 40s.

Seating and Positioning

Floor Sitter - Giving The Support They Need

Autism is a developmental disorder that affects every child differently. The one seemingly common thread to every child on the autism spectrum is a lack of normal development. Occupational therapy can benefit children affected by autism by improving motor skills such as posture and balance. The use of a floor sitter can help achieve some of these motor skill goals.

Relaxation

A Weighted Vest Can Help!!

Many children diagnosed with autism have a hard time calming themselves down or concentrating on certain tasks. Therapy designed to calm these children or help them focus can sometimes benefit from the use of weighted therapy. This type of therapy can also be called deep-touch therapy.

Irrigation and Drainage Supplies

Pleurx Drainage Kit

Pleura are a thin membrane that covers your lungs as well as the inside of your chest cavity and the effusion is when liquid accumulates between these two layers. When excess fluid builds up around the lungs this is called a pleural effusion.The Denver Pleurx drainage kit is the cure for this effusion.

Tactile Stimulation

Tactile Stimulation: Therapy for Stroke, Alzheimer’s, and Dementia Patients

As we age the risk of strokes, Alzheimer’s, and other cognitive disorders such as dementia increases. Once these scourges have reared their ugly heads, recovery or maintaining quality of life can be a long, difficult road with many bumps. One of the options available to physical/occupational therapist is the use of tactile stimulation. This type of therapy is known as sensory stimulation therapy.

Nebulizer

Breath Actuated Nebulizer (BAN)

Breath Actuated Nebulizer (BAN) is the most effective and fastest therapy available for breathing maladies or disease. Many times a standard handheld nebulizer can be wasteful since some of the prescribed medication, such as albuterol, may not be inhaled.

TENS and EMS

TENS Units

There are numerous ways to alleviate discomfort associated with pain. Through the use of NSAIDs or heat and ice packs, many of our aches and pains can be solved. One unique way of dealing with pain is through the use of a TENS unit. By using electrical impulses to affected areas, we can seek pain relief in a non-medicinal manner. These units are simple to use and are battery-operated.

Evacuation and Floor Recovery

Safely Lift a Fallen Person with Mangar Lifting Cushions

After a fall, safely lifting somebody up from a prone position may become dangerous to both the fallen person and their first aid responder. Falls can lead to fractures and if assistance is not administered properly, further injury can occur to the fallen patient as well as the first responder. Finding the proper equipment and technique can safely lift someone from the floor to a seated position.

Sensory Massage

Benefits of Vibroacoustic Therapy

Often healing and standard therapy can be supplemented with alternative methods of healing and recovery. Our bodies respond to a multitude of external stimuli and when any injury or other malady impacts us all that we crave is relief. This can come in the form of prescription drugs or physical/occupational therapy.

Wheelchair Mobility Guide

How to Exercise While Seated in a Wheelchair?

Exercising while seated in a wheelchair is important for your overall health and can head off potential problems down the road. Our bodies are designed to move and when our mobility becomes impaired to the point where we need a wheelchair to get around; this immobility can have negative effects.

Health Care for Women

5 Great Tips for Women for a Healthy Heart

Men and women are different and our hearts differ in a variety of ways. The saying goes “men are from Mars, women are from Venus” and its true when it comes to the most important organ in our bodies. Who knows, maybe in the future prescriptions will be based on gender, but for now it is important for women to understand the difference and to find ways to maintain a healthy heart.