Types of Therapy
During these sessions you practice strengthening your muscles moving your body around
What is Physical Therapy?
You central nervous system includes these two parts of your body...
What are the brain and spinal cord?
You can take this medicine when you have a headache or are sore after therapy
What is tylenol/advil
This type of wheelchair is moved/propelled by either the person sitting in it or a helper walking behind them
What is a manual chair?
A blue sign with a wheelchair on it usually indicates
What is an accessible parking/entrance/area?
During these sessions your practice taking care of yourself and doing the tasks you need to do every day like getting dressed. You often practice using your arms or hands.
What is Occupational Therapy?
True or False: The central nervous system only controls the muscles you use to move your body
False, the central nervous system controls how we move, have sensation, and makes sure all of our organs are doing their job
A lot of people have a hard time using the bathroom #2 after an injury, we can take this medicine to make it easier to go
What is mirilax or senna?
This type of wheelchair is propelled with electricity and can be controlled with a joystick, head movements, or even a straw!
What is a powerchair?
That feeling when a space is too bright/loud/busy and it makes it really hard to concentrate or might even make you start to feel sick. It can happen to anyone but is very common after having a brain injury.
What is sensory overload/overwhelm?
During these sessions you practice using your voice, thinking more clearly, or safely swallowing your food. Basically all things from the neck up with this crew!
What is Speech Therapy?
This part of your brain is in charge of making decisions, controlling our impulses, and overall having a "filter" of what we do and say. It doesn't fully develop until age 25.
What is the frontal lobe?
This medicine can help if you have an infection like a UTI or sinus infection. But be careful, they sometimes give you a belly ache.
What are antibiotics?
This part of your chair keeps it from moving when you are sitting still or trying to complete a transfer
What are breaks?
Name three forms of accessible transportation if you don't have a car
What are buses, trains, taxi/uber?
When you work with this person you might spend time learning about your body/injury, processing how you're feeling in the hospital, or just having fun for a little while...it changes every day!
What is Child Life?
Name the three primary sections of the spinal cord
What are cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine?
When your muscles get too tight and you need medicine either by mouth or in a pump to help them stay looser. It can also help with spasms or pain for some people.
What is bacolofen?
The small wheels at the front of a wheelchair are called these ____
What are castors?
The little ramps with the bumps to get on and off the sidewalk are called
What are curb cuts?
After an injury it can be challenging to do the things you usually do for fun. These therapists help people brainstorm ways to do their favorite activities, help them practice new activities, and are often experts in adaptive equipment.
What is recreational therapy?
True or false: nerve cells can regrow/regenerate
False. When recovering from a nerve injury people improve with time a practice. Function can improve as swelling or bleeding stop and remaining nerves can practice doing the job of the nerves that were injured. Nerve recovery is all about practice!
This medicine is given with an injection for people who aren't moving around very much. It helps to prevent blood clots which could become an emergency.
True or False: other people can touch your wheelchair whenever they want
False: your chair is an extension of your body! Just like people ask before they touch you they should ask before they touch your chair!
This law says that businesses cannot discriminate against someone with a disability and need to meet certain accessibility requirements
What is the ADA--Americans with Disabilities Act