Occupational Therapy
This term refers to the ability to use small muscles in the hands and fingers for tasks like writing or buttoning a shirt.
What is fine motor coordination?
PTs use this type of exercise to help patients strengthen muscles without movement, such as pressing against a wall.
What are isometric exercises?
This term describes difficulty swallowing, which speech therapists help treat.
What is dysphagia?
This condition is also called high blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
This therapy technique uses music to improve cognitive and motor functions.
What is music therapy?
This OT technique helps individuals improve their ability to dress, groom, and feed themselves.
What are activities of daily living (ADLs)?
This term describes a patient’s ability to maintain balance while standing or walking.
What is postural control?
This type of disorder affects a person’s ability to understand or use language.
What is aphasia?
This term describes when blood pressure is too low.
What is hypotension?
A sudden loss of strength or coordination on one side of the body is a warning sign of this emergency condition.
What is a stroke?
This visual processing deficit causes patients to ignore objects or stimuli on one side of their body.
What is visual neglect?
This type of training helps stroke patients relearn how to walk.
What is gait training?
This therapy technique helps patients improve memory after a brain injury or stroke.
What is memory recall training?
A patient with difficulty recognizing objects visually might have this disorder.
What is visual agnosia?
The “P” in PT stands for this.
What is physical?
These exercises help individuals recovering from a TBI or stroke strengthen their core for improved balance and posture.
What are core stabilization exercises?
PTs assess and improve this ability, which allows joints to move through their full range without pain.
What is range of motion (ROM)?
This cognitive skill allows individuals to focus on tasks and filter out distractions.
What is attention control?
This brain injury affects movement, sensation, and cognition.
What is a stroke?
This therapeutic approach helps patients change negative thought patterns to improve emotional and behavioral responses.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
This type of adaptive equipment helps individuals with limited hand function perform daily tasks independently.
Universal Cuff
This therapy method uses water to help patients with movement and pain relief.
What is aquatic therapy?
Speech therapists often use these exercises to improve problem-solving and cognitive flexibility.
What are executive function exercises?
This medical term refers to an abnormal increase in muscle tone, often seen in conditions like cerebral palsy or after a stroke.
What is spasticity?
This term refers to the body’s ability to sense movement and position without looking.
What is proprioception?