In Short...Acronyms and Abbreviations
"O.T.R"
What is a registered Occupational Therpist?
This therapist can recommend different food consistencies and exercises to help you swallow more safely.
What is an SLP?
If stiff hands and decreased dexterity are making your handwriting less readable, this therapist can help you find writing tools to improve your handwriting legibility
What is an Occupational Therapist?
A Common Screening Tool that scores a person's ability to understand, reason, and remember
What is the MoCA - Montreal Cognitive Assessment?
Struggling with keeping a calendar and managing medications? Are you stressed and overwhelmed trying to keep track of day to day commitments? OTs and SLPs might be able to help with tools to improve this.
What is cognition?
"SLP"
What is a Speech and Language Pathologist?
(often referred to as a Speech Therapist)
Trouble with hand dexterity, shoulder motion or vision?This therapist knows how to reimagine your dish and table wear to make it easier to eat.
What is an Occupational Therapist?
Is it hard to talk louder than a whisper or project your voice like you used to? Your uniquely certified Speech Therapist can train you in this specialty program to help turn up your voice volume.
What is the LSVT Loud Program?
Quick! We're timing you...Let's check your fine motor hand function moving pegs into and out of their designated spots.
What is the 9 hole peg test?
Your specially trained Occupational Therapist can help you find ways to manage the limb heaviness, decreased joint mobility, and swelling caused by this process.
What is lymphedema?
CEUs
What are continuing education units?
If you often find yourself coughing or "swallowing wrong" with food or drink at meals, a Speech Therapist can see if you have this common issue.
What is dysphagia?
If finding the word you are looking for is an increasing challenge, this therapist has tips and tricks to use when you struggle to find the right words to communicate what you want to say
What is a Speech Therapist?
If you've seen an audiologist and still find it hard to hear dinner conversation, a Speech Therapist may have you try one of these.
What is a pocket talker?
(external amplification device)
You've carried 300 buckets of sap and there is pain in your shoulder, an occupational therapists can help you with this.
What is "sugar shoulder"? AKA impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tendonitis, etc