Rehabilitation Therapy

If you’re an occupational therapy student, you may already be overwhelmed by the sheer number of varied medical and rehabilitative equipment you have at your disposal. Yet it is exactly because of that extensive variety that all of your clients’ needs can be met. The best OTs are aware of the assistive technology choices available to them and their clients, and utilize Activity Analysis, ensuring the right choice for the specific, unique need, every time.

This article (& accompanying video) emphasizes the importance of avoiding common mistakes after knee replacement surgery to ensure a successful recovery. By addressing key areas such as medication, activity levels, nutrition, hydration, and physical therapy, individuals can optimize their outcomes and regain an active, pain-free life post-surgery.

The Cervico2000 by Meditrac is a unique cervical traction device that allows the wearer full freedom of movement while delivering powerful traction forces. It is commonly used for cervical ailments like torticollis, disc disease, and whiplash injury.

Incorporating the Dynatronics Solaris 709 Plus 5-Channel Combo into your therapy practice can greatly optimize patient outcomes. Capable of treating multiple patients simultaneously, this unique combo-stim platform includes electrostimulation, therapeutic ultrasound, hot/cold therapy, soft tissue mobilization, and light therapy.

The use of a CPM machine can be a highly beneficial treatment intervention to improve joint mobility, reduce pain, increase local circulation and reduce post-operative adhesions. When choosing the most appropriate CPM, consider the application site, planes of movement offered, device setup, and patient goals. Continuous passive motion can help you regain function, manage pain and optimize your quality of life.

Grip strength isn’t just for seasoned athletes! In fact, it’s a strong part of everyday life for nearly everyone - so why isn’t it talked about more? Grip strength refers to your endurance and strength when, well, gripping! This may seem unimportant, but you need this ability in order to grasp objects, shake hands with others, and carry groceries or luggage. Keeping up with your grip strength is especially important as you age since it can help prevent carpal tunnel, tendinitis, and arthritis from taking hold of your life. Continue reading to learn more about Squegg, a unique device that’s revolutionizing convenient grip strength training.

To work properly, the body’s organs require a constant supply of oxygen taken in by the lungs. Finger pulse oximeters can provide data for long-term tracking of blood oxygen levels. Our product experts give their top five selections in this article.

The PCA 500 Portable ECG Machine System is revolutionizing the heart health industry with its cloud-based platform for conducting remote patient monitoring with fast, accurate, ECG tests that can be performed anywhere there is a wireless internet connection.

As an occupational therapy student or graduate, it’s important to know about the many different specialties you can find the certification for, with the geriatric specialty as one of the fastest-growing fields. Read on to see why we think so! 

If you are facing a hip replacement surgery, you will want to pre-plan for a successful and speedy recovery. After your initial hospital recovery, you will want to be independent and pain-free as soon as possible. With these carefully selected products, you can set up a home recovery environment that is adapted to your needs and protects your hip replacement while you recover.

Ostomy is a life-saving surgery, but for new ostomates, navigating the many options for pouches, barriers, and deodorizers can be overwhelming. That's why we put together this helpful guide. Everything you need to know about picking a pouch system, skin barrier, deodorizer, and everything else you may need is all here in one convenient place. Read more to get started!

People going through hand therapy need functional tools that are easy to use and easy to access so that they can get back to their regular lives. To make finding and choosing them easy, we selected five of the best from our catalog. Read on to learn what we picked and why!

Mealtime is such a huge part of the way we relate to one another that being left out can be really isolating. For patients with swallowing trouble, there is a solution that can help improve therapy results and help them feel normal faster. The Guardian Way is a new way of presenting e-stim therapy that's totally focused on the individual, guaranteeing a better experience during each session and better results.

Outcome measurements are a major part of every physical and rehabilitative therapist's daily life, but getting an accurate, objective measurement of function is a challenge, especially when your patient is using a walker. Read on to learn more about how the healthcare system is changing and what you can do to keep your practice up to date.

Due to the growing popularity of e-stim for dysphagia the market has expanded with a variety of different offerings, which gives the consumer a lot more options, but also makes it more difficult to choose. We reviewed all of the current swallow stim devices and compared them so you can easily see what works best for you. Read on to learn more!

Looking for a reliable supplier of rehabilitation tools, traction tables, and treatment supplies for your practice? Chattanooga is the world's leading manufacturer of innovative rehabilitative tools, offering amazing solutions for both patients and practitioners alike. Want to learn more about some of their product offerings? Read on for how to shop!

Headed home from the hospital soon, or worried about your recovery process? We're laid out some of the best tips, tricks, and tools to make the whole process safer, easier, and more comfortable for both yourself and your loved ones. 

Stiff, painful hands making it difficult for you to get through the day? Starting or continuing hand therapy at home can be a great solution to help improve or maintain the strength and dexterity of your hands, wrists, and fingers. Check out our best tips for how to make hand therapy a habit and get on your way to less pain and more independence!

Recovering from a hip replacement can be hard, but thankfully there are a few tips and tricks to make the whole process a lot easier. If you plan ahead and get all the right tools in place, then your recovery will be quick and easy, allowing you to get back to your life as soon as possible, and start living pain-free with your new hip!

Need a better solution for safely sitting up in bed or elevating your feet without the hassle and expense of changing everything about your bedroom to get a hospital bed? The Abelift is the perfect solution, offering fully electric adjustment in your very own bed where you can sleep comfortably next to your loved one.

Just 10 days of bed rest in a hospital is the equivalent of 10 years of muscle aging for someone over the age of 80. But what other options are there? Clinical seating provides the perfect solution to promote healing and stimulate early mobilization for patients at all levels of mobility and recovery.

If you or your loved one is having difficulty with traditional eating utensils, there is a solution. Adaptive eating utensils combat an array of challenges and help users eat independently, but you may need assistance choosing. Rehabmart is here to help, guiding you through what you need to know to choose the best tools for your unique needs.

There are many situations that could make it necessary to live one-handed, either temporarily or for an extended period of time. In this article, occupational therapist Martin Jansen teaches practical ways to remain independent while recovering or adapting to the effects of an injury with only one working arm. 

It might be hard to imagine that one day, whether due to an accident or a slowly developing illness, you are suddenly deprived of your ability to operate a vehicle on your own. James Chapman's wife didn't have to imagine this: it happened to her. James invented the Freedom Staff to give his wife and others like her their freedom back! 

When returning home from a hospital stay, many stroke patients do not comply with the hand rehabilitation exercises prescribed for them. The MusicGlove is a creative and proven method of hand rehabilitation that makes therapy fun and engaging, while producing life-changing results!

When Anthony (“AJ”) Cooper suffered a severe brachial plexus injury in a motorbike accident, he was faced with the possibility of arm amputation. Unwilling to accept his fate as a man with one functioning arm, Anthony went to work creating what is now the Plexfit Athletic Arm Sling - a device encouraging individuals with sustained bodily trauma to continue living life with confidence and vigor.