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OT Corner: Get Ready for National School Backpack Awareness Day – October 27, 2021

September 13, 2021

17 September 2021, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: AOTA] Join AOTA and occupational therapy practitioners, educators, and students across the country as we help others Live Life To Its Fullest by avoiding the pain and injury that can come from heavy backpacks and bags. Students, parents, educators, school administrators,…...

September 13, 2021

17 September 2021, News, OT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] The motor cortex is a brain region known to control the body’s voluntary movements. However, the team of neuroscientists have now shown that it can also help translating foreign language words into one’s native language. Their study has been…...

September 13, 2021

17 September 2021, ADHD, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Science Daily] A large study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has found a link between ADHD and dementia across generations. The study, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, shows that parents and grandparents of individuals with…...

September 13, 2021

17 September 2021, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] ‘A clinical trial of 125 young adults shows that those who limited screen time for 48 hours immediately after suffering a concussion had a significantly shorter duration of symptoms than those who were permitted screen time. These findings, published…...

Cause of Neonatal Strokes Identified

September 13, 2021

17 September 2021, News, Newsletter

Scientists have discovered an important cause of stroke occurring in the womb or just after birth, paving the way for new treatments. The research identified that a low number of platelets (small blood cells known for enabling clotting) in babies, either in the…...

September 13, 2021

17 September 2021, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] The U.S. Department of Education is opening investigations into five states where officials say limits on school mask mandates may be in violation of federal laws prohibiting discrimination against students with disabilities. The agency’s Office for Civil Rights sent…...

September 9, 2021

10 September 2021, COTA, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! This is your dream job, seriously! You’ll enjoy great pay and truly excellent benefits, a supportive team, and variety in your workday. We are searching for a COTA to join a…...

September 9, 2021

10 September 2021, Jobs, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Are you looking to slow your pace and live in a small coastal town? We have a wonderful opportunity for a Speech-Language Pathologist to work a full-time position on the Chesapeake…...

September 9, 2021

10 September 2021, Career, Job, Newsletter, PT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Are you a Physical Therapist who loves working with kids? We are in need of a full-time Physical Therapist or PTA to treat a full-time pediatric caseload in Spartanburg & Cherokee…...

September 8, 2021

"Tip or Resource", Newsletter

Please enjoy our new (abbreviated holiday week) issue of Teaching & Therapy Resources for the Classroom, Clinic and Carryover. (Have you missed any of our previous issues? Read them HERE) Please feel free to forward this weekly resource to the parents/guardians,…...