The 10 Principles of Neuroplasticity- that’s a mouthful right? I find that these principles come in handy whenever I need to defend my approaches or justify therapy for my patients with dementia.  Sometimes it is not enough to be a ...

“What can I do to keep this from getting worse?” I hear this question all the time.  Someone who has noticed- or had a family member notice- changes in cognition has had his worst fears confirmed by the physician:  You have ...

Imagine for a minute that you are listening to a speaker give a fairly interesting lecture on a topic… and your mind starts to wander.  You are still aware that the speaker is talking, yet you are also thinking about ...

The story goes something like this: There is a hospitalization, fall, or illness A physical or occupational therapist provides skilled interventions to increase strength, ambulation, function, and/or balance.  (setting could be a hospital, inpatient rehab center, skilled nursing facility, home ...

*** We all learned about our five senses when we were children: vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch.  And it is easy enough to understand what happens when one or more of those senses becomes impaired. But functional loss of ...