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Welcome back to our free evidence-based Rehabilitation Reference Center Update. You are receiving this newsletter because you are a subscriber of CINAHL and/or Rehabilitation Reference Center. Please share this with your colleagues, students, practitioners and others who would appreciate awareness of this information.
Rehabilitation Reference Center™ (RRC) is an evidence-based clinical reference tool for use by rehabilitation clinicians at the point-of-care. RRC provides physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists and rehabilitation students with the best available evidence to provide the highest quality care and improve patient outcomes.
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Rehabilitation Reference Center in Daily Practice
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Alan is a 7 year old patient with cancer being seen for occupational therapy in the outpatient setting.
The occupational therapist wants to find some information on treating pediatric patients with cancer. She consults Rehabilitation Reference Center, keying in cancer. She consults the clinical review "Cancer in Children (Occupational Therapy)."
She reads about cancer, including presentation/signs and symptoms, causes, and risk factors. Then, she reviews the examination of a child with cancer. After completing the physical and subjective examination, she goes on to read about the treatment of children with cancer and the precautions to take.
Note: The above referenced Clinical Review is freely accessible to all readers of the Rehabilitation Reference Center Update.
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| Quick Overview |
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Caring for Patients in a Coma
Coma can result from a variety of diseases and disorders, including seizures, hypothermia, traumatic brain injury, brain tumor, stroke, and anoxia. Speech therapy examination for patients in a coma include a swallow examination (e.g., the ability of the patient to manage secretions), language (e.g., behavioral responses to auditory stimuli), and a tracheostomy examination.
Speech therapy treatment typically includes dysphagia therapy, and coma stimulation.
You can read the Clinical Review on "Disorders of Consciousness, Coma: Speech Therapy" by logging into your subscription of Rehabilitation Reference Center.
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| Evidence-based Content Update |
Recently, the clinical review Asthma and Exercise was revised following review under the systematic literature surveillance program. Information of value to physical therapy practice regarding asthma and exercise was a systematic review.
The results of the systematic review indicate that weight loss may improve asthma control and symptoms in overweight and obese adults with asthma. In addition, weight loss in obese asthmatics is associated with improvements in level of lung function and airway responsiveness.
We invite you to login to the Rehabilitation Reference Center to read new and updated clinical reviews as they become available.
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