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Jan 31, 2019

Here are the top 10 signs to help recognize Alzheimer's disease.  Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60 percent to 80 percent of dementia...


Jan 31, 2019

The International Institute of Therapeutic Intervention and Learning is a great resource for those utilizing brain entrainment and neurofeedback. Their soundscapes specifically target areas where a client may be having trouble. For those unfamiliar with Brain Entrainment, it refers to the capacity of the brain...


Jan 31, 2019

The Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation and Work (ARDRAW) Small Grant Program is a one-year $10,000 stipend program awarded to graduate-level students to conduct supervised independent research designed to foster new analysis of work, rehabilitation,...


Jan 30, 2019

The Berg Balance Scale (or BBS) is a widely used clinical test of a person's static and dynamic balance abilities. For functional balance tests, the BBS is generally considered to be the gold standard.  The test takes 15–20 minutes and comprises a set of 14 simple balance related tasks, ranging from standing up from...


Jan 29, 2019

I recently came across a news story entitled, "Illiterate Detroit School Board President".  It immediately peeked my interests.  As I watched it made me come to three conclusions.  Take a moment and watch the news story segment and let feel free to let me know your thoughts.