October 24th, 2014
Remember before your stroke? Remember before your TBI? Remember before the amputation? Of course you do. You may even recall them as the “good ol’ days.” In a way, they may have been the good old days. Then, you were accustomed to doing tasks, jobs, even the most basic activities of daily living (ADLs) in […]
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October 16th, 2014
Not only are horses magnificent animals, pets and friends to many, but they can be an important part of the milieu of clinically relevant services provided at the post-acute level of rehabilitation. NeuLife, in Mount Dora, Florida, strives to ensure the best possible outcome for each client and skillfully integrates these specialized horse therapies into […]
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October 16th, 2014
It is axiomatic that we define ourselves largely by what we perceive ourselves to be, what we were and by what we have done during our lives. Our personality, our education and our skills, both native and learned, build the parameters of who and what we are. But what happens when the proverbial rug gets […]
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October 16th, 2014
Most middle-aged to older adults will know what ballroom dancing is. Just in case you don’t, it is a form of dancing, usually done in ballrooms (that’s a surprise!), or sometimes, just in any good-sized room, usually by couples (although sometimes singly), where the dancers move in a pre-set pattern. Move — remember that. Pre-set […]
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October 12th, 2014
It’s not just pets like dogs, cats, fish and reptiles that facilitate physical and psychological rehabilitation from catastrophic injuries and traumas. It’s all manner of animals. In prior articles, we discussed animals that are typically house pets. In another article, we discussed animals that are not house pets. By virtue of their sheer size — […]
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