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How to become a driver rehab specialist

How to become a Driver Rehab specialist and evaluate your first client

Are you thinking about becoming a driver rehab specialist?  Are you looking for ways to refine your evaluation and assessments? If you are, you’ve chosen an exciting career that’s about to explode.  Today there are more older adults behind the wheel than any other time in history. According to the CDC, in 2030 adults ages …

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How to shower with a neck brace

How to shower with a neck brace?

As an OT, I see patients after cervical fusions on a regular basis. Normally I’m instructing them to avoid movements such as bending, lifting, and twisting but almost all my patients ask how they’re supposed to shower when they go home.  In general, patient’s can shower if their incision is safe to get wet, but …

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