by Kate Soloman | May 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Everyday, thousands of developers are creating new apps for users addressing everything from fitness and nutrition to organization and games. Many new smartphones applications are now looking at rehabilitation, including acquired/traumatic brain injury, stroke and...
by GLA | Feb 6, 2019 | Occupational Therapy, Other Therapy Talk, Pain Management, What's New
Happy New Year to our clients! Many people take the new year as an opportunity to set new goals and make new resolutions for themselves. This may (or may not) always go as planned. In preparation for 2019, we have compiled a list of tips and strategies to help our...
by GLA | Sep 18, 2018 | fieldwork placement, Occupational Therapy, Uncategorized, What's New
By Michael Rizzo, MScOT, OT Reg.(Ont) Michael Rizzo was a Student Occupational Therapist who completed his final clinical placement at Galit Liffshiz and Associates (GLA). He was supervised by Kathryn Decker, MScOT Reg. (Ont), Director of Clinical Development at GLA....
by GLA | Feb 2, 2018 | Occupational Therapy, Other Therapy Talk, Uncategorized, What's New
A recent License Appeal Tribunal (LAT) decision, A.K v State Farm Insurance Company (Tribunal File Number: 16-002503/AABS)(ON LAT) (January 12, 2018) addressed the issue of pre-existing medical conditions in applicants applying for CAT designation. In this case, the...
by GLA | Oct 30, 2017 | Occupational Therapy, Pain Management, Uncategorized
By Kathryn Decker, MScOT Reg. (Ont). Life care planners at GLA prioritize communication with a client’s rehabilitation and medical providers to elicit future treatment recommendations. The client’s treating health care professionals best know what treatment will be...
by GLA | Jun 27, 2017 | Occupational Therapy
In 2009, Remi was just 18 years old when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident which resulted in a severe brain injury (GCS 3/15). At the time of the accident he had just finished high school and was planning to start college. He was experiencing severely...
by GLA | Mar 29, 2017 | Assessment of the Month, Occupational Therapy
Memory impairment is one of the most common cognitive issues occupational therapists assess and treat when working with clients who have sustained a head injury. Memory deficits, even when subtle, can have serious consequences for returning to daily activities and...
by GLA | Mar 29, 2017 | Other Therapy Talk, Uncategorized
We are quickly approaching that time of year again…tax time. As such, we thought we would take this opportunity to briefly discuss the Registered Disability Support Plan (RDSP). This Government of Canada program is specifically designed for individuals with...
by GLA | Jan 12, 2017 | Other Therapy Talk, Uncategorized
This article proposes that, although much of the discussion of the link between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and an increase risk in dementia remains unknown, research points to some very compelling evidence that this population is at a higher risk indeed. The author...
by GLA | May 3, 2016 | Occupational Therapy, Other Therapy Talk, What's New
This blog post is going to focus on the diagnosing and management of pediatric concussions. It should first be noted that “pediatric” is considered any persons under the age of 18 years. In 2014, the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation created a set of guidelines and...
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