“Caregiving often calls us to lean into love we didn’t know possible.” —Tia Walker, From The Inspired Caregiver: Finding Joy While Caring for those You Love Caring for a friend or family member that’s been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, or any other progressive disease is a tough tasks. While maintaining quality care, caregivers also …
Alzheimer’s and other dementias are neurological diseases Cognitive impairment in early stage Alzheimer’s disease limits a physical therapist’s ability to accurately assess motor skills, muscle tone, and strength. Because therapists typically use traditional fact-finding approaches like question/answer and verbal commands, Alzheimer’s patients can be dismissed as “within functional limits” or “not appropriate for therapy” due …
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