✨ Google Podcasts ✨iTunes ✨ Spotify Join the Noggins And Neurons Facebook Group SIGN UP FOR THE NEW Noggins And Neurons Premium Access Pass! Become a Founders Circle Member-join by October 15, 2022 for special perks & pricing! EPISODE TITLE: Strategies for Successful Medication Management: Part 2 OVERVIEW: Occupational Therapy provides the distinct value of being able to look at clients holistically to best collaborate with individuals on THEIR goals and needs, rather than viewing them solel...
Jul 15, 2022•51 min•Ep. 67
✨ Google Podcasts ✨iTunes ✨ Spotify JOIN THE NOGGINS AND NEURONS FACEBOOK GROUP EPISODE TITLE: Medication Management Part 1 OVERVIEW: Haleigh: “I think it is important too, to see what patients actually value doing within medication management and then starting from there.” This episode is a conversation between two OTRs and two soon-to-be new grad OTs. The topic of conversation is about medication management and how to adapt this occupation for patients. EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGG...
Jun 21, 2022•48 min•Ep. 66
OVERVIEW Alyssa: Finding that purpose, that meaning as to why… And I think once together we figure out why it’s almost motivation to better that aspect… Tracy: So many things have changed now that they’ve had their neurological event.. Meet the new routine as opposed to going back the old way because the old way isn’t working any longer.. Increasing their awareness of what their body needs now could be very beneficial… Debra: And their [caregivers] lives are different now too… we can’t just keep...
Jun 02, 2022•39 min•Ep. 65
OVERVIEW: Tracy: My understanding is that not a lot of people understand post-stroke fatigue. Are we mislabeling it? Are we saying it’s more of a cognitive problem? Are we saying it’s more of a muscle strength problem? I’m just wondering if we’re mislabeling it…especially when we’re talking about it down the road. I’m really hung up on these individuals who are functioning well…so these are the individuals who no longer qualify for home care services, and have really graduated beyond outpatient,...
May 17, 2022•56 min•Ep. 64
EPISODE TITLE: Perspectives on Neuroplasticity Part 2 INTRO: This episode is the continued conversation between two OTRs and two soon-to-be new grad OTs. During this episode we will wrap up virtual reality and move into other methods of traditional and non-traditional therapy with a focus on safety and interprofessional communication. The conversation rounds out with caretaker, friends, and family roles and the importance of support in rehabilitation and neuroplasticity. EPISODE SUMMARY: In this...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 63
QR Code to JOIN THE NOGGINS AND NEURONS FACEBOOK GROUP EPISODE TITLE: Perspectives on Neuroplasticity Part 1 INTRO: This episode is a conversation between two OTRs and two soon-to-be new grad OTs. The topic of conversation is neuroplasticity, but this discussion dives deep into more specific topics on stroke rehabilitation. EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified, Perspectives on Neuroplasticity Part 1 with Tracy Bentley Root, Morgan Wellenzohn...
Apr 23, 2022•51 min•Ep. 62
Join the Noggins And Neurons Facebook Group Allstar Pete trading card In this episode, I chat with Doro & Lynette from the Neuro Hub. Before he left, Pete told me he wanted them to step in where he left off…for sure those are some pretty big shoes to fill. Our conversation is all over the place, like old friends sitting around the table reminiscing about a loved friend and colleague. We discussed neuro gems we learned from Pete and implications for practice, carrying on his legacy and some o...
Apr 02, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 61
In this episode of Noggins And Neurons, we remember Pete. Here’s what you’ll hear. It’s a long one… How we got started and what Deb: Episode link The gift of connection – a gift that keeps on giving Podcast goal: Episode link The healing power of telling our stories. Check out this article , “The Healing Power of Telling Your Story,” by Lissa Rankin, MD Jennica Colvin from Trio Rehab & Wellness Solutions Episode link (Jennica & Suzanne Part 1) Episode link (Learned Non-Use) Pete’s friend...
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 60
EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified, Deb talks with attorneys Kelly Barret Sarama and Rachel Baldassaro from the Center for Elder Law and Justice. This rich conversation covers: Medical legal partnerships and the benefits of having lawyers on healthcare teams Getting help while in the hospital or other care facilities through patient advocate and ombudsman services How the legal system can help in the areas of quantity and quality of care, ...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 59
EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified, Deb talks with occupational therapist, Andrea Reed about gaining clinical confidence through clinical competence. We discuss: Mentorship, learning environments and trying new things Overcoming negative cultures, self-confidence, doing your best and resiliency Reflective practice and the importance of inquisitiveness for optimal learning The pause…Andrea’s strategy for coping when receiving mixed signals,...
Feb 12, 2022•49 min•Ep. 58
EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified, Deb talks with occupational therapist, Andrea Reed about gaining clinical confidence through clinical competence. We discuss: Learning by hosting a clinical student – what the experience is like from a clinician’s and FW Coordinator’s viewpoint - finding a good fit for site and student Role of the environment and workplace culture in facilitating or hindering growth How the Covid -19 pandemic changed cli...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 57
In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified, Deb updates listeners about current happenings and future plans. She: Shares upsetting news impacting all of us. Pete passed away on January 8, 2022 after a brief illness. Sends love and well wishes from Noggins & Neurons to Pete’s family, friends and colleagues Tell’s everyone that Pete wishes for the podcast to continue, that she assured him she will do all she can to move things forward and notifies the audience t...
Jan 18, 2022•7 min•Ep. 56
Learn more about low, medium and high tech OT interventions used by The Neuro Hub in stroke recovery. OVERVIEW Doro: That was the neat thing. This one client that had this really big change did nothing else. She just did her little exercises at home… Lynette: Right Doro: But no therapy with us or in other facilities. Nothing. Lynette: She did her basic home program, just to maintain what she already had what she had already been doing…umm…but yeah, it really made a huge impact for her. Deb: Was ...
Jan 08, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 55
Pete and Deb share their insights and opinions on new OT grad, Adrian's, questions and other topics. Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association Neuro-Ifrah Organization PNF & Virtual Reality Effect of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Functional Recovery of Patient’s with Stroke – A Review Effect of task specific training with proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on stroke survivors Join the Noggins And Neurons Facebook Group As always, we want to hear your top takeaways! Pleas...
Dec 24, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 54
UPDATE TOPICS: Deb, Pete, the FACES App & what's next Access the FACES Intervention App: Google Apple - Search for FACES Intervention in the app store Join the Noggins And Neurons Facebook Group As always, we want to hear your top takeaways! Please email us at NogginsAndNeurons@gmail.com . Questions and Comments about the podcast? NogginsAndNeurons: The Website Noggins And Neurons Facebook Group Donate to The Noggins & Neurons Podcast with Venmo or PayPal: Venmo @neurons Use the PayPal a...
Dec 11, 2021•6 min•Ep. 53
Bradford C. Berk, MD, PhD: Surviving & Recovering p̄ SCI, CVA, TBI Noggins & Neurons Facebook Group: CLICK HERE or scan below! OVERVIEW: Dr. Berk: So, I think devices offer a really improved approach to neurologic problems and they don’t need to be taken every day like a pill, so compliance is 100% and up until now we really haven’t had many devices in the field. But I think going forward we will… EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified...
Dec 11, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 52
Heim, Drake, & Millar: Cerebellar Ataxia, PART 2 Noggins & Neurons Facebook Group: CLICK HERE or scan below! OVERVIEW: Stephen: Even as simple as cracking an egg, I cannot do it one handed, I can’t do it 2-handed any more…so, I got on Amazon and if you put in 1-handed, a whole list of items comes up and I got an egg cracker that I can put the egg in and crack it with one hand. It’s a device, a lot of people, including some very close to me have said, ‘Oh that’s just lazy.’ Like I just sa...
Nov 07, 2021•47 min•Ep. 51
Heim, Drake, & Millar: Cerebellar Ataxia, PART 1 Noggins & Neurons Facebook Group: CLICK HERE or scan below! OVERVIEW: Meredith: The brain stimulation program that we’re doing at Hopkins is we’re applying transcranial direct current stimulation to people who’ve had multiple types of brain injuries. The most common population that we see are strokes. The concept of this non-invasive brain stimulation is that it promotes neuroplasticity and so we combine it with intensive therapies. You co...
Nov 04, 2021•57 min•Ep. 50
Jennica & Suzanne from Trio Rehab: PART III Noggins & Neurons Facebook Group: CLICK HERE or scan below! EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified, Pete and Deb talk with Jennica Colvin and Suzanne McCrum from Trio Rehabilitation in Texas. We learned about private clinic ownership and more. Topics we covered include: Jennica encourages listeners to follow their dreams Brain primers, intervention, affordable interventions and getting starte...
Oct 30, 2021•44 min•Ep. 49
Jennica & Suzanne from Trio Rehab: PART II Noggins & Neurons Facebook Group: CLICK HERE or scan below! EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified, Pete and Deb talk with Jennica Colvin and Suzanne McCrum from Trio Rehabilitation in Texas. We learned about private clinic ownership and more. Topics we covered include: How Suzanne uses treadmill training following stroke Practitioner opinions on using the terms good limb and bad limb Addressi...
Oct 29, 2021•40 min•Ep. 48
Jennica & Suzanne from Trio Rehab: PART I Noggins And Neurons Facebook Group: CLICK HERE or scan below! OVERVIEW: Pete, Deb, Jennica and Suzanne get to know each other EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified, Pete and Deb talk with Jennica Colvin and Suzanne McCrum from Trio Rehabilitation in Texas. We learned about private clinic ownership and more. Topics we covered include: The evolution of Trio Rehab Reasons for starting a private pract...
Oct 25, 2021•54 min•Ep. 47
Jus' a lil' bit o' Everything Noggins And Neurons Facebook Group: CLICK HERE or scan below! OVERVIEW: Pete and Deb chat about Pete’s Blog, music and brain recovery EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified, Pete and Deb talk about Pete’s Blog, Facebook groups, and Listening to music can help with aphasia The challenges of the unknown for survivors, families and care providers immediately following traumatic brain injury Facebook groups that clini...
Oct 22, 2021•39 min•Ep. 46
Emotions After Brain Injury: The Recap Noggins And Neurons Facebook Group: CLICK HERE or scan below! OVERVIEW: Pete and Deb chit chat EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified, Pete and Deb talk about what we learned about from Drs. Zupan and Neumann. We covered: The new FACES app release information and understanding who should use the app, which is recommended for academic & clinical use. This bothers Pete and Deb sheds a little light on th...
Oct 20, 2021•43 min•Ep. 45
Emotion Perception After TBI/Stroke w/ Drs. Zupan & Neumann PART 2 Noggins And Neurons Facebook Group: CLICK HERE or scan below! OVERVIEW ZUPAN: I think as therapists if you’re really looking for something tangible to use just grab a movie or a tv show and, you know, stop and pause at various scenes. I think that would be a really useful task that you could get that more, I always say ecologically valid, but that more everyday way, I mean, it’s still acting but it’s a better example of how w...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 44
Emotion Perception After TBI/Stroke w/ Drs. Zupan & Neumann Noggins And Neurons Facebook Group: CLICK HERE or scan below! NEUMANN: And every time something was brought up, you know, we would show them this picture, his face would be as flat as can be but his physiological responses, his arousal of responses were really strong every time he saw one of these emotion stimuli. And it was amazing because just looking at his face there was nothing there. And he doesn’t think anything is there. You...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 43
Brain Injury Vision Recovery Recap Noggins And Neurons Facebook Group: CLICK HERE or scan below! OVERVIEW - Conversation: Pete and Deb joke about Pete’s microphone being on the floor and his pre-podcast snacking. We also talk a bit about equipment design and fabrication because Deb’s friend and OT colleague designed a new piece of adaptive equipment. Pete shared his experience around production based on the arm skate he designed. It’s a fun and interesting conversation! EPISODE SUMMARY: This epi...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 42
Mary Warren: Vision and Brain Injury. Part II Noggins And Neurons Facebook Group: CLICK HERE or scan below! DEB: So sometimes when we’re working with someone who needs extra time, we might think it’s because of a motor problem, we might think it’s because of fatigue and maybe even memory, but it could be because they’re not visually taking in their environment properly. WARREN: Yeah. That’s exactly it. That’s why it’s important to screen right? Because if I have that client and I’m first seeing ...
Sep 28, 2021•54 min•Ep. 41
Mary Warren: Vision and Brain Injury. Part I Noggins And Neurons Facebook Group: CLICK HERE or scan below! WARREN: They are very concerned about falling and running into something. If you have a hemianopia you’re going to have some collusions right off the bat. And they walk very slowly or they do a thing where they stare straight ahead and just walk towards a target and hope they make it. These are dangerous types of things and you can’t get away with them when you’re in dynamic environments; t...
Sep 27, 2021•58 min•Ep. 40
Listener Q's & Decoding Teasell Noggins And Neurons Facebook Group: CLICK HERE or scan below! DEB: An easy question for you to answer from JE. She is wondering, ‘Is there ever a time when spasticity turns itself off?’ PETE: Yes, there is a time when it turns off and that’s when they’re sleeping. Then that had implications for things like a splint that you can’t get on when they’re awake, you might be able to get it on when they’re asleep. So, my wife...this was another joke I used to tell in...
Sep 23, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 39
Pete & Deb Review Teasell's Insights Noggins And Neurons Facebook Group: CLICK HERE or scan below! DEB: Dr. Teasell said that the reasons that therapists have for not doing these things...so they include not having enough time, being busy...and I understand all of this. I do, because I’ve been in those shoes...all of those reasons...he said that they’re legit. And I think that whatever our reasons are, whoever we are, I think they’re legit to a degree. I think that we need to start empowerin...
Sep 20, 2021•56 min•Ep. 38
