Rehabilitation medicine

The experimenters, from the Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation, use this study to explain how patients who had a stroke and are experiencing an upper extremity functional deficit can benefit from virtual reality rehabilitation. Upper extremity functional deficit can include weakness, coordination problems, swelling, changes of muscle tone and changes in sensation. Patients are given high intensity repetitive task specific training to help improve the deficit, and it does work. But the

The term productive aging was coined by Robert Butler in 1983 at the Salzburg Seminar. Productive aging was introduced in order to deviate from preconceived notions that all elders are in a declining state of health and have limited functional abilities in comparison to younger counterparts (Butler & Gleason, 1985). The basis of occupational therapy is closely tied to productive aging. All occupational therapy practitioners share a common goal; to enhance the lives of all people across the lifespan

On 5/16/17 I was able to visit Ms. Perez at Select Specialty Hospital. I met with Theresa the internal case manager from Select Hospital. We were able to have a case conference at the bedside with her husband. Throughout the whole meeting Ms. Perez appeared to be sleeping. She remains on a 28% trachea mask, nasal gastric tube, tube feeding for nutrition, non weight bearing to the lower extremities secondary to fractures (non weight bearing is projected at 6 to 8 more weeks), and the right arm

so many studies on recidivism and rehabilitation, and so few that were considered successful, there were aspects that made many skeptical of why these programs simply did not work. Different researchers conducted different types of research and came up with different results. Of the 231 studies that were finalized after making it through the rigorous elimination process, some researchers seen the net-widening process as the beginning of the entombed rehabilitation and recidivism. Researchers did not

Flogging in Modern Society In “Bring Back Flogging,” Jeff Jacoby made unique, interesting arguments about the ways to punish criminals. Jacoby describes how the Puritans punished criminals in demeaning manners, which was quite interesting to me since I do not know much about Puritans. I could see that their punishment by opening criminals to public could force criminals to be humiliated and be done instantly. However, I do not see any reasoning, which should explain the reason why the Puritan ways

As the range of fields that study crime grew, the theory of rehabilitating the offender shifted into focus more prevalently. The aim of the theory of rehabilitation is to reform the offender, that is to say, rid them of their criminal ways. Cohen sees this task to be outside the capabilities of the justice system. The myriad of components that lead an individual to crime whether they are economic, psychological or otherwise, is too complex for the justice system to be able to grok fully. Cohen

Almost all federal prisons have drug and alcohol abuse rehabilitation programs, “more than a fourth of all private prisons do not provide inmates with alcohol and drug dependency, counseling, and awareness programs” (Rees-Jones 2). Accordingly, there is excessive space for corruption driven by profit, risking the

The Repeat Offenders project is one that presents some concepts as pertains repeat offending. This project, as earlier defined, was created with an aim of reducing the rates of recidivism. In it, unique mechanisms of dealing with this problem have been presented through some of the mechanisms presented already been implemented either fully or partially in different nations. Despite the similarities that may exist between the concepts presented in this project with those implemented in other nations

Clinical Experience: Effectiveness of the DWI Education Program The article I chose fits with my clinical experience because it discusses the effectiveness of several interventions, including the implementation of ignition interlock devices and educational classes. I attended three classes at DUI School, so it was essential for me to find an article that examines an educational approach to help those who have been convicted of driving while intoxicated. Since some of the students who took classes

The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services is what we decided to do our project on. It appeals to us because we can easily see ourselves working with this organization at various points in our careers. To begin with we wanted to give a description of the history of the organization as well as its purpose as an overview to understand its uses. The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services has a relatively short history but it is a very impactful one. The department is headed by Clinton Lacey