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Occupational Therapy Team Provides Activity Bags for COVID Patients
St. Peter’s Health Partners occupational therapy team, delivered activity bags to COVID patients in isolation. […]
Occupational Therapy
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Slingerlands Physical Rehabilitation to Close July 15
Slingerlands Physical Rehabilitation will discontinue physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and audiology services starting July 15, 2020. […]
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SPHP Celebrates Occupational Therapy Month with “Carnival”
Occupational Therapy colleagues at St. Peter’s Hospital held their annual “Carnival” on Thursday, April 11, to celebrate Occupational Therapy Month. […]
Wellness
LiveSmart: Remember Safe Lifting Techniques for Better Health
How best to protect yourself from the ravages of everyday lifting? Our physical therapist weighs in with some advice. […]
SPHP in the News
WNYT NewsChannel 13: Forum 13: Age in Place
Lynda Shrager, OTR, MSW, CAPS, an occupational therapist with the Eddy Visiting Nurse and Rehab Association, appeared on WNYT’s Forum 13 to discuss her book, “Age in Place: A Guide to Modifying, Organizing, and Decluttering Mom and Dad’s House.” […]
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SPHP Occupational Therapist’s New Book Featured in New York Times
A new book by SPHP occupational therapist, Lynda Shrager, has been featured in the New York Times. The book, “Age in Place: A Guide to Modifying, Organizing, and Decluttering Mom and Dad’s Home,” is a comprehensive guide designed to help make seniors’ homes safer and easier to navigate. […]
Wellness
LiveSmart: Step Up and Decrease Your Risk of Falling
Falls are more common and cause more injury than many realize. Each year, more than two million people are treated in emergency departments nationwide for non-fatal falls. […]
Wellness
LiveSmart: Holiday Decorating, Wrapping, or Meal Prep – Make Sure You Start with Stretching!
This time of year, it’s not just before and after a trip to the gym that you need to limber up. Between wrapping presents, decorating and cooking for the holidays, and maybe hitting the slopes, everyday stretching should be on your to-do list. […]
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Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital Hosts Adaptive Golf Clinic, Debuts New Paramobile
Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital hosted an adaptive golf clinic on Wednesday, August 24, and offered current and former patients an opportunity to test drive the hospital’s new Paramobile. […]
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Times Union: Paramobile Wheelchair Gets Golfers Back in the Game
The Times Union published an article about Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital’s adaptive golf clinic held yesterday at Stadium Golf Club in Schenectady. At the clinic, Sunnyview used its new Paramobile – a specially designed wheelchair that allows users to stand securely and swing a golf club. […]