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Therapy

Covers speech and language, physical, occupational, recreational and respiratory therapies, as well as current topics related to these areas.

Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) (219 KB)

Neurological disorders can often impair speech and voice production making communication difficult. The LSVT program teaches individuals to think "LOUD" and to focus their efforts on increasing their volume.

Neuro-Dynamic Therapy (NDT) (212 KB)

Neuro-dynamic therapy is a form of movement therapy used to help patients achieve clinical milestones. Such milestones include normalizing muscle tone, increasing range of motion and teaching patients normal movements they can integrate into their daily lives.

Physical Therapy (367 KB)
Physical therapists (PTs) are specialists in evaluating and treating disorders of the human body by using physical means. PTs treating the traumatic brain injury population (TBI) work on soft tissue mobilization and range of motion exercises to maintain joint integrity and mobility and use neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) to encourage normal movement patterns.

Rainbow's Interdisciplinary Team Approach (1.04 MB)

An interdisciplinary therapy team approach to rehabilitation draws from two or more therapy disciplines – integrating them together in the pursuit of recovery. Learn more about Rainbow’s interdisciplinary approach to rehabilitation. Explore four clients’ stories about how this comprehensive approach to recovery has been pivotal to their therapy gains.

Recreational Therapy
Recreational therapists provide treatment to individuals with disabilities or illnesses through recreation activities. Using a variety of techniques including arts and crafts, sports, games, aquatic activities and community outings, they help individuals recover basic motor functioning and reasoning abilities and build confidence and social skills.

Recreational Therapy (300 KB)

Recreational Therapists and Aquatic Therapy (253 KB)

Service Dogs (198 KB)

Service dogs act as professionally trained assistants for individuals with special needs.

Speech and Language Disorders (346 KB)

Dr. Lisa Schoenbrodt, chair of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology at Loyola College in Maryland, edited and authored portions of the book "Children with Traumatic Brain Injury - A Parents' Guide." She discusses how parents can effectively advocate for a child with a language disorder resulting from a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Swallowing Disorders (221 KB)

Individuals who have sustained a brain injury are at a high risk for swallowing disorders. This article covers the topic from a speech language pathology viewpoint.

Tracheostomy Care (479 KB)

The tracheostomy is one of the oldest known surgical procedures. Learn more about how repiratory therapists and speech language pathologists manage a patient's tracheostomy care.

Treating Behaviors of TBI - Mental and Behavior Analysts

These articles examine the behavior analyst's role in treating problem behaviors that often arise during rehabilitation and developing and implementing a plan to effect change.

An Implicit Technology for Generalization (176 KB)

The Role of a Behavior Analyst (381 KB)

Treatment within Treatment (97 KB)

Unintentional Behavior (126 KB)

What Does a Speech Language Pathologist Do? (160 KB)

Speech language pathologists diagnose and address issues related to cognition, language communication, swallowing, recall and attention.

What is Speech Language Pathology? (146 KB)

Rainbow's Christine Ryckman, a speech language pathologist, offers insight into the field of speech language pathology and how this discipline seeks to improve communication and swallowing skills for patients following a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

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