Pearl* felt so helpless and depressed during her first session with senior occupational therapist (OT) Giselle “Gigi” Harris that she broke down in tears. In her early 60s, Pearl was recovering from a stroke that had affected her entire left side. “Her left arm was so weak she couldn’t even lift it, and her hand was locked in a fist and wouldn’t open,” recalls Gigi. As a result, Pearl was unable to do the most basic daily tasks. Gigi immediately began working her on a set of specific goals, including being able to dress herself and move on her own from her wheelchair to the toilet and tub, using a transfer bench, an approach that included working with Pearl on muscle reeducation exercises to increase her active and passive range of motion in her upper body.
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New treatment approaches to emotional problems after TBI
Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) commonly have emotional difficulties—a persistent problem with limited treatment options. New approaches to treatment for emotional deficits after TBI are presented in the September/October special issue of the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (JHTR).
https://medicalxpress.com/news
Brokers Need to Educate Their Clients
It’s great to have my study on the lack of knowledge by the general public of changes made to personal injury coverage picked up by insurance industry news sites. This is a good step forward in letting people know the danger they face by driving without adequate car insurance coverage.
https://www.deutschmannlaw.com
Public Transportation Accidents: Get the Information You Need
For many of us that live in the GTA, taking the TTC is essential to get back and forth in the busy city. Unfortunately, this also puts us at risk for public transportation accidents.
Millions of people in Toronto step onto TTC vehicles every year. From getting to work to buying groceries or meeting friends, every day we rely on public transportation.
Applicant found to lack all credibility – Claims for caregiver and attendant care benefits denied
Sritharan Sivalingam has claimed he was injured in a motor vehicle accident on June 12, 2009. He applied for and received SABs from State Farm but when a dispute arose about the entitlement to..
SPECIAL REPORT: Technician on trial
Joe Ramono fraudulently certified a 1995 Dodge Ram a month before it went out of control and killed a 27-year-old woman. A jury was asked to determine if he was criminally negligent in her death.
https://www.autoserviceworld.c
Are injured employees getting enough support?
In a recent unique case before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) (responsible for enforcing the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act and adjudicating worker injury claims) was found to violate the Human Rights Code on the ground of disability. The case, Lawson v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, involved a permanently injured worker and the WSIB’s processes for entitlement to health benefits.
http://www.hrmonline.ca/hr-gen
‘All of us can be harmed’: Investigation reveals hundreds of Canadians have phoney degrees
A Marketplace investigation of the world’s largest diploma mill has discovered many Canadians could be putting their health and well-being in the hands of nurses, engineers, counsellors and other professionals with phoney credentials.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/busines
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
This 10-week group explores how to take stock of your personal resources and coping skills while dealing with persistent concussion symptoms.
These tools act as the foundation you need in the development of your own personal action plan to use in any potentially triggering or stressful situation.
Space is limited to 15 participants. Participants must register for the entire 10-week session.
Litigation claims on the rise
In recent years, the growth in civil litigation claims has outstripped the overall growth in claims. For example, from 2006 through 2010 LAWPRO received an average of 708 civil litigation claims each year, and during 2011 through 2015, the average increased to 948 each year. This growth of 34 per cent vastly exceeds the 7 per cent total growth of claims for all other areas of law over the same time period.