During the month of November, the National Lung, Heart, and Blood Institute recognizes, National Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Month. Their aim is to focus on increasing awareness of this disease because with early diagnosis and beginning treatment, patients with this disease can find ways to improve their overall quality of life.

With the busy holiday season quickly approaching, it is important that we are all focused (especially now) on our mental and physical health. One way to make sure you are taking care of yourself is to get enough rest. But what if you feel like you don’t normally get very good sleep?

Incorporate good sleep hygiene into your routine. Use these card prompts to create new sleep habits and help you get to bed when you are feeling restless.

Ease carpal tunnel pain and tension, especially for those who are now using the computer for more prolonged periods.

This interactive game helps adults improve their emotional intelligence and non-verbal communication skills, which are valuable in both personal and professional settings.'

Our ADLs Chore Card Challenge is a card-based activity for adults focusing on some of the things occupational therapists work on with individuals. This game helps adults practice and improve their everyday functional skills and independence through developing and managing a routine for their regular chores.

Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia. It is a degenerative disease that affects memory, thinking, and behavior. As Alzheimer’s progresses, the individual will lose the ability to care for oneself. The disease presents itself in many different ways that coincide with the common experience, “what did I come in here for…?” which makes it difficult to diagnose early on.

As each year comes to a close, we begin thinking about the possibilities for the new year and what we want to achieve or experience. One fulfilling and helpful practice to start the new year in the best way possible is a mindfulness practice.

Bring the calm of autumn indoors with this relaxing sensory-motor craft. Participants can create small aromatherapy clay pumpkins infused with grounding essential oils like cinnamon, clove, or orange.

Transform your wellness journey with this 30-day habit tracker, designed to incorporate various aspects of physical, mental, and emotional well-being into your daily routine.

Often, physical therapy is associated with injury, but that is not the only case where physical therapy is helpful. Because physical therapy focuses on gross motor function, the goal is to help maximize independence and safety in mobility. As with other therapeutic intervention, physical therapy is individualized and unique to each specific person. Learn more about physical therapy’s role in rehabilitation, pain management, and more.

Reading regularly can do great things for your mind overall. Keep up your reading practice to improve brain connections and cognition.

Get into the holiday spirit with these Halloween baking ideas! There are so many great ways to create a spooky treat this Halloween.

This DIY craft involves bilateral integration, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and executive functioning.

Although everyone feels down or sad at different points, time helps and it passes. For those who feel a persistence of sadness or hopelessness for days and weeks at a time are likely experiencing a form of depression. During Depression Awareness Month, we are highlighting some of the facts about depression and promoting understanding and awareness of the difference between typical grief and depression.

Most people are familiar with the term “stuttering” but might not understand what it actually is or why it can happen. Although it is more common in men than women, about one percent of all adults has a stutter. Simply put, stuttering is a communication disorder where your speech is interrupted. It is believed to be related to neurological interruptions that get in the way of clear speech.

Use yarn to make a festive Halloween garland to decorate at home this season. This craft helps you work on fine motor skills and hand-finger strengthening as well as executive functioning in following directions and sequencing.

Practice exercises and stretches for hip pain and tension. Choose a few ways of stretching or strengthening around the hip joint to relieve pain or prevent injury.

As we progress through our lives, we often develop a routine that becomes second nature. With advanced age, many of us require additional prescriptions and medications which are important to take correctly. Although it can seem like a simple task to plan our medication routine, many individuals of any age may struggle to maintain that routine over time.

One of the leading causes of death in the United States is Sudden Cardiac Arrest. During the month of October, we aim to join in the effort to raise awareness about National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month. At first mention, many individuals assume that sudden cardiac arrest is the same as a heart attack, but they are in fact quite different.