Strengthen your mind, body, and soul with arts and crafts. At CORA, we focus on simplification training, fine motor and dexterity, gross motor and coordination, sensory stimulation and training in the use of neuromuscular stimulators. Arts and crafts is just one of the methods used by our occupational therapists to help patients regain strength and […]
Archives for April 2020
In Your Corner with CORA: Dr. Richard Lehman on Serving Patients During COVID-19
Your Health, Objectively. Treating Everyone Right. Dr. Richard Lehman, Medical Director at US Center for Sports Medicine is an orthopedic surgeon in Des Peres, Missouri. He has been in practice for more than 20 years and is a member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. And now he sits down with our panel of […]
Congress Pressures CMS to Cover Telehealth for Therapy Services
Lawmakers are asking CMS to expand Medicare coverage during the Coronavirus pandemic for telehealth services provided by physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists and audiologists. Congress is putting pressure on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to give physical therapists and other care providers the freedom to use telehealth during the Coronavirus pandemic. […]
Cooking with CORAkids – Episode 4: Earth Day Sugar Cookies
It’s your passions for cooking; our pediatrics program. Our pediatrics program is at it again! This week, on the eve of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, Episode 4 of Cooking with CORAkids bakes Gluten-Free Earth Day Sugar Cookies. Did you know that in 1970 President Nixon and his wife planted a […]
Your Health at Home Spotlight
Monday, April 20 — Your Health at Home Spotlight While populations around the globe practice social distancing, we took the time here at CORA to do some social listening. We hope you enjoy our Health at Home Spotlight bringing you the trending news, tips and great joys – oh, so much – from content around the web! We’re […]
The Golden Rule for Grooming Your Pets
By Gabrielle Burns, OTR/L, Rocky Mount, Virginia Last week Brittany Edwards, OTR/L (Roanoke, Virginia) addressed the role of Occupational Therapists (OT) in the context of helping people get dressed. However, OTs have an important job to facilitate individuals’ safety and independence not only with getting dressed but with all activities of daily living (ADL) such […]