This workbook was created by physical therapist Jodi Steele to provide information on appropriate rehabilitation techniques for oncology patients. This book can be used in practice or in the classroom.

Contents include:
CANCER AS A CHRONIC DISEASE
DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER
TREATMENTS FOR CANCER
LAB VALUES
MEDICAL CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR EXERCISE
BREAST CANCER
MULTIPLE MYELOMA
LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA
BRAIN CANCER
OVARIAN, UTERINE AND CERVICAL
PROSTATE AND TESTICULAR
GASTROINTESTINAL: COLORECTAL, PANCREATIC AND LIVER
HEAD AND NECK
LUNG
MELANOMA
SARCOMA
EXERCISE RECOMMENDATIONS
INTERVAL EXERCISE LOG AND PROTOCOL
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
ASSESSMENT

The following included resources are for both OTs and PTs regarding their individual workload rating guidelines. Each of these guidelines can be downloaded directly from this resource in both .doc and .pdf formats. Higher priority: At the beginning of the year, discuss with the new therapist that IEP minutes are written for the IEP year and not the school year.Lower priority: Revisit the resources related to workload rating guidelines as well as district/program guidance related to indicating IEP minutes once the therapist has established their caseload.

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"A new study suggests that after failure of revision ACL reconstruction, a second revision surgery results in better knee function than nonsurgical management—although both treatment strategies are associated with a high rate of return to sport. The findings are published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine. Tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, is a common sports injury. It’s usually treated with ACL reconstruction surgery. However, in some patients, particularly young and active patients, the surgical graft ruptures and requires revision ACL reconstruction. And a subset of these patients experience another rupture after the revision. It has remained unclear whether a second revision ACL reconstruction or nonsurgical management results in better outcomes for these patients. To find out, the new study followed 41 patients with a failed first revision ACL reconstruction, 31 of whom underwent a second revision surgery and 10 of whom chose nonsurgical management..."

The rest of the transcript, along with a link to the research itself, is available on the resource itself.

The following resource provides information regarding service logs & documentation. This includes what they are, who can access them, and what to keep in mind whilst writing them. A Q&A is provided with an ODE representative to provide further information.

This resource provides an ECHOES recording regarding Every Moment Counts, a program designed to build capacity of school personnel and families with mental health/awareness. While currently there are few resources, physical health/wellness, and mental health/wellbeing are part of the PT and OT scopes of practices. A discussion with the new therapist may center around district priorities and the district's right of assignment of the contracted OT/PT time.

Myofascial trigger-points are a hot topic in the world of pain management. The issue that most critics have with myofascial trigger-points or other tissue-driven pain problem is that it is an oversimplification of a very complex process. It is still not know if our manual treatments are ‘correcting a local pathology' or if it just sensory input leading to a cascade response through the nervous system resulting in the 'descending modulation' of the pain experience.

This is a general guide to the flow of the school year on a month-by-month basis. 

This is a general guide to the flow of the school year on a month-by-month basis. 

This resource provides helpful background to new hires who are new to Special Education and is a resource they may need to return to over time as they gain more exposure to and experience with the IEP team.