Keeping Up With A Winter Running Routine
By Melanie Danklefsen, PT, DPT, CMP Myth: Winter is a good time to take a break from running. Fact: Winter is a great time to maintain running baseline and address the little things to help you run strong. Winter, especially in Michigan, is a typical downtime between major...
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Missy
Post Mastectomy Care
By Megan Dickerson, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist Life after a mastectomy procedure is complicated with many medical visits and decisions about further treatment including reconstruction, radiation, and chemotherapy. In addition, there are other complications that may exist including physical pain, fatigue, emotional changes, fear of movement of...
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Missy
Meet Allyson! Pediatric Patient of the Month for January!
Meet Alyson Fethke, Pediatric Patient of the Month for January 2019! Allyson began treatment in occupational therapy with us and is now working on speech with Generation Care Speech-Language Pathologist, Kailey Washburn, M.A., CCC-SLP. Kailey says: "Allyson is sweet, smart and a hard worker. She makes...
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Missy
Direct Access to Physical Therapy in the State of Michigan
What is Direct Access? “Direct access” is the phrase used in health care to explain how a person accesses services without a physician referral. In Michigan, this is a newer concept – only a part of health care law since 2014. In 2014 Michigan passed a...
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Missy
Toys For Children With Sensory Processing Disorders
By Lauren Geers, MOTR/L, Pediatric Occupational Therapist With the holiday season quickly approaching, many people are searching for the perfect gift for children. Holiday shopping can be stressful for many people but it can be especially stressful when shopping for a child who has a sensory...
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Missy
Meet Camden! Pediatric Patient of the Month for December!
Meet Camden Jett, our Pediatric Patient of the Month for December! We’re wrapping up 2018 with Camden’s story because of the great progress he has made over the past two years! Camden started speech therapy as a shy little guy who was having difficulty communicating wants and...
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Missy
Meet the Bonnemas! A Parkinson’s Go! Group Story
Life with Parkinson’s Disease When Dale Bonnema was first diagnosed, he had no idea what Parkinson’s Disease was, and that it was a scary place to be in. Although there is much about PD that is uncontrollable, taking an active role in treatment, including adhering to...
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Missy
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week is December 3-7
The American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA) Older Driver Safety Awareness Week is December 3–7, 2018. The aim is to promote understanding of the importance of mobility and transportation to ensuring older adults remain active in the community—shopping, working or volunteering—with the confidence that transportation will not be...
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Missy
HomeSTEP – Recover at home!
Generation Care’s HomeSTEP program is moving into our second year! HomeSTEP offers services to those recovering from hospitalization after surgery or a medical condition. We offer transitional physical, occupational and speech-language therapy in your home. We work closely and seamlessly with the hospital care coordinators...
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Dale’s Story – Speech Therapy
It's always so great to hear from patients! Read Dale Domsten's testimonial about working with GC therapist, Elizabeth Turner! Dale's Story I went to an ENT doctor to check out why I was feeling "tightness" through my throat area, which was impacting my voice. I was experiencing...
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Missy