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Return to Work for People With Aphasia
Right now, about 2.5 million people in the United States are living with aphasia after stroke.1 Aphasia can make it difficult to talk, listen, read, and/or write. Stroke is the most common cause of aphasia, but it can also happen after a traumatic brain injury (eg, blow to the head), a brain tumor, brain infection, or a neurodegenerative disease (eg, Alzheimer's dementia).2 Many people with aphasia are of working age, and this number is going up as more young people in the United States are sustaining stroke.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - April 5, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Natalie Gilmore Tags: INFORMATION/EDUCATION PAGE Source Type: research

Supportive Communication for Individuals with Aphasia
Aphasia is a language disorder that affects speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Aphasia is most commonly caused by a stroke or injury to the left side of the brain. Brain tumors and other neurologic diseases can also cause aphasia. Because of language impairments, individuals with aphasia struggle to participate in daily life activities involving communication in health care settings, at home, or in their community.1 People with aphasia and their communication partners can use supportive strategies to help them communicate in daily life.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - May 22, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Michelle Armour, Christina M. del Toro, Swathi Kiran, Anastasia M. Raymer, Sarah E. Wallace, Aphasia and Other Communication Disorders Task Force of the Stroke Interdisciplinary Interest Group of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Tags: ORGANIZATION NEWS Source Type: research

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Supplements
The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) offers an opportunity for members to be the guest editor of a Supplement to its journal, the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Archives). The goal of the ACRM supplements is to publish high quality scientific manuscripts, which are thematically organized and of interest to ACRM members and to the general readership of the Archives. We are interested in proposals in all fields of rehabilitation, but especially those of interest to the ACRM membership as indicated by the existence of special interest and networking groups for brain injury, spinal cord in...
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - April 23, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Organization News Source Type: research

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