Essential tools for rehab pros — simplified.
NOVEMBER HEALTH SPOTLIGHT
Celebrating awareness & advocacy
November invites us to pause, reflect, and support those living with complex, chronic, and life-altering conditions. It’s a month of compassion, education, and understanding—centered around diagnoses that affect not just individuals, but entire families and care teams. Whether in active treatment, palliative care, or long-term management, rehabilitation professionals play a critical role in supporting dignity, function, and quality of life.
This month, we’re recognizing:
🩸 Diabetes Awareness Month – advocating for education, prevention, and self-management support for those living with diabetes and its complications.
🫁 Lung Cancer Awareness Month – raising awareness of early detection, treatment, and the physical and emotional impact of lung cancer.
🧠 Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month – honoring individuals and caregivers affected by dementia while promoting early intervention and cognitive support.
🌬 COPD Awareness Month – shedding light on chronic respiratory conditions and the role of rehab in breath support, energy conservation, and activity modification.
🕊 National Hospice and Palliative Care Month – celebrating interdisciplinary teams who provide comfort, dignity, and support at the end of life, including the critical role of OT, PT, and ST.
💜 Epilepsy Awareness Month – promoting seizure safety, education, and functional support strategies for individuals living with epilepsy.
Let’s continue to educate, empower, and care—because even the smallest interventions can make a lasting impact.
OT, PT, ST? I’ve Got You Covered
Three cheat sheets. One super helpful bundle.
Whether you’re lifting limbs, building language, or getting hands-on with ADLs–these quick references are made for you.
Subscribe and grab all three (for free!)–no stress, no spam. Just enter your email below.
📘 NOW AVAILABLE
The Speech Therapy Pocket Guide
A practical, streamlined reference for SLPs—covering assessments, intervention strategies, documentation tips, and goal templates to make your sessions more efficient and effective.
The Occupational Therapy Pocket Guide
Your go-to resource for clear, concise, and clinically relevant OT interventions. Designed to save time, reduce decision fatigue, and support your sessions—without the fluff.
On the Horizon:
The Physical Therapy Pocket Guide
A compact, no-nonsense reference designed to streamline rehab planning, interventions, and documentation—built specifically for busy PTs.
(You’ll also get free access to all three rehab quick reference sheets when you sign up, if you haven’t already.)
OT, PT, ST: What’s the Difference?
Rehab therapy is a team effort—but each discipline brings something unique to the table. Whether you’re new to the field or just need a refresher, here’s a quick breakdown of what makes each role essential in patient care.
Occupational Therapy (OT)
Primary Focus: Functional independence during self-care, cognitive skills, fine motor coordination
Settings: Hospitals, outpatient, schools, SNFs, home health
Key Areas: Adaptive equipment, sensory integration, mental health, upper extremity rehab
Goal: Help patients regain or build daily life skills to live as independently as possible
Speech Therapy (ST)
Primary Focus: Communication, swallowing, cognition, speech-language development
Settings: Schools, hospitals, rehab, private practice, home health
Key Areas: Aphasia, dysphagia, articulation, AAC, voice therapy
Goal: Improve communication, safety, and cognitive communication for daily functioning
Physical Therapy (PT)
Primary Focus: Movement, strength, balance, mobility, pain management
Settings: Acute care, outpatient ortho, inpatient rehab, SNFs
Key Areas: Gait training, manual therapy, orthopedic rehab, exercise prescription
Goal: Restore physical function and prevent future injury through movement-based interventions
BEHIND THE RESOURCES
I’m Noun, an Occupational Therapy Assistant who’s been right there in the middle of packed caseloads, progress notes, and the never-ending search for quick answers. I created this space to share the kind of tools I always needed—but couldn’t find.
Everything here is built to help you work smarter, support your clients better, and spend less time second-guessing.
My Latest Posts
• • •
- 19. 10 Common Physical Therapy Myths (and the Truth About How PT Really Works)
- 8. Aphasia After Stroke: A Guide for Therapists and Caregivers
- 7. How Rehab Therapists Can Promote Mental Health: 7 Practical Tips
- 6. Helping Patients with ALS Communicate: 6 Tips from a Rehab Therapist
- 5. #SLPTok – How Social Media Is Finally Showing What Speech Therapists Really Do
- 4. Voices Heard, Lives Changed: The Power of Speech Therapy
- 3. Your First OT Job? Here Are the Tools You’ll Actually Use
- 2. Why OT Deserves More Recognition
- 1. Overview of Rehab Therapy: OT, PT, ST—What’s the Difference?
- 16. Therapist Survival Guide: Hydration & Heat Precautions for Summer Visits
• • •
