Initiating Treatment Bedside, Part 3: Self-Care
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The therapist introduces self-care tasks with a stroke survivor while working on sitting balance, weight shifts and visual field deficits in the acute care hospital.
The therapist introduces self-care tasks with a stroke survivor while working on sitting balance, weight shifts and visual field deficits in the acute care hospital.
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