Elbow stiffness exercises handout
Download your free elbow stiffness exercises handout Elbow Stiffness Exercises Handout A patient-ready guide with step-by-step elbow rehabilitation exercises, covering range of motion, stretching, and strengthening for recovery after injury or surgery. Download template Elbow stiffness is one of the most common problems after a fracture, surgery, or a long spell in a cast or […]
ASIA Impairment Scale
Download your free ASIA Impairment Scale worksheet A standardized clinical assessment form for evaluating sensory and motor function in spinal cord injury, with comprehensive scoring instructions for determining AIS grades A-E and neurological level of injury. Download template The ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) is the gold standard for grading spinal cord injury severity across rehabilitation, […]
ADL assessment tool for effective patient care
Download your free ADL assessment tool A comprehensive, printable PDF form covering basic and instrumental activities of daily living, used by occupational therapists, nurses, and rehabilitation specialists. Download PDF template An ADL assessment tool is a standardized form that healthcare professionals use to measure a patient’s ability to perform activities of daily living independently. Whether […]
CPT code 97760: Orthotic Management and Training Billing Guide
CPT Code 97760 is a time-based code that bills the initial orthotic management and training encounter — assessment, fitting, and patient training for an orthotic device on the upper extremity, lower extremity, and/or trunk, in 15-minute units. It covers the initial encounter only; use CPT 97763 for subsequent visits. This guide covers what physical therapists, […]
HCPCS code L3923: Hand finger orthosis without joints, custom-fitted
HCPCS code L3923 is a Level II supply code for a hand finger orthosis (HFO) without joints: a prefabricated device that a qualified provider trims, bends, molds, or assembles to fit one specific patient. It covers the device and the customization service, distinguishing it from off-the-shelf code L3924. The most common L3923 billing error is […]
7 Best occupational therapy practice management software (2026)
According to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), accurate, timely documentation is a core professional responsibility for every OT practitioner. The software your practice uses shapes how well that responsibility can be met. This guide compares the 7 best occupational therapy practice management software options, from lightweight occupational therapy documentation software to full multi-location systems, […]
How to measure daily activity participation with the Activity Card Sort (ACS)
The Activity Card Sort (ACS) uses 89 photographic cards sorted across instrumental, leisure, and social domains to measure how a client’s participation changes after injury or illness.
Beery VMI Scoring Interpretation: A Complete Guide for Clinicians
Beery VMI scoring interpretation runs on one scale: standard scores with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. A score of 90 to 109 is average. Below 85 is below average. Below 70 marks significant impairment, at roughly the 2nd percentile. Beery VMI score interpretation gets clinically useful one step later, when […]
Sensory Profile 2 Scoring Interpretation: A Complete Guide for Clinicians
Learn how to interpret Sensory Profile 2 scores across all four quadrants. Covers classifications, common patterns, and intervention planning.
Occupational Therapy EMR: Features, Compliance and How to Choose
Occupational therapists lose a large slice of the working day to documentation instead of patient care. Productivity targets in outpatient settings make it worse. AOTA documentation guidance is clear that thorough records keep care safe, claims payable, and continuity intact. Those hours still come out of treatment planning and hands-on session time. An occupational therapy […]