Patient/Client Resources and Tools

Healthy Habits:

• ChooseMyPlate.gov provides resources to help with healthy nutrition including tip sheets, recipes and more
• National Sleep Foundation provides information on how sleep impacts health and wellness, information on various sleep disorders and treatment options
• National Institute of Mental Health provides resources to help better understand stress and mental health including brochures and facts sheets and also how to find treatment 
• Smoking Cessation provides strategies to help people quit smoking
• US Prevention Service Task Force provides evidence based recommendations about clinical prevention services.
  
  

Physical Activity, Exercise, Fitness & Wellness:

• National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) includes information on accessible fitness options
• Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion includes current Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans and the Move Your Way Campaign with resources to help promote physical activity, exercise and fitness
• Here are some specific resources developed for people with neurological conditions by physical therapists to help promote lifelong physical activity and exercise…
  • How to Bridge the Gap Between Physical Therapy and Lifelong Physical Activity/ Exercise Summary: Client Handout
  • Questions to Ask of Post-Rehabilitation Facilities: Client Handout

Patient Advocacy Organizations with Health Promotion & Wellness Resources:

Multiple Sclerosis

• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
• CanDoMS

Parkinson’s Disease

• Parkinson’s Foundation booklets on fitness, mood, and sleep
• Michael J. Fox Foundation (hover over “Understanding Parkinson’s” for information on diet, exercise, sleep, anxiety, and fatigue):
• American Parkinson’s Disease Association Education and Support Page
• Davis Phinney Foundation -Living Well with Parkinson’s Disease (exercise, sleep, etc.)

Traumatic Brain Injury

• US Brain Injury Alliance
• Brain Injury Association of America

Spinal Cord Injury

• NCHPAD: “Life on Wheels: A guide for living a healthy, active life with a spinal cord injury
• Spinal Cord Injury Essentials patient handouts
• Paralyzed Veterans of America -Adapted Sports
• Craig H Neilsen Foundation -Psychosocial Research (resource for clinical researchers):
• Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
• SCI Action Canada Lab

Stroke

• National Stroke Association
• Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
• American Heart/Stroke Association
• Dr. Janice Eng’s Post-Stroke Community Fitness Program.

Huntington’s Disease

• Huntington’s Disease Society of America 

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association 
• Muscular Dystrophy Association