Publications

About The Author:

Yaffa Liebermann, PT, GCS, CEO of Prime Rehabilitation Services, Inc. has 42 years of clinical experience and she is a certified Neuro-Developmental Therapist (NDT) in adult Hemiplegia. She found her love and passion working with the elderly in the nursing home environment. She’s a Geriatric Clinical Specialist (GCS), board certified by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). She lectures to therapists, nurses, caregivers, and family members on ways to improve care for patients. Ms. Liebermann hopes to educate people about how patients can breathe better and perform movements in a safe and correct way―so they can prevent future injuries and carry their bodies in a healthy and beautiful way.

 

 

Stroke Restoration: Functional Movements for Patients and Caregivers

This 74-page clinical book is written in a user-friendly format with colorful, easy-to-follow, illustrated functional exercises. It is intended for therapists to utilize during treatment in the care environment (hospital, outpatient, nursing home, assisted living, and home) in order to demonstrate, practice and teach proper techniques. It then becomes a familiar tool to use upon discharge from the skilled therapy program for both the patient and the caregiver. The explanations and colorful illustrations provide the patient and care givers with visible and achievable goals which they can use as a practice guide.

 

 

 

 

 

I Stand Up Straight

This book brings your child’s posture to attention through clever lyrics and colorful illustrations. Also included are a few exercises that help build a strong and balanced posture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rachel, Pedro and Friends Stand Up Straight

Rachel, Pedro and Friends Stand Up Straight” is an activity book that teaches children the importance of good posture written by a physical therapist and illustrated by a neuroscientist. The book uses colorful illustrations of playful monsters that charm children to participate and engage in a number of activities including mazes, connect the dots, writing, drawing, and tracing exercises. This is one book in a series of three including “Rachel, Pedro and Friends Sit Up Straight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rachel, Pedro and Friends Sit Up Straight: An Activity Book 

Rachel, Pedro and Friends Sit Up Straight” is an activity book that teaches children the importance of good posture written by a physical therapist and illustrated by a neuroscientist. The book uses colorful illustrations of playful monsters that charm children to participate and engage in a number of activities including mazes, connect the dots, coloring, writing, drawing, and tracing exercises. This is one book in a series of three including “Rachel, Pedro and Friends Stand Up Straight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Kiddush Cup

The Kiddush Cup is a story of a young girl fleeing Poland alone in 1939 with nothing but a kiddush cup to remind her of her childhood. The book describes the everyday life in a Jewish community and the rising tensions leading up to the main character’s adolescent journey to the promise land. The author recounts her mother’s stories of the journey from Poland to Israel, while integrating her own journey back to Poland in the early 2000s to trace her mother’s steps. The author shares personal family photos and heartwarming reflections on her mother’s journey and the importance of perseverance.