Rehab Challenges
Posted by Alison on September 5, 2006
Having been a physical therapist for almost 20 years now, one of the biggest rehab challenges I have seen my patients struggle with is the “why me” mindset. Having a catastrophic accident is life altering – no 2 ways about it – but you have to dedicate yourself to rehab, give it all you’ve got and not sit around moping day after day. It’s the very rare rehab patient who doesn’t have a bad day mentally – but try to stay in control and look forward towards recovering and not backwards to the way things were. Life can be altered, sometimes irreversibly, in a split second – you are dealing with the consequences for months, years or sometimes for the rest of your life. There are plenty of people out there to help you – don’t be afraid to ask for help – a carefully chosen word or two from a trusted professional can make all the difference in your journey.
Janet said
Hi Alison,
I was just wondering what you thought were the biggest challenges for physical therapy practice?
Alison said
Wow – good question – there are so many challenges in PT these days. The number one issue for me is to maintain quality of care despite increasing pressures on productivity. I am very lucky to be working in the clinic that I work in – my boss is more concerned with outcomes than with productivity – as long as the outcomes are good and the patients are happy, she’s happy. That’s certainly not the case for all my colleagues.
VeuveClicquot said
I love your blog. As one who’s been in physical therapy for a while (knee and hand problems), it’s great to see PT from the therapist’s side. Thank you for all your tips!
Yomi said
Alison,
You have a very informative blog. Why did you stop posting? Please contact me. I would like to exchange links.
Yomi
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Tom said
Keeping a positive mindset was vital for me when I was recovering from a car accident that fractured my tail bone and put me off of my feet for several months. Without physical therapy I would have been a lot weaker at the end of it and a full recovery might not have been possible. Luckily, I did make a full recovery, but if I had the wrong mindset it would have been self defeating and depressing.