Performance In Motion: A Case Study

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Alexis Griffin is the Clinical Director and a Physical Therapist at Performance in Motion. She works with clients who have sustained serious injuries and need rehab. Alexis and the team at Performance in Motion also work with populations who aren’t injured are seeking to improve their sports performance. I chose Alexis because a friend of mine was seriously injured while weight training and they told me about how grateful they were that did physical therapy with Alexis. I went to Performance in Motion, introduced myself to Alexis and told her about my health communications project. I’m extremely interested in the behavioral theory, program adherence strategies and understanding how to improve provider and patient communication. A physical …show more content…
During the interview, she revealed that in numerous interviews with her patients how often many people were highly dissatisfied with themselves because they are now injured. This was all too similar to information Dr. Lambert (lecture on April 12, 2017), mentioned the disruption of If regimen helps stabilize BBC Chain, then a person will follow, if not then they will not. The body needs to be rehab in physical therapy, the biography of the athlete, mom or student is disrupted because they can no longer move with ease. Additionally, their perception of themselves has diminished now that they have a limp, cast, or other physical impediments. How they address the first part, the body, is that have the clients train one at a time in their facility. They find this helps the client feel confident and in a safe space to communicate and perform. In regards to the last parts of the BBC, biography, and conceptions of self, Performance in Motion recognize that patients are eager to get back to their day to day lives so on average they meet their patients 2-3 times a week and they assign homework to make sure the client can progress

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