Physical Therapist Reflective Essay

I performed the history on the patient as the physical was performing an ultrasound on the patient and doing other various exercises. This gave me a limited amount of time with the patient. It took me approximately 20 minutes to complete the history.I felt like this time limit helped me to ask the right questions in a more efficient, but focused manner. If I didn't have a time limit I felt like the patient history would have extended too long, resulting in less time the physical therapist had with the patient. I do think this was in line with the timing the I may be given during my first clinical education. There would need to be enough time to do other parts of the evaluation such as system reviews, and test and measures. However, based on the patient a client history could take more time because the person can have move …show more content…
I felt that the questions I asked flowed in a continuous manner that was easy for me to write down the information, and for the patient to follow as well. I was also confident in the position I was sitting in while taking the history. I was a comfortable distance away from the patient and at an angle that suited the small space we were in.Before the taking of the client history, I was abe to talk to the patient for a few minutes. I was confident that I was able to connect with the patient enough, that the patient felt comfortable sharing their history with me.I felt that the patient had a difficult time understanding my questions in the beginning. The patient was unsure of how to answer my questions and wasn’t sure why I was asking some of the questions. I learned quickly that I had to change the way and the language that I used to answer the questions. For example, since the patient had many injuries I had to focus on one injury at a time before moving to the next, even if the injuries were related. I also had to set up a timeline to help the patient organize their