Physical Therapy Experience

He spent three months in the hospital and hardly received any physical activity which caused atrophy and weakness of his muscles. The patient is motivated to complete the physical therapy and he has a positive attitude while working with the therapists. He has moderate weakness when walking and completing the exercises. The physical therapist took his blood pressure before beginning the activity. She informed me that they were monitoring his blood pressure and if it fell below 85/60 they had to stop the therapy and try again later since he had been having below normal pressures. The patient was able to stand from his wheelchair with minimal assistance from the therapist. He would do one activity at a time, such as one lap walking around the gym, going up and down a stair five times, or …show more content…
The ordered activity level for the client was for him to tolerate three hours of activity daily and getting up with staff as necessary. The ordered physical therapy for this patient included therapeutic exercise, ambulation, endurance activity, use of walker, and deconditioning. He had an hour and half of physical therapy and an hour and a half of occupational therapy to complete each day. The occupational therapist worked with the patient to help him regain his ability to complete activities of daily living. The patient’s stage II colon cancer has been removed, but his prolonged hospital stay has been the cause of decreased activity. The physical therapy ordered for this client improves his mobility, motion, strength, and overall ability to function independently. The physical therapists are working with this patient to develop a positive client outcome. He should also have increased flexibility and proper gait after completing PT. During the clinical experience, I observed the body mechanics from the hospital staff, my peers, and the clients. I assisted two nurses move