This paper will be looking into my interactions with a patient that I worked with at the Alberta Physiotherapy Clinic. Included will be a chart summary, a list of goals from the therapist and myself, as well as details about the treatment plan that was implemented. Teaching techniques that worked and did not work with the patient, and personal areas of challenges and strengths that were reflected on by working with the patient will also be discussed in this paper.
Therapist’s Goals and Interventions
The therapist goals are to reduce pain increase ROM, and increase strength. The therapist began by treating the pain and swelling, which was limiting ROM. To do this, the therapist used various modalities. Some of these modalities include ultrasound …show more content…
Due to the way that the clinic is operated, the therapist assistance do not always work with the same patients every time the patients have an appointment. It is more based on who is available at the time the patient is at the clinic. Being a student, the other therapist assistants would let me take as many of the patient care tasks as I could, but once I had decide that this was the patient I wanted to write my assignment on, I notified the therapist assistants to help me guarantee working with him. This allowed for me to be present for most of the rehab and therefore, have the most potential to see the acceleration of …show more content…
2016) as well as equipment safety became very important. When conducting the ultrasounds, I would position the bed based on the position I was going to be in to give the ultrasound. If I was standing, I would have the machine beside me and be facing the bed, with the bed raised to just above my hips. This allowed for me to hold my arm at a comfortable angle. For the patients comfort, I would insure that he was positioned either face down, with his face in the cut out on the bed and a cloth for cushioning, or on his side. A cloth would be placed at the edge of his shirt to keep it clean of gel. I would also continually move the ultrasound head in circles or lines (Torrence G, thermal devices and ultrasound, 2016), to make sure that the patient was getting effective treatment. For both the ultrasound and the EMS, I would insure that there was enough gel for treatment to prevent burning. When placing the electrodes, I would bring the bed down and sit in the stool. Bringing the bed down is important as we do not stay in the cubical with the patient for the duration of the treatment and if the patient was to decide to get up, they could hurt themselves if the bed is too
Therapist’s Goals and Interventions
The therapist goals are to reduce pain increase ROM, and increase strength. The therapist began by treating the pain and swelling, which was limiting ROM. To do this, the therapist used various modalities. Some of these modalities include ultrasound …show more content…
Due to the way that the clinic is operated, the therapist assistance do not always work with the same patients every time the patients have an appointment. It is more based on who is available at the time the patient is at the clinic. Being a student, the other therapist assistants would let me take as many of the patient care tasks as I could, but once I had decide that this was the patient I wanted to write my assignment on, I notified the therapist assistants to help me guarantee working with him. This allowed for me to be present for most of the rehab and therefore, have the most potential to see the acceleration of …show more content…
2016) as well as equipment safety became very important. When conducting the ultrasounds, I would position the bed based on the position I was going to be in to give the ultrasound. If I was standing, I would have the machine beside me and be facing the bed, with the bed raised to just above my hips. This allowed for me to hold my arm at a comfortable angle. For the patients comfort, I would insure that he was positioned either face down, with his face in the cut out on the bed and a cloth for cushioning, or on his side. A cloth would be placed at the edge of his shirt to keep it clean of gel. I would also continually move the ultrasound head in circles or lines (Torrence G, thermal devices and ultrasound, 2016), to make sure that the patient was getting effective treatment. For both the ultrasound and the EMS, I would insure that there was enough gel for treatment to prevent burning. When placing the electrodes, I would bring the bed down and sit in the stool. Bringing the bed down is important as we do not stay in the cubical with the patient for the duration of the treatment and if the patient was to decide to get up, they could hurt themselves if the bed is too