You are introduced to a new patient, who was just released from the hospital with a broken right arm and her jaw wired. What is the best way to communicate with our new patient?
One of our patients has missed a number of physical therapy sessions. You casually ask her if she is having any trouble and she comments that it is very difficult to come in for physical therapy when she can't drive with her broken leg and even taking the bus is difficult. What do you suggest?
A woman in her 50s is recovering from open heart surgery. We have been helping her gain strength back in her upper body. Today she announces that her insurance longer cover any physical therapy. You know she still needs help; so what do you suggest?
We have been assisting a man recover from a stroke. He has difficulty walking and moving because its effects on the right side of his body. His brother wants to take him to a spiritual healer who promises miraculous recoveries to those who believe. What do you say to our patient as he discusses breaking his next appointment?
One of our patients suffered a severe spinal injury. Her mother is concerned that her daughter does not seem to be progressing. What do you say to her mother?
You are shopping at a store when you notice a gentleman in a wheelchair trying to reach an item on a shelf far above his head. What do you do?
