Good rehab does not shorten the time frame in which one is going to get better or heal.
Good rehab prevents elongating the recovery process by making sure people don’t listen to the snake oil salesmen & charlatans that promise faster healing.
Good rehab doesn’t need sold.
Middle School Rehab Lessons:
How to build Sigma Level 100 Therapeutic Alliance:
“Bruh. This knee is Temu. Quads have left the chat. Very sus. Gotta hit some squats and get them rizzed up. Ops bout to be Betas again…”
*griddy away to get skibidi ohio Theraband*
TRUMP: I shouldn't say this, but in vermilion city under a truck there's a little pokemon. a beautiful pokemon, the first pokemon, i think
HARRIS: not true.
TRUMP: They won't move the truck. 3 years, they could have moved it. they don't want you to catch the Mew. it's terrible
*18yo Pt presents wearing Cam walker*
“So how’s the ankle?”
“Good. I rode the mechanical bull at the fair last night. Wanna see a video?”
“Will you be wearing a boot in the video?”
“Nevermind, I don’t have a video…”
#CountyFairWeek
12-hour timelapse of American Airlines, Delta, and United plane traffic after what was likely the biggest IT outage in history forced a nationwide ground stop of the three airlines.
So the only options for getting an MRI are 6 weeks from now or send the patient to the ED with a note pinned to their shirt that says “sorry this is not an emergency more of a subacute issue but I don’t know what else to do.”
Me: “This is (student name). They’re a student from (school). They’re stuck with me for the next (number of weeks)”
Patient: “Oh you poor thing…”
EVERY 👏 DAMN👏 TIME 👏
😂😅
To me, as a rural PT, community is everything.
I succeed when my community succeeds.
I’m often in over my head when it comes to my ability to answer many questions.
But when people reach out to me because they trust me…
It means a ton
Melbourne, my band got stuck in America and I have been left with no choice but to play the show fully acoustic tonight. I’m sorry for the change in plans, but still gonna try to give you the best show possible. Get ready to sing!
*Working on some core stability work/perturbations with a SCI patient*
Him: “Nick’s bullying me!”
Me: “I am not. I’m barely hitting you! 😂”
Him: “Yes you are. It’s cause I can’t stand up for myself.”
Me: 💀💀
…touché sir…