10-5-10

This week I met with three new patients--one with a shoulder injury and two with knee injuries. I also saw two returning patents, one with an elbow injury and one with an ankle injury, who I've seen each week since my first week of ISM. I feel it's nice to see a returning patient every week because it helps me understand the overall long process of physcial therapy and progress the patient has made, which is very rewarding.

On Tuesday there was a specific knee patient who Amber was going to try a new treatment called E-Stem. E-Stem works by attaching a square shaped sticky patch to the patient and another similar patch on the therapist’s arm. When the machine is turned on and therapist and patient contact will produce a sort of electrical vibration that will, hopefully, begin to heal the injury. It was so interesting to see all the different treatments available.