This week I met three new patients who mainly had knee pains, and then one returning ankle patient. For each knee patient, Amber mainly used the same exercises such as wheeling around on a stool to work the hamsting and sliding up and down laying on your back on a machine while jumping off of a trampoline which gave a work out similar to running or jogging. It was also interesting to see how much the returning ankle patient improved when Amber measured his mobility--by moving his ankle left, right, up, down, as far as he could--with a plastic degree measuring tool.
Another patient, besides the four mentioned previously, was regaining muslces in her hand after disslocating her elbow and having surgery. She changed my perception regarding the braod range of people physical therapists will encounter. There are so many traits needed to be a successful PT, and the ability to work with people is crucial.
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