We had a patient who we visited to rub flexol into his knees in the morning. He lived in a room with his wife. HIs wife can be very moody and she had previously accussed one of the PTAs of having an affair with her husband, so we were warned that she may be dispondent or rude to us when we went in there.
We decided so that she didnt think that we were just there for her husband we would take her exercises to do every day. We took a variety of balls and hand and foot massagers everyday and she seemed to respond well to us. It also allowed her to get her hands moving a little bit.
Before being told this situation I never even thought about things like this occuring. This allowed me to become aware of how you deal with patients and if they share a room with others or have a partner.
IT also taught me to give appropriate equipment to particular patients, as this lady had limited strength and could only squeeze the softer balls rather than the harder ones.
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