I most certainly hope not. You are astute in your observations........ shape
your own career and know that your ethics are indeed stronger and more
advanced then those you have had the misfortune to observe.
They were not providing the skilled physical therapy you went to school for or
that is clearly outlined/defined by the APTA and our practice
guidelines............ they were functioning as technicians and charging the
patient/payors for physical therapy.
Congratulations on your observations and assumptions....... you have earned
the right to be an important member of the Physical Therapy community........a
member that would never allow this kind of situation to exist and has the
ethics to provide and case manage the highest quality of rehabilitation
interventions.
Marcia Hall, PT
Director
Stephanie Sulpher wrote:
> I am a third year physio student and have done two clinical placements. I
> would just like to share my opinion regarding treatment visits, because
> this is the exact thing that makes me question my career choice. During
> my clinical placement last year, I worked in the sports therapy clinic of
> an
> established gym. The patient turnover was incredible, the physio managed
> at least 6 patients at a time, and I was the "aid" who performed all of
> the ultrasounds, and removed the machines (may I never touch another one
> of those machines for the
> rest of my life...) A patient coming in with patello-femoral syndrome was
> told to come back three times a week for the next 6 months, and this
> seemed a bit long to me. I was working there for two months, and not once
> did the physiotherapist discharge a patient.
>
> Is this what all clinics are like? The issues taught in class seem to be
> indirectly teaching us to keep our patients for as long as we can squeeze
> money out of them. If this is the case, I'm not sure I'm really
> interested in this type of career.
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