Dear Kevin
Hope you have recovered from the whisky spree.
When I worked at Kingston hospital a few years ago we had a system for
treating lower limb problems which seemed to work and which certainly gave
me as the therapist plenty of job satisfaction. I was the only physio in a
large gym and all the knees / ankles / feet whether post-op or sent down
from A&E or chronic were sent down to me. I used to assess them and start
them on an exercise regime. They would be given regular appointments and
would turn up and get on with their exs unless there was a specific issue
they needed to discuss with me before starting. I would then pick them out
one at a time and re-assess them and do some manual therapy on them. At any
one time there used to be about ten people in the room, plus music. They all
egged each other on and felt part of a group. I was able to keep an eye on
them all and get through a large number each day - more ++ than if they were
on 20' appointments. Each felt they were given time for themselves, each
had manual therapy at every visit. Those I had to hurt got lots of
encouragement from their fellow-patients.
It seemed to work well. i did it for 6 months - but I must admit I was
completely exhausted by the end and welcomed the rotation onto the
orthopaedic ward.
Since leaving the NHS it's one of the things I've really missed.
Sophie Dhenin
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