So, do you advocate teaching the patient using kindergarden terms? Don't
you feel the patients are educated enough to understand how and what they
injured and how to avoid injuring themselves again?
Patrick Zerr
www.apluspt.com
The easiest way to prepare for the National PT Exam!
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Summit Physical Therapy; Tempe, Arizona
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graeme Hilditch" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: SV: How to Win Clients and Sell Therapy
> I am in total agreement with Emily. Patients don't give a monkeys about
the
> physiologcial nature of their pain. If they have a bad back, they would
like
> it to go. It is up to us to give the paying public what they want - no
pain
> and mobility. I am not for one second advocating the chronic use of anti -
> inflammatory medication for the obvious internal health risks; but i am
> suggesting that you use what ever means necessary to get that paitient
> mobile and pain free.
>
> If we suceed with the pateint leaving happy with their treatment, whether
we
> have achieved it physiologically or psychologically - we are all winners!
>
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