A day in the Parking lot

Last week was the same old routing. I shadowed the physical therapist and assistants, made copies of evaluations for the re-evaluations, picked up the gym, went through exercises with patients and also assisted them when they needed help. One thing that was different was that I got to do a ultra sound on one of the therapist. I had to do it on a therapist due to the fact that I if I were to hurt the patient at all, it would put them at risk of being sued, etc. So I did it on a therapist and learned the technique and not to take it of the skin because it could possible shock them. Also you can't stop or go to slow because it could almost burn the deep muscle. It was a very neat experience and was fun learning something new.

Then on Thursday, I spent almost all of my time out in the parking lot setting up tables and food for the picnic that we organized for the gym members and or faculty. Around 40 members came to the picnic and they all brought some type of side dish. Needless to say, we had a ton of food. South West Physical Therapy put on this picnic to show their appreciation to all the gym members and also to just have a little fun out in the sun. While doing the picnic I also saw some people who you could tell that they hadn't eaten in awhile so we sent them home with some food from the picnic. Its sad to see the poverty around us and what this economy is doing to our community.

After the picnic, I spent the rest of the day picking up and washing all of the dishes that we had used earlier. It was really nice to spend a day out of the office and spend some time with the gym members. It gave me more time to get to know them and find out more about their lives.