I've been here three times now. First two visits I was in a private room just off the main room. Door open so I didn't feel closed in. The therapist is young, but seems to know his trade. One complaint would be that he doesn't tell me in detail what we are going to do until right when we are doing it. If I knew I could prepare my mind. No, we just jump into it. I have bad knees and I have made a point to let him know about this day one, and every visit after if I knew the exercise would involve the knees. The third visit did just that. I protested, but still tried the exercise and I experienced popping in the knees. I am always afraid of this, as my knees have popped out of joint causing me much pain. When I told him that I didn't like the knees popping as they were he asked if I was experiencing pain. I said no. So he said popping without pain was okay. I said, I'm not experiencing pain now, but it didn't mean it won't later. He obviously doesn't know about arthritic knees.
I felt he was "off" during this third visit. (Maybe I was too, I have hurt too much lately.) But I didn't expect this treatment-or lack of this time around. We were in the main room where there is a TV which he watched more than I did. He didn't keep count during one of the leg/ankle exercises and for the first time using a tighter rubber band I ended up doing the max of what he expected of me--in due time!! It would have gone on longer also, if I hadn't stopped.
He just wasn't listening to me, even when he said he would check the computer to find out when I came in next. I told him when the appointment was, but no...he still needed to look. Guess what, I was right! Boy. If I have to be here to better myself, why don't they give me professional help? Tell me what to expect, tell me what it will comprise of before I do the treatment. Keep your attention on me!! Tell me what your goal is. Tell me how this treatment will benefit the healing! Please don't tell me that I am doing my workout here so I can quit the gym. (Yes he said this-ignoring the fact that my gym workout is to benefit me in other ways.)
I'm expectant to have 3 more sessions. I'm not so pleased about going here for it. I feel I don't have much choice. read more