I found it really hard to write my blog this week. My clinic has been going great and my patients do their exercises and try really hard. They also get really excited when they see little improvements that just encourage them to work harder. I find their enthusiasm infectious.

I have a patient that is really sensitive about her height (she is under 5 feet tall) and she seems to take simple things, such as having to lower the plinth to get her feet flat on the floor, as a short joke. I was warned by my supervisor to be careful with what I say and how I approach her, but I think not knowing would have been better because then I would not be constantly thinking about avoiding offending her. I would never intentially make a negative comment about a patient, but I think by trying to avoid anything that will trigger her anger I am not focusing on her treatment as well as I would like to.

Kristie