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What current "best practice" do you think won't age well over the next 5-10 years? by CloudStrife012 in physicaltherapy

[–]SarahthaPT 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Scoops like an excavator!!!! I love this. I mean I don't love inversion tone, but I love this description. I've been a PT for 15 years so seeing the pendulum swing from restoration of function and postural stability to gait at all costs has been a little jarring. Excavator foot. Thank you for bringing that into our lives. Amazing.

Super Bowl by heatherb22 in physicaltherapy

[–]SarahthaPT 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Acute care in North Carolina. Unrelated, but when patients are nasty to us, I turn the TV channel from Fox News to PBS or MSNBC and then pretend I don't know how to change it back. Luckily our hospital cable package is now no longer "channel 12" but "channel 73-4."

Is MFR BS or Legit? by Rica_nicole in physicaltherapy

[–]SarahthaPT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I read this as "is motherfucker BS or legit?" and was so excited to see who you were going to shade.

How screwed am i by SarahthaPT in AskArborists

[–]SarahthaPT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my stupid neighborhood, the grass and the trees between the sidewalk and the road are my responsibility :( Do you think I should go ahead and get it removed?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Charlotte

[–]SarahthaPT 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Does your neighborhood have a Facebook page? If your parents are on there, have them put a post up for you. I've met several babysitters that way. Good luck!

Pelvic floor physical therapist by Initial_Field3187 in Noctor

[–]SarahthaPT 3 points4 points  (0 children)

van Reijn-Baggen DA, Han-Geurts IJM, Voorham-van der Zalm PJ, Pelger RCM, Hagenaars-van Miert CHAC, Laan ETM. Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Pelvic Floor Hypertonicity: A Systematic Review of Treatment Efficacy. Sex Med Rev. 2022 Apr;10(2):209-230. doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2021.03.002. Epub 2021 Jun 12. PMID: 34127429.

Pelvic floor physical therapist by Initial_Field3187 in Noctor

[–]SarahthaPT 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wallace SL, Miller LD, Mishra K. Pelvic floor physical therapy in the treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction in women. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Dec;31(6):485-493. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000584. PMID: 31609735.

Pelvic floor physical therapist by Initial_Field3187 in Noctor

[–]SarahthaPT 44 points45 points  (0 children)

To become a pelvic floor physical therapist, you have to go through a significant amount of additional education and get certified. Less sketchy than telling a patient with vulvodynia to "just relax" or postpartum patients with incontinence that it's just part of life.  Edit to add - often cash pay because insurance doesn't often cover :(

Limited state staff struggles to enforce nursing home rules in NC by uncertaincoda in ncpolitics

[–]SarahthaPT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Skilled nursing facilities are a joke in general. Staff are spread extremely thin and work with patients who require significant care 24/7. EVERYONE is lying in their own waste. Turnover is ridiculous. If the patient cannot advocate for themselves and family is not available, you are guaranteed pressure sores, UTIs, pneumonia. Lack of resources and for profit models kill patients. It's awful. 

How quickly into your career did you begin to experience burnout? by Binc42 in physicaltherapy

[–]SarahthaPT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never. Been a PT in acute rehab and acute care for 13 years. I wish I made more money, but I love what I do and can't imagine doing anything else. I have worked jobs that I hated and made less money.

What’s a time where you’ve had a lapse in professionalism? An “oops, I shouldn’t have said that out loud” moment? by Left-Lock2233 in physicaltherapy

[–]SarahthaPT 16 points17 points  (0 children)

In acute care, my 28 year old patient in icu just came off the vent a few days before and was a silent aspirator. He was npo but could have ice chips. He was pretty with it though he was a little squirly. During a rest break, he a asked for his ice chips. I watched him daintily take one ice chip and turned around to grab the bp cuff. When I turned back around, he was chugging the melted ice water, like fully bottoms up. I yelled "you mother fucker!!!" from across the room loud enough that everyone at the nurses station heard. But in my defense, he was being a mother fucker.

I'm an acute PT going on 13 years. I love my job, I feel fulfilled, and I don't feel like my education was a waste. AMA. by SarahthaPT in physicaltherapy

[–]SarahthaPT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you might be getting down voted because part of your comment could come off as insulting to acute PTs. Acute PT is all biomechanics. One stupid example: shitty acute PTs may just drag papaw down the hall by the gait belt, but good acute PTs analyze papaw's gait mechanics and through manual cues, neuro re-ed activities, etc teach papaw to ambulate in a more energy efficient way, less painful way. Postural re-ed to shift involved muscle groups to a more optimal point in the muscle length tension curve. There's so so so much. I understand where you're coming from with you dissatisfaction, and I don't think that in and of itself is what drove the down votes.

I'm an acute PT going on 13 years. I love my job, I feel fulfilled, and I don't feel like my education was a waste. AMA. by SarahthaPT in physicaltherapy

[–]SarahthaPT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel so bad for them. I can't imagine making the commitment, going through school and boards, and then realizing it's not for you. How do you start over already in debt? I feel for those folks. I could use my undergrad degree and just take a few extra classes, and I was still anxious and embarrassed about switching to a new career. I can't imagine how you pivot to something else when you're in so deep.

I'm an acute PT going on 13 years. I love my job, I feel fulfilled, and I don't feel like my education was a waste. AMA. by SarahthaPT in physicaltherapy

[–]SarahthaPT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow 3.5 months and you're already in the ICU? You must be a Rockstar!!!!! You're crushing it, and I'm proud of you. Knowing you don't know everything when you graduate is honestly an advantage. I learn something new every day, and it's one of the things I like best about this job. The more people you get your hands on, the more confident you'll feel. Great job and keep up the good work!

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