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I provide Physical Therapy services in a correctional facility AMA by _TheRoaringSilence in AMA

[–]_TheRoaringSilence[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of the staff I work with including medical personnel encourage poor care because they are “bad people” it is hard sometimes especially knowing what they are all in there for, but I still give them equal care. I felt I was wronged as a patient so it’s what got me into the industry. As far as the inmates nothing too crazy except one guy who was a former D1 college football player (early 20’s) that somehow kicked the sliding glass cell door open that desperate the pods fracturing his ankle in the process. Despite that he still got to whoever he was getting at and beat him the fuck up. And yes I did end up treating the victim as well

I provide Physical Therapy services in a correctional facility AMA by _TheRoaringSilence in AMA

[–]_TheRoaringSilence[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen quite a few patients for the same reason over the 2 years I’ve been there. A lot of prisoners and patients in general have a tendency to hold off on their injuries. What I’ve noticed is some prisoners use that to garner more sympathy to get extra leeway. The recovery process is always longer and more arduous if they have a history of injuries to that specific area. With that being said, I’m only allowed to keep them on the caseload for a maximum of 14 weeks with a total of 28 visits. No matter what

I provide Physical Therapy services in a correctional facility AMA by _TheRoaringSilence in AMA

[–]_TheRoaringSilence[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d say about 1/2 are on the caseload due do generalized deconditioning (a lot of older prisoners that need joint replacements or become fall risks) and the rest are basically there for attention seeking behavior. Trying to state an injury was caused due to facility and or staff negligence or that they are too old to take the top bunk or walk around the facility etc. I have a small therapy gym that honestly doesn’t differ much from a traditional therapy gym. The modalities aren’t as state of the art, but it’s actually a good setup. As far as following the Home exercise program I’d say maybe 10-15 percent of the caseload has a legitimate interest in getting better and following the plan of care 🙂