I got to ATI a little bit early and Mira told me that I had paperwork to fill out. Brad has told me that every 10 visits, a client is required to fill out progress monitoring forms. Brad and Larry both told me they do not like the forms; no one does. I don’t like them so much either. I have filled them out three times since my surgery.
For me, I dislike these forms so much because they highlight my physical limitations. They ask questions that I wouldn’t be able to do even if I didn’t have knee surgery. Things like walking upstairs and carrying heavy things. I can’t do either of those anymore even before surgery. I can’t even fill these questionnaires out on my own. My mom has to ask me the questions and she fills them in because my hand-eye coordination is not good enough to fill in the bubbles.
Brad told me during my appointment time that clients who have had strokes or some kind of neurological problem do not have to fill the form out. Because I am being seen for my knee, I have to fill them out. Neurologically, I am not able to complete any of the actions that answering these questions have to do with. Because I had knee surgery, I have to. I told Brad that the forms are completely depressing!
I did my leg lifts and pushed my leg in and out. I did my stands but they were not that impressive. It was the forms that completely depressed me! I went through the motions but I think because Brad is such a good therapist that eventually I will get stronger and back to Barwis.