Patient Education and Home Exercise Programs

Question 1

What is the most important step of PT education

Answer 1

being able to judge the patients ability to comprehend oral information and written information; and ability to follow simple and complex instruction

Question 2

What are the topics of PT education

Answer 2

• inform the pt of his or her rights
• what’s going on
• what is physical therapy, and how will it help me
• pt rights
• your expectations of the pt
• your role as the pt
• what will happen during IE
• explain relevant technical information
• explain relevant anatomy and physiology
• explain healing process
• explain biomechanics
• explain pathological process
• for each exercise and procedure explain the goal, how to perform it, what they should feel and not feel, how this relates to there CC

Question 3

What are pts rights

Answer 3

• the pts has the right to refuse any part or all of treatmnet
• the tp has the right to seek care elsewhere

Question 4

What are our expectations of the pt

Answer 4

• keep you informed
• HEP compliance
• ADL changes, difficulty level
• logging information PRN

Question 5

What should you make sure your HEP instructions include

Answer 5

• exactly how to perform the ex
• what they should feel and where they should feel it
• frequency
• pictures or videos