the following is a real interview with Avery Chapman, porkie pop's physical therapist with PRO (an ATI company). Normally patient privacy laws would prohibit us from sharing this, but Pork has given us permission to do so.
Team Doughten: what were your first impressions of Pork (Frank Doughten)?
Avery: well, Frank was quiet at first when I came in. His first words were: "well, what is wong wit my weg." I assumed he meant what was wrong with his leg and I had to explain that the evaluation would give me the information I needed to answer that question. He simply responded: "awight."
Team Doughten: what was his initial complaint?
Avery: "His initial complaint was pain when he laid down in bed for a while or if he stood too long."
Team Doughten: what types of things did you try on him?
Avery: "I tried opening him, closing him, tractioning him, correcting his posture, and treating his hip. I took him through a McKenzie evaluation multiple times and also looked at it from more of a joint perspective. I also had him do a pain journal looking for provocative positions or a pattern and could find nothing. I couldn’t get any consistent mechanical presentation or get his symptoms to be consistently reproduced.
Team Doughten: so what are your conclusions?
Avery: "It’s possible that it was a stenotic problem (which is a narrowing of the bony openings in the vertebrae). I told him that when he was getting the symptoms to try and sit down in a chair and do repeated bending."
Team Doughten: where do things stand right now?
Team Doughten: what were your first impressions of Pork (Frank Doughten)?
Avery: well, Frank was quiet at first when I came in. His first words were: "well, what is wong wit my weg." I assumed he meant what was wrong with his leg and I had to explain that the evaluation would give me the information I needed to answer that question. He simply responded: "awight."
Team Doughten: what was his initial complaint?
Avery: "His initial complaint was pain when he laid down in bed for a while or if he stood too long."
Team Doughten: what types of things did you try on him?
Avery: "I tried opening him, closing him, tractioning him, correcting his posture, and treating his hip. I took him through a McKenzie evaluation multiple times and also looked at it from more of a joint perspective. I also had him do a pain journal looking for provocative positions or a pattern and could find nothing. I couldn’t get any consistent mechanical presentation or get his symptoms to be consistently reproduced.
Team Doughten: so what are your conclusions?
Avery: "It’s possible that it was a stenotic problem (which is a narrowing of the bony openings in the vertebrae). I told him that when he was getting the symptoms to try and sit down in a chair and do repeated bending."
Team Doughten: where do things stand right now?
Avery: "well, I discharged Frank last
month I believe it was. Overall I saw him for a few weeks and he told me he was going to see his primary care doctor and we talked about
getting more imaging done (I do not recall what he already had) and that if he
desired, it may be beneficial to see a non-op specialist.
Team Doughten: what is a "non-op specialist" and what do they do?
Avery: "well, they are experts in diagnosing and treating causes of pain. For Frank, I would probably talk to him about the pain specialist and then check on what imaging he actually had done. Typically the pain specialists are going to want more than just an X-ray when he goes in there. My opinion is that he see Dr. Kim who, simply put, is the best there is. Patients rave about her and she seems to follow a very logical course and make good decisions."
Team Doughten: thanks again for your time Avery and for trying to take such good care of Porkie Pop
Avery: "sure thing, he was a pleasure. But, is that really his name?"
this interview was re-printed with permission and in compliance of HIPAA and all Delaware privacy laws.
Team Doughten: what is a "non-op specialist" and what do they do?
Avery: "well, they are experts in diagnosing and treating causes of pain. For Frank, I would probably talk to him about the pain specialist and then check on what imaging he actually had done. Typically the pain specialists are going to want more than just an X-ray when he goes in there. My opinion is that he see Dr. Kim who, simply put, is the best there is. Patients rave about her and she seems to follow a very logical course and make good decisions."
Team Doughten: thanks again for your time Avery and for trying to take such good care of Porkie Pop
Avery: "sure thing, he was a pleasure. But, is that really his name?"
this interview was re-printed with permission and in compliance of HIPAA and all Delaware privacy laws.
I strongly feel there is a violation in privacy of Pork and ProPhysical Therapy. A lawyer will be contacting the editor of this "Team Doughten" and a law suit will surely follow.....
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