Not good.
Lead, Follow, or GET OUT OF THE WAY!
Doesn't this just about sum up our feelings about the role doctors and
therapists should play?
The one thing that pisses me off more than any other is
this. The identification and implementation of a recovery plan
is apparently NOT the responsibility of doctors or therapists. Isn't
it ironic that they still maintain that proprietary attitude when a patient
appears to be trespassing into what they perceive as their
realm. They manage to dismiss our ideas while effectively providing none
of their own.
I once brought in an article on hand recovery using the Saeboflex. My doctor totally dismissed it, I don't think he had even thought or researched it at all. He was just never going to listen to a patient's ideas. I was so fucking mad I left him and went to a different doctor telling him the only reason I was using him was to get the Saeboflex even though my extension was not enough to meet the criteria for use. I really hated the Saeboflex, the bead chains for adjusting the tension are almost impossible to adjust one-handed and just getting it on was an extreme challenge. When I complained to Saeboflex their excuse was that the unit was supposed to be used with a therapists help. In my opinion, bad design since all stroke rehab implements should be able to be put on solo one handed with no outside interventions.
I once brought in an article on hand recovery using the Saeboflex. My doctor totally dismissed it, I don't think he had even thought or researched it at all. He was just never going to listen to a patient's ideas. I was so fucking mad I left him and went to a different doctor telling him the only reason I was using him was to get the Saeboflex even though my extension was not enough to meet the criteria for use. I really hated the Saeboflex, the bead chains for adjusting the tension are almost impossible to adjust one-handed and just getting it on was an extreme challenge. When I complained to Saeboflex their excuse was that the unit was supposed to be used with a therapists help. In my opinion, bad design since all stroke rehab implements should be able to be put on solo one handed with no outside interventions.
With decent scientific therapy protocols this could be resolved.
This is the 100% recovery plan.
