Physical Therapy Haven

Happy March everyone and I hope that you are having a great month thus far. I am writing you from a new feature called Efosa’s Corner. Now and again I will share anecdotes, experiences, or perspectives on local, national, or international topics related to rehab, health, and service. Thanks for sharing your time with me. The topic of this column is passion!

Bear with me here and picture this.  In PT and PTA school, you were issued your superhero costume. Let’s say for imagination's sake that PT and PTA students are Batman and Robin, respectively.  (I’m a Robin, by the way.)  We signed up for service.  We did the basic training.  We stood in line and were fitted for our tights and tied on our capes.  We were prepared with the foundation of how to be safe and competent.  Batman was trained for evaluating a situation, identifying the enemy, calling the game plan and kicking asterisks.  Robin was prepared for being Batman’s extra eyes and hands, ready to follow the plan and fight for the goals.  Before sliding down the bat-pole to our clinical sites, we buckled on our utility belt.  This utility belt was to become our toolkit of tricks, our weapons of warfare, our skills to heal.  Thanks to our clinical instructors, we added a few swell accessories to our belts. (Read on...)