Personalized Exercise Program Analysis

Throughout my clinical experiences, there have been quite a few circumstances I have been placed in that have remained with me whether good or bad. All of them have been learning experiences for me whether it is how to improve and to do better next time from a mistake, for me to learn that this is or is not how a patient should be treated, how to handle family situations, and many others. One experience that I was able to participate in that will remain with me because I had not experienced this before was during my critical care rotation in the fall of 2015. This patient was dying and we were implementing comfort care for him.

My goals for the session were to introduce myself to the client, understand the client’s concerns, learn her background and current situation for several areas relevant to her life and her concerns, such as medical, family, legal, educational, and vocational. I

What have you learnt from this intervention and how will you use this to improve your practice in the future?

My strength this week was working with a patient that had a unique personality. This was a learning experience for me, because nurses interact with a lot of people

At Boshear's, I did not have the opportunity to shadow an OT; however, I did observe aquatic therapy. The child was wheelchair-bound and could barely hold himself up, but with the resistance of the warm water massaging his muscles, he was able to move a little more freely. While observing at Beckville, I was amazed by the astronaut training, which is a linear movement to improve the vestibular system. I was able to observe the movement in the client’s eyes when the rotation stopped. Holy Angels provided me with a vision of ways in which a wheelchair is customized to meet a client's needs. They also showed me their Snoezelen room. How I wish I had that kind of sensory magic in my house! The smiles of accomplishment I saw at the Sarah Murphy Field Day will never leave my heart. Each venue I visited showed me multiple advantages of occupational therapy and convinced me that I truly want to establish a career in this

I really like your respond to this week discussion. I really agree with your everything you stated within your first paragraph. As clincians we have to believe our clients will succeed. I believe most of the time we are the only support system our clients have in their corner. When we as clinicians show and express our believe him/her it can provide motiviation to succeed. Another good point you made was having the client express what a positive outcome looks like. I like this strategy because we as clinicians are not telling them what they should be working towards which could hurt the process. They are explaining to us what they are willing to work towards.

Finally, as long as appropriate safety measures are taken, such as the overall assessment of the patient before starting an unsupervised exercise program and appropriate guidance given, an unsupervised physical activity program such as the one proposed here is safe and adds benefits to its practicioners, even though they are elderly hypertensive

It had been hard leaving from a few of the clients, however i am glad which i had the heart to understand when the time had come to visit.

Taking this course has taught me to be extremely dedicated and disciplined in my personal fitness, I have also learned the importance of exercising in moderation and using proper technique for maximum effect. I have also learned how important it is for me to stay in shape and how to do so in a healthy manner. Prior to taking this course, I had had an accident while weightlifting due to exercising too frequently and suffered a temporary shoulder injury that caused me to stop exercising for months. At the start of this course I had set a goal to regain my strength and be able to bench press the weight I could previously. I managed to meet this goal and have since surpassed my former strength. While I was constructing my own exercise program

This was my first meeting with my client, Michelle. Michelle has agreed to seek out a life coach to help her with her struggles of feeling incompetent. She seeks more out of her life and is trying to find where she fits into the realm of God’s plan for her. I explained to Michelle what a life coach does in assisting her in making changes in her life. We went over the policies and procedures of us working together and I explained each of our roles in the coaching relationship.

As the fitness industry continues to evolve, there are new challenges coaches and trainers are constantly faced with that they need to be able to learn about in order to adapt accordingly. As the population begins to slowly become more and more health-conscious, there are a variety of populations that participate in exercise--- but for some, there is greater difficulty than others. People with disabilities make up one of the largest populations in the United States, with over 50 million people reporting some form of disability (3). When the fitness professional thinks of the term disability, it is important to realize that the term reaches far beyond the realm of just physical disability that many people think of. A disability is defined by any physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, such as speaking, walking, caring for oneself, hearing, learning, concentrating, as well as limitations in the function of the respiratory, endocrine, immune, or reproductive systems (7). Disabilities can occur in a number of different forms including: amputations, spinal cord lesions and injuries (i.e., spina bifida), traumatic brain injuries (i.e., stroke), neuromuscular limitations (i.e., Parkinson’s), cognitive (i.e. Down syndrome), musculoskeletal (i.e., arthritis) communication (vison) medical (i.e., cancer), cardiac (i.e., CVD) and pulmonary (i.e., COPD), disorders. Every one

A program was done in an exercise facility located at the Washington university medical centre. Before starting the program, patients had to get prepared for the resistance training. From all the participant, few were able to perform the program which included progressive resistance training using weight lifting machines. The goal of the program in the first 3 months was to increase the patient’s flexibility, balance, coordination, speed of movement and to strengthen all the major muscle groups, the most attention was given to flexibility exercises of the hip flexors and extensors of the fractured leg, weight shifting exercises, strengthening exercises for hip flexors, extensors, and abductors, and the decrease in ROM which was due to arthritis.

I tried really hard this quarter to be less pessimistic and bring positive influence to the patients I interacted with. I honored others by respecting them, and accepting their flaws.

I have learned to communicate better with both my colleagues, patients and their families and how to develop therapeutic relationships. I have also improved in academic writing. I feel I have made positive impact on both patients and their families during module three and four placements. I safely practiced the clinical skills acquired during theory and on placement and have developed more confidence in delivering these skills.

I will need my own balls; I will use my own tennis racket. The main