Stomach Flu :(

Hi everyone! As you can see from the title, I had the stomach flu this week and let me just say, it was not fun :-(. Currently, I’m almost fully recovered with on-and-off headaches and body-aches. Pretty soon, I’ll be 100%, jumping around and causing trouble just like usual :-). But, I do want to give a quick shout-out to my mom who actually stayed up with me while I was sick and  nursed me back to health. So thanks mom <3! Now with regards to my work at the clinic this week, obviously I wasn’t able to interact and connect as well as I would’ve liked to (Vincent asked to take it easy this week to recover), yet I still found ways to integrate myself and gather the necessary data for my research. I also managed to photograph the Synergy slogan which lies on the wall of the office, overlooking the entire clinic, and I really feel it fits the mood of this post.

That’s right guys, stand strong. I hope for anyone who had a tough week like me can be able to stand up once again and persevere even stronger :-). This slogan is something therapists here work to embed within each patient’s mindset. See, we have to understand that not all patients is privileged with adequate health, financial viability, or simply others to look after them. However, the only way for them to recover is to not focus on the negatives because that just brings them down even further, right? Many don’t understand that physical therapy is not only a physical battle, but a mental one as well. A patient’s will and hard work dictates his/her recovery. This even factors in and affects their compliance. Patients unable to “stand strong” may be less motivated to continue working and improve themselves whereas patients whom display that very will tend to display greater compliance and thus more efficient recovery. In all, always remember to have a positive attitude guys, you’ll be surprised how far it can take you! :-)

Now being that it’s week 9, next week will be my last week working here at Synergy :-(. The interactions and relationships I’ve been able to form with my co-workers and patients will never be forgotten. And speaking of patients, I gathered another week’s worth of data from my sample and am working towards putting everything together for you guys. Next week, I’ll display some graphs for you all, establishing the merits of compliance and its correlation with patient improvement. It’s definitely been a pleasure to share my experiences with you guys for yet another week and I can’t thank you all enough for sticking with me this far and monitoring my progress. Until next week!