....it's safe....
I have a new patient who is a C5 Asia B quad/tetraplegic. This 16-year-old girl was playing soccer when she got tangled with another player and fell near the sidelines. As she fell she struck her head on her coaches knee and then landed in a "pre-somersault" position and her coach fell onto her back with her head flexed under her body. I mean, seriously......you have to wonder. Freak accidents are just beyond explanation.....beyond belief. As a parent, you'd have to think that soccer is one of the safer sports your child could play, I mean.....at least it's not football, right?!?!
At any rate....for all my PT pals out there (she has 4/5 biceps and 3/5 wrist extension, 3/ anterior, 0/5 triceps), she is not rolling on her own! Her accident was in August! She can prop on hands in long sitting, but cannot get up to sit from supine, I mean.....what did they do with her in rehab? I have a long road ahead with her as she is not transferring herself yet either. Awesome thing with her is she has SO much potential.
It was fun getting to know her and her Mom yesterday and I will be spending many months with them, can't wait to see where she goes......it's only up from here.
Anaconda?
4 months ago
3 comments:
WOW! What an exciting challenge you have ahead ~ I'm sure your patient will find herself in a much better place by August of this year, since she has been blessed with the care of one of THE BEST DPT's in the area :-) Spoken like someone who might be a bit partial...
Good luck girl...I agree with the whole "freak accident" thing, you just never know and can't plan on things being safe. You will do great with this girl, she is lucky to have you.
OMG who would of thought. . . SOCCER! My girls LOVE soccer. But like you said you have to wonder. . .freak accident. I just read an article in People about the negative affects of cheerleading. Who would of thought?!?!?!
Good luck on your journey to making this young patient better.
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