Does Your Patient Know You Can Get Them Better?

Pelvic PT Rising · May 30, 2022 · 24m

It may seem like a simple question, but it's something we often overlook. Does our patient really know that we can get them better?

Have we said it explicitly? "I can get you better....this is not your life....we've seen this before....we can help you...."

We often think we're saying this by telling them how everything is interconnected. That we've been able to reproduce their symptoms. That we have found things on the initial evaluation related to their complaints.

But does that actually translate to the patient understanding we can help?

And if we aren't doing this, why? Is it because we…