Well, I feel like I know more now about arthritis pain, causes and treatment procedures for my type. He really explained a therapist's position, views, overall guidelines depending on place of employment. For obvious reasons, I can't/won't go into details, but there is lots of room why some are considered more efficient in working with patients of different abilities in their treatments.

Same token for stroke survivors being treated in therapy with different function levels but being told and treated the same which should not be the case. That's why a doctors referral to OT/PT is required and a therapist eval assessment to arrive at the correct treatment for that patient. We should never be told that we have reached a plateau or not going to get any more or better from more therapy.

Each patient starts therapy at a level they can perform and progress from there, but some therapist will auto start all of them off doing the same task based on time and number of visits approved by the insurance company. This company for therapy is by far the best I've seen in over two years of going to therapy. They pride themselves accordingly by explaining your condition even better than your doctor did.

My eval was for arthritis, but he took the time to explain and eval me for stroke conditions too. The T.E.N.S. unit was used for pain assessment and another electro unit as well to show me the difference of what they were suppose to do for you. That's why some gadgets work for some and not for others depending on their conditions physically. That's why you have to meet certain guidelines to be accepted in clinic trials with these various machines.

My stroke condition did not meet me using, leasing or buying a machine. My neuro doctor had said it wouldn't work for me but never gave a reason why not, as this therapist did. Thru my 3 visits in one week, for arthritis eval, my condition has not gotten worse, compared to prior x-rays, as I was told, but it will and the proof will be there to be seen on x-ray. Right now, my medications are holding pain in check and no bone on bone exist at this time. So, no operations or replacements warranted and at 65 years of age, left side paralysis, it's not recommended according to my condition and health.

That's my results until next time or I experience undue pains.