Daja Johnson, SPTA, has been treating a patient for one mont…
Daja Johnson, SPTA, has been treating a patient for one month. The patient has made steady gains and is ready to progress. In preparation, Daja has progressed her exercise plan and has set up the gym space with equipment that will be needed for that treatment. Upon entry, the patient reports she overdid it cleaning her house the day before and is having some increase in pain. Daja, who is less than thrilled to hear this because she spent so much time preparing the progression, brushes the patients concerns aside and is insensitive to the patients needs of a modified treatment for that day. Daja tells the patient, “No pain, no gain.” Daja’s behavior demonstrates: