This document discusses the patient-physiotherapist relationship. It outlines the patient relations program which promotes the therapeutic relationship through education and resources. Physiotherapists assess, treat, and prevent injuries through hands-on techniques like manual therapy and exercise instruction. The relationship is important to treatment outcomes through factors like communication, adherence to treatment, and a patient's self-efficacy. Physiotherapists are expected to maintain appropriate boundaries and manage the relationship to ensure it remains therapeutic.

1. PATIENT PHYSIOTHERAPIST RELATIONSHIP

2. CONTENTS
patient relation program.
what physiotherapy do ?
Assessment and treatment
Importance
Performance Expectation

3. PATIENT RELATION PROGRAM
 The Patient Relation Program exists to enhance
and promote the therapeutic relationship
between physiotherapists and patients by
providing education and resources to assist
both groups.

4.  The Patient Relations Committee also ensures
that resources, advice, training and supports
are available to prevent the abuse of patients.

5. WHAT PHYSIOTHERAPISTS DO?
 Physiotherapists assess, treat and prevent
physical problems, injuries and pain, to restore
movement, function and health status.

6. When you see a physiotherapist you can expect
that he/she will do the following:
Carry out an assessment of your condition
Review and discuss the assessment findings
with you.
Develop a plan for your treatment that will meet
your needs and goals.
Obtain your consent for the treatment .

7.  Regularly measure your progress and make
adjustments to the treatment as needed.
 Provide advice and education regarding your
condition.
 Keep a record of the care provided.
 Collaborate with others as appropriate

8. ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT
 Physiotherapy assessment and treatment is
often hands-on and usually involves touching.
 Some of the techniques that a physiotherapist
might use include:
 manual therapy
 exercise instruction,
 Electrotherapy

9.  You may be asked to remove some of your
clothing to allow the physiotherapist to see your
muscles, joints, posture, movement etc.
The physiotherapist will allow you privacy to
change your clothes and provide you with a
way to cover yourself if necessary.
The physiotherapist may also need to feel
how your muscles and body parts move. The
use of touch is a part of physiotherapy.

10. IMPORTANCE
 The relationship between physiotherapist and
patient is very important in the outcome of
treatment, affecting both pain and disability

11.  The aim of this topic is to review the evidence
for the effects of the interaction. It include
different models like :
 The quality of communication and patient
education.
 compliance and adherence to a treatment
programmed.
 Self-efficacy or the patient's perception of control
over the problem and ability to cope.
 The principles of operant conditioning in
influencing pain behavior.

12. PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
Physiotherapists demonstrate the Standard by:
 Understanding the difference between a
therapeutic relationship and a personal
relationship with a patient
 The components that characterize the
difference:
 Power
 Trust
 Respect
 Personal Closeness

13.  Accepting the responsibility for always
managing the patient-therapist relationship by:
 continuously self-evaluating their conduct
and correcting
 any inappropriate comments.
 behaviors or attitudes.
 recognizing the signs in an interaction
with a patient .

14.  Recognizing that the treatment of a partner
or family member may constitute a conflict
of interest and should only occur after other
options have been explored or are
unavailable.
 In all other circumstances, avoid yourself
from entering into a close personal
relationship with a patient, a patient’s
partner or family member while the patient
is receiving physiotherapy treatment.

15.  The physiotherapist is reasonably satisfied that
the power differential inherent in a therapeutic
relationship no longer exists and the
physiotherapist reasonably believes the patient
is not dependent on him/her.

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