Why me?

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Rajesh Khemraj, One of Thousands of Relationship Coaches on Noomii.

I wonder this sometimes when I am working and doing “My Job” why do patients choose to utilize me as the care provider? What is it that I do differently? Can it be taught and shared?

Patients will continually say that their care is different with me, but they have a hard time explaining why. I feel that the most important gift that I provide to my patients is being present. In the moment a patient enters the office, I maybe doing other things and distracted by a cool video or technique, or still on a high from my early morning bike ride. When I take the patient into the treatment room there is an immediate connection that happens. No matter if there is chaos or tragedy in their world, I am able to stay calm and present with them. I try not to enter the treatment with any preconceived ideas or plans of what I am going to do with them until I get a feel of where they are at in that moment. I allow the patient to present whatever they feel is important at that time. If what they are saying is toxic to them or me, I kindly bring awareness to those thoughts and how they can control us and change our ability to heal. Most of my preparatory work with the patient happens without applying any traditional Physical Therapy techniques. Once their mind is calmed and their body is calmed then the treatment can be accepted at a grander level. The importance of this connection is demonstrated when I just get in the evaluation and in 5-10 minutes have significant change in the mechanical problem but the patient was not ready to accept it and the long term benefit is no longer present.

Can this be taught or shared?

I feel that this approach is a gift that many have but are unaware on how to use it. I have spent a lot of hours training with some of the best instructors in the US. I was so focused on their techniques. I would take them home and try them with less than acceptable results. What was different? The approach. The patient had confidence and security in the therapist before actual benefits could be seen. They trusted the practitioner. It has taken me many years to get to the point I am at now and I look forward to the continued growth in me to become greater than I have ever imagined.