Physical Therapy can be a bit brutal. The therapists work on joints that may be stiff and not wanting to move and it will hurt some, okay it might hurt a lot. And the phrase "no pain, no gain" is correct many times. However, we are not evil and we do not receive instructions from Hell.
A male teenage patient came to me for physical therapy after a car accident. He was severely injured in the accident and due to this he was a very angry young man and was not dealing with his problems in a productive manner. However, he did have a good sense of humor in a rather sarcastic way.
I was seeing this young man for a frozen shoulder due to damage from the accident. During one specific therapy session he was not in a good mood and was tired of me hurting him while I moved the arm.
He very cleverly stuck the hand that I was not working with into his pocket. His cellphone was in that pocket and without me realizing it he set off the ring tone on his phone. He answered the phone as if someone was on the other line.
"Hello" he said, "yes she's here. Just a minute."
He then handed me the phone and said, "It's Hell, they want to talk to you."
Without hesitation, I took the phone, put it up to my ear and listened to nothing and then said into the phone, "Okay, he will back to you shortly. We are almost through."
You have to expect the unexpected and have a little fun. As angry as he was, I got a little bit of a smile from him and the rest of the session went smoother.
So if you get a call from hell, just stay calm. It might be a wrong number.
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