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Ed – Same here. I, too, have been shipped off to PT more times than I care to remember, with the results always the same: "Your balance issues, Ray? Your numbness? They come with being 79. So, let's try the sit-to-stand again, shall we?" Mention PN, and nine-times-out-of-ten, I draw a blank from the therapist. I can be darn frustrating. – Ray
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I do ageism in reverse- I ask for the PT with the most years of experience (usually the department head). They will have had the most exposure to people with neurological issues.
This is painting with a huge broad brush, but in my experience and observation, the education, practice, and interest of many younger PTs is in Orthopedics. Neuropathy is a land far away and rarely heard from.
I had to wait four months for an opening with the department head in the large practice near me, but it was totally worth it. I go back to see him every year and a half for a few visits to update my home program and address any bad habits I’ve gotten into with walking.
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Ray, So....some of these people who are in the profession of PT just don't get it. Not all, just some, need to clarify that. I've had some good ones. Being 79, you are supposed to expect to have numbness and bad balance? That is complete bull. My mom died in 2019 at 95 from kidney disease, no numbness, excellent balance. So, being 79 has nothing to do with it. That's somebody who can't help you. After all, you are 79. Unbelievable.