Prison PT

Caring for the incarcerated

Jun 3

therapeutic yoga

Prison style Yoga is no stranger within these prison walls. James Foxx started the Prison Yoga Project and brought it to this prison in 2002. And he’s still teaching here weekly, along with some of his facilitators. Many of my patients are taking their weekly classes. I met him one day at the prison and…
May 14

connection inside

Found connections It’s no surprise that connection to others is important when it comes to well being. And that’s the business I’m in….helping others find a way to be well again. I won’t claim that I can help every patient find this, because being well is complicated, because being human, is complicated. And these individuals…
May 7

ask & you shall receive

a new adventure on the inside A new offering is in the works at the prison. Ask and you shall receive. A patient of the pharmacist brought up an idea to develop a weekly class for those people, like himself, to help manage his diabetes. The pharmacist brought the idea to the Chief Medical Officer…
Apr 7

surprised

shouldn’t have been, but I was This was maybe our 4th visit together. He’s seeing me for an injury sustained after being shot. In prison. Fortunately, not ours. It occurred at a higher security prison, level IV, meaning those incarcerated there need to be watched a little more closely. A gun entering prison grounds begs…