Prison PT

Caring for the incarcerated

Mar 11

not the norm

interesting patients Working here is like working in inpatient rehab in a state/county hospital. There are plenty of a variety of chronic pain or orthopedic injury/surgery situations. But there’s also things you might not see if you worked at Kaiser, but that you could most likely see if you worked at Highland Hospital, Zuckerburg San…
Mar 5

what keeps you going

what keeps you going? 30 years. 29 years. 43 years. 26 years. When I hear how long some of these guys have been locked up, my question to them has been, “what keeps you going?” A list that I will add to as the days go by: Themes so far: hope, purpose and human connection.…
Mar 5

inmate perspective #6- caught this case

caught this case It’s a term that guys on the inside use to refer to their crime that got them locked up. “I caught this case.” This patient is one of the “condemned.” He was sentenced to death for his crimes. Though now in this state, as of January 2022, “death row,” no longer exists.…
Feb 25

inmate perspective #5- unsolicited share

unsolicited share This was maybe our third session together. Last session, he had some architecture magazines with him–the kind that have those enormous fancy homes. I asked what he liked about them. He replied, “it’s fun to dream.” He’s always come off more cerebral and quiet-spoken. His goals when we first started were to 1.…