What’s Your Scope?: Avoid Presenting Yourself As Having Expertise That You Don’t

-In working sports massage with the Boise Burn, I am fascinated how a team can work together to achieve a goal, each team member having just the right job.  In just the opposite way it would be catastrophic if I jumped out and tried to play referee for the game (although some of you fans would disagree based on the performance of the refs during the home game opener against the Tri-Cities Fever!). 

 

-Use your developed professional judgment to determine whether or not the issue being brought to your attention during treatment is for some other more qualified therapist (and then make sure you at least try to glean what their recommendation becomes, in order to enhance your global understanding!).

 

-Not all physical assessments need be brought to a patient’s attention; be aware and courteous of sensitivity to their own health deficiencies.

Paul Greear

Therapy Tech

MCTMB Massage Therapist

Nampa North Outpatient Facility