How Do I Handle a Patient Plateau?

Your patient’s progress has stalled… but is it actually a problem?We expect healing to happen in a straight line, but the reality? Plateaus are completely normal. No one improves at the same steady rate throughout their entire recovery.So when a patient isn’t progressing as fast as you (or they) think they should, it’s time to step back and assess:🔍 Is the patient actually struggling with this, or is it YOUR anxiety creeping in?🔍 Are your expectations and timeline realistic based on their condition?🔍 Have you given your interventions enough time to work? Could you go deeper?If progress is truly stalled, it’s time to take a fresh look. Revisit their intake paperwork, re-evaluate your hypothesis, and consider a different approach.But here’s the truth—most of the time, we just aren’t giving our interventions the time they need to work. Patience is key, both for us and our patients.Let’s reframe how we think about plateaus and make sure we’re not letting our own expectations get in the way of patient care!About UsNicole and Jesse Cozean founded Pelvic PT Rising to provide clinical and business resources to physical therapists to change the way we treat pelvic health.   PelvicSanity Physical Therapy (www.pelvicsanity.com) together in 2016.  It grew quickly into one of the largest cash-based physical therapy practices in the country.Through Pelvic PT Rising, Nicole has created clinical courses (www.pelvicptrising.com/clinical) to help pelvic health providers gain confidence in their skills and provide frameworks to get better patient outcomes.  Together, Jesse and Nicole have helped 600+ pelvic practices start and grow through the Pelvic PT Rising Business Programs (www.pelvicptrising.com/business) to build a practice that works for them! Get in Touch!Learn more at www.pelvicptrising.com, follow Nicole @nicolecozeandpt (www.instagram.com/nicolecozeandpt) or reach out via email ([email protected]).Check out our Clinical Courses, Business Resources and learn more about us at Pelvic PT Rising...Let's Continue to Rise!