OTA & PTA Introduction and Consent Script

Isabella Williams

Professor Teresa Avvampato

ICOM 1302

September 24, 2023

Hi, are you Danny Closs? Our names are Nathaniel, Isabella, Mekai and Taliyah and we are

OTA/PTA students from Durham college, assigned by Tressa your PT to help you get back to

how you were before your accident. How are you feeling today? We are also here to help rebuild

your strength and help you get back to your everyday life as normal. Today, Danny, all we are

going to be doing is walking you from this chair to your television using your walker. This

should take us anywhere from 3-4 minutes and if you need a break just let me know. Just to

inform you there is a risk of you falling so I am here to prevent that from occurring. If you are

feeling weak or have any sense of discomfort let me know and we can stop this at any time. Is

everything making sense so far? Our goal today is to make it as close as possible to the tv and

back, by doing this activity you will start building muscle so you can gain better balance to walk

again. We will also be doing some knee to chest exercise; this exercise will help stretch your hips

and glutes to help improve your mobility (Flint Rehab, 2022). This exercise will take us around

8-10 minutes depending on the speed you are most comfortable with. The benefit of this stretch

is to help loosen your muscles, so they are not super tight when doing other daily functions.

Some risks that can occur with this exercise are discomfort, it should not be painful so if you

have a sense of pain we can stop at any moment. Do you have any questions for us, or do you

need us to clarify anything? Now for these exercises we will need to assist you by placing our

hands on you to help guide you through the motions, do we have your consent to do so? If so, are

you okay to begin now? Just so you know, we can stop at any time if you feel too much pain or

discomfort or if you just need a break. How are you feeling? Any pain or discomfort? Could you

rate your pain level on a scale from 1-10? 1 being no pain and 10 being the worst pain you've

ever felt. We will be sure to watch for nonverbal cues of any pain or discomfort, such as body

language, facial expressions, and responses to certain movements.

References
Stroke exercises: Full-body physical therapy to practice at home. Flint Rehab. (2022, October
19). https://www.flintrehab.com/stroke-exercises/
Client video. Teresa Avvampato (2023, September 15).
https://durhamcollege.desire2learn.com/d2l/le/content/499102/viewContent/6708494/View