Week 4

S- A boy we had been referred from kindy at roseworth PS was found to have a a waddling gait which he was very ER and walked on his toes, whis family is from Sudan and there was question of nutritional issues. We didn't have alot of background information on him so we organised a meeting with his father. We found that his primary problem was tight gastrocs causing him to walk on his toes

T- Interview the father about his birth hx, PMHx, SHx etc, provide him with exercises to stretch the gastrocs and suggest an orthopaedic review with PMH.

A- We did the above things and showed the father correct handin techniques when stretching and also educated him on the importance of stretching and exercise for his son.

R/E- The interview went very well and it tested our communication skills as english was his second language. Our actions were effective because the father was eager to help his son improve his walking, he stated that he didn't think that his walking was too severe but was aware that it would have more serious implications in the future. I think I did well with discussing with the father what his concerns were and extracting the information that we wanted. I found it a little tricky to demonstrate the exercises we wanted him to do- patricularly the important things to remember such as handling and positioning of feet as it was hard to kep his son still to show him.

S- strategies, is to be clear of important points you want to get across to the father rather than giving him a long speal- by being precise he will understand better and also remember it better. I found that getting the father to do the exercises himself was very important rather than just showing him as we could correct his technique then.