Frustrated with his rehabilitation exercises, James Mangrum, 52 of Hartsville, Tenn. listens to encouraging words from Gaines.
“I just love working with people. I really care a lot for elderly people. In physical therapy, you get to spend time with the patient. They are not just a person across from you. You begin to care for that person.”
– Kathy Gaines, Physical Therapy AssistantGaines and physical therapy technician Wanda Kirby help a nursing home patient walk.
“I just love working with people. I really care a lot for elderly people. In physical therapy, you get to spend time with the patient. They are not just a person across from you. You begin to care for that person.”
– Kathy Gaines, Physical Therapy AssistantKathy Gaines, P.T.A., helps her favorite patient, Earlie B. Pryor, 93, walk through her home in Lafayette, Tn. Pryor starts in the living room and loops through the kitchen and bedroom back to the living room.Kathy Gaineshands a present over and down to her daughter, Megan, 4, (bottom left) at her birthday party at the skating rink.Megan, 4, sleeps on Kathy’s lap as they worship at First Baptist Church in Lafayette, Tn.Kathy Gaines works with patient, Natasha Todd, 3, of Westmoreland as her twin brother, Josh, 3, view for attention with his mother, Vickey.Kathy Gaines, P.T.A., helps her favorite patient Earlie B. Pryor, 93, walk through her home in Lafayette, Tn. Pryor starts in the living room and loops through the kitchen and bedroom back to the living room.Kathy Gaines, P.T.A., coaches patient, James Magnum, 52, of Hartsville with his leg lifts.Willie Mae Tuck, 73, of Lafayette, Tn. laughs as she tries to do her floor exercises with the help of physical therapy assistant Kathy Gaines.Kathy Gaines, P.T.A., towels her daughter Megan, 4, off after a bath in preparation for Megan’s birthday party at the skating rink.Kathy Gaines, Physical Therapy Assistant with Comprehensive Rehabilitation, Inc. in Lafayette, Tn. spends some quiet time with her daughter, Megan, 4. Megan had a reaction to her immunization shots and wasn’t feeling well.Physical Therapy Assistant, Kathy Gaines, of Comprehensive Rehabilitation, Inc. in Lafayette, Tn. works with patient Natasha Todd, 3, of Westmoreland, daughter of Vicky and Jeff Todd. Natasha is developmentally delayed with neurofibromatosis. Gaines works with her to get her to hold her head up and improve motor skills.Patient Lovie Goad, 94, is glad to see her Physical Therapy Assistant, Kathy Gaines. Goad is recovering from a stroke.Kathy Gaines, Physical Therapy Assistant, makes her rounds of in-home rehabilitation therapy patients.Stroke victim Lovie Goad, 94, wait her turn during a visit by physical therapy assistant Kathy Gaines. Gaines treated five homebound patients and three nursing home patients during her work day.
“I just love working with people. I really care a lot for elderly people. In physical therapy, you get to spend time with the patient. They are not just a person across from you. You begin to care for that person.”
– Kathy Gaines, Physical Therapy Assistant
