Case study: needing a recharge

My patient came in today complaining of pain in his feet, knees, and back. Likely contributors are the rowing we did Friday, especially for his feet, and then the gardening he did all weekend for back. Also, the facility was filled with noisy little kids at their Summer day camp, and just made for an overall de-motivated atmosphere. So we left, and went walking around the neighborhood. Because of his pain, he had brought his cane along, so every couple hundred meters we'd stop and do exercises, like bicep curls or rows, with him holding the cane and me grabbing the middle to provide resistance. Mentally, he felt much better at the end of the session, though he was still a bit anxious because Wednesday we get the result of his biopsy.