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A short walk with a patient in a skilled nursing facility taught this PT that recovery is about more than simple movement.
Neha Sabharwal (right) helps a patient walk down the hall.The distance from the bed to the doorway was barely 30 feet, or just about 10 yards. Yet for the patient sitting in front of me, it might as well have been the length of an entire city block.
Date: October 1, 2026
Contact: aptamag@apta.org
Content Type: Column
Neha Sabharwal, PT, DPT
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