{"id":43410,"date":"2021-12-13T00:01:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T07:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=43410"},"modified":"2023-08-10T08:36:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:36:02","slug":"toni-vechinski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/toni-vechinski\/","title":{"rendered":"Toni Vechinski"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_43411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43411\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43411 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/08152920\/toniVsized.webp\" alt=\"Toni Vechinski\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/08152920\/toniVsized.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/08152920\/toniVsized-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/08152920\/toniVsized-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/08152920\/toniVsized-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/08152920\/toniVsized-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/08152920\/toniVsized-200x150.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toni Vechinski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Physical therapist changes work schedule to accommodate patient<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Toni Vechinski, a physical therapist, listened intently as her patient, an elderly woman who had just been diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s disease, told her story.<\/p>\n<p>The woman said her No. 1 priority was taking care of her husband in their home. He has dementia and cannot be left alone so she wasn\u2019t sure whether she\u2019d be able to make the one-hour appointments four times a week at UCHealth Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center &#8211; Grandview. She said her son might be able to help, but she didn\u2019t want him to miss work.<\/p>\n<p>Vechinski, a licensed physical therapist for 21 years, wanted to figure out a solution. She strongly believes in early physical therapy for Parkinson\u2019s patients, and she knew that if the woman stayed strong, she could continue to care for her husband.<\/p>\n<p>Vechinski called the patient\u2019s son, talked more with her patient and the three of them worked out a plan: Vechinski would alter her schedule so her patient could come for therapy at 7 a.m. four days a week, instead of 8 a.m. That way, the son could watch his father before work and avoid missing too much time at his job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order for her to continue to take care of her husband, she needed to take care of herself,\u2019\u2019 Vechinski said.<\/p>\n<p>It seemed like a small sacrifice for Vechinski, but big dividends for the patient who would benefit from exercises designed to slow or reverse the effects of Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, if I can help somebody, I don\u2019t even consider it an inconvenience for me to change my schedule. If I have the ability to help somebody and it requires a little extra on my end, I\u2019m always open to that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever I can do to help, I will help you. If it just means that I have to adjust my schedule and I have to get up a little bit earlier, I believe in the program. I know that this is something that would help her and it brings me happiness to help someone. It becomes very fulfilling for me.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Vechinski has worked nearly 20 years at UCHealth. She said she loves working as a physical therapist because there is enormous satisfaction in seeing patients rebound from accidents or illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love that I can make a difference in a person\u2019s pain or help them improve their function, whether it was some type of trauma that limited their movement, or they were in a lot of pain. I enjoy being able to get them back to their normal life, to improve their quality of life and get them back to the things that give them pleasure,\u201d she said, be it recreational pastimes or spending times with friends.<\/p>\n<p>After 16 physical therapy sessions that began at 7 a.m., the patient\u2019s mobility improved. She could stand and sit faster, walk more quickly and complete complex tasks better.<\/p>\n<p>For Vechinski, that\u2019s all the reason she needs to get out of bed in the morning, even if it\u2019s an hour earlier.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3 su-column-centered\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #930718\">You Make Extraordinary Possible<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Together, we recognize and honor the qualities within ourselves by shining a spotlight on how each and every one of us improve lives in big ways and small.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uchealthpoints.isrewards.com\/Recognition\/Award\/FormFlex.aspx?pr=JAwX5qZPSOA=&#038;m=N\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#A22343;border-color:#821c36;border-radius:56px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:40px;border-color:#be657c;border-radius:56px;text-shadow:none\"> Share a story<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Physical therapist changes work schedule to accommodate patient Toni Vechinski, a physical therapist, listened intently as her patient, an elderly woman who had just been diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s disease, told her story. 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