{"id":79928,"date":"2025-01-30T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=79928"},"modified":"2025-01-30T08:18:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T15:18:39","slug":"our-stories-molly-mathistad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/our-stories-molly-mathistad\/","title":{"rendered":"Molly Mathistad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_79929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79929\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79929\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/16100632\/Molly-Mathistad-web.webp\" alt=\"A photo of Molly Mathistad.\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Molly Mathistad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Personalizing therapy with costumes and decorated shoes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Molly Mathistad, physical therapist at UCHealth Anschutz Medical Campus, was working with a young, developmentally delayed patient who had a spinal cord injury and had been hospitalized for an extended period.<\/p>\n<p>Mathistad invests time in getting to know her patients. She learned her patient was feeling sad about spending Halloween in the hospital. The patient wanted to dress up as a princess for the holiday, so Mathistad created a moment of joy and connection by bringing Halloween to the patient.<\/p>\n<p>She brought in a princess costume, complete with a rainbow colored tutu and matching flower crown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe loved it,\u201d Mathistad said. \u201cShe wanted to put it on right away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mathistad took the celebration a step further and organized a trick-or-treating event in the unit. She helped her patient into a wheelchair and the two went around the unit, greeting everyone and handing out Halloween candy.<\/p>\n<p>Her patient cherished the memorable moment, and Mathistad believed that trick-or-treating would boost the unit\u2019s morale too. Emily Hagburg, rehab therapy supervisor, echoed those thoughts in a Celebrating You recognition for Mathistad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMolly not only made her patient feel celebrated but also created a memorable experience that lifted the spirits of staff and other patients alike,\u201d Hagburg wrote in the recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Through collaboration and insight with the <a id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/myuch.sharepoint.com\/sites\/srvcs-accessibility\/SitePages\/Sunflower-Program.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IDD Sunflower Program<\/a> team, Mathistad learned of several of the patients interests and incorporated many of those into therapy sessions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tried to make a lot of her interventions play-based and fun, with dancing and music and anything colorful, because she loved all that,\u201d said Mathistad. \u201cShe was a lot of fun to work with because we got to get really creative [with interventions].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Due to nerve pain, Mathistad\u2019s patient needed shoes to help her mobilize and Mathistad decorated them with purple flowers, the patient\u2019s favorite color, to encourage participation in therapy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made them [flowers] out of construction paper to try to make them a little more enticing \u2026 she was really excited to try them,\u201d said Mathistad.<\/p>\n<p>Mathistad enjoys meeting patients where they are and celebrating their wins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a huge team effort of a lot of dedicated people that got her rehabilitated to the point where she could go home safely,\u201d Mathistad said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy putting her patients\u2019 happiness and motivation at the center of her care, Molly enhances the overall patient experience and ensures her patients feel valued and supported,\u201d Hagburg wrote. \u201cHer thoughtful, innovative care is a shining example of UCHealth\u2019s mission to improve lives, one meaningful interaction at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnytime I\u2019m able to give any amount of relief or any amount of autonomy to any patient, or make them smile or help with their mental health tolerance of their hospital stay, is huge for me,\u201d Mathistad said.<\/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>Personalizing therapy with costumes and decorated shoes Molly Mathistad, physical therapist at UCHealth Anschutz Medical Campus, was working with a young, developmentally delayed patient who had a spinal cord injury and had been hospitalized for an extended period. 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