I am an OT and work closely with my PT staff. We are a very upbeat group/crowd of therapists....Sometimes a little to upbeat

There are times when we do leave our patients on the bikes and sometimes we sit next to them to monitior...for lack of better words..their status. In the setting where I work we have pretty strict productivity standards so we often try to use that time for paperwork as paperwork counts against us even though we have to do it. Although I sometimes just like to talk with them to get to know them as well.

During the specific exercises I want him/her to do I do stay with them the entire time until I am sure they are doing it correctly. No sense in wasting anyones time if the exercise is not done right the first time.

Hope your ankle gets better soon!!