Compromises with Clients

I was involved in a situation today where one of the physios had made a compromise with the client. Even though it was not an ideal situation it worked for the client, which is the most important thing. This particular client has had 2 previous strokes and struggles to walk at all. His aim is to walk his daughter down the aisle in her upcoming wedding. The physio showed me how his gait was anything but normal, and usually she would not allow a patient to walk like that in rehab. The client doesn't care how he walks, as long as he is walking. His gait pattern is not something she would encourage, but as the client only wants to participate in physio if he can walk his daughter down the aisle, she has agreed just to get him walking, no matter how it looks. I suppose this is better than the alternative (him not participating in rehab at all). I guess with experience it gets easier to make the call as to whether it is appropriate to make a compromise with a client or not. In the end it is up to the client what they do or don't do, and we should just try and get the best possible outcome we can with what they are willing to put in.