Week 5!

Week 5

This week has gone so fast

As usual, a 9am lecture that was boring and about ankle injuries. 

I find the content interesting just the lecturer reads off the slides and there is no point at all being there. 

Next came the practical. We went through a hamstring protocol again but this time we actually got to do it. 

That afternoon we got to do an ultrasound test to see if we are competent in setting up the machines and knowing what frequency is for each acute, sub acute and chronic injuries. 

Acute had a frequency of 0.1-0.3h

Sub acute had a frequency of 0.2-0.5h

Chronic had a frequency of 0.3-0.8h. 

Tuesday again was boring. The hour lecture was about CPD and reflection. 

Pretty pointless but was ok due to the fact we have to write 8x 200 reflexive pieces. 

I handed in my first assignment. A literature reviews of rotator cuff rehabilitation programmes. 

Wednesday was my last day of clinic in the first rotation. 

We did a lot. 

We were in main clinic for 2 hours due to our tutor being in a meeting. Very nearly had to assess a patient. 

Luckily they cancelled. 

Rehab suite was very relaxed and we only had one patient but I wasn’t on that patient. 

I bought a book. £80 but the lecturers say it’s a bible for this course. 

I spent the rest of the day catching up on work and doing my assignments. 

Very nearly finished my assignment for kinesiology and half way through my a and p assignment. 

After these are due in 6/11 and 16/11, I have one last assignment and 3 practical exams left of this semester. 

In a and p we started on spinal examination and assessment. 

I got a first last year in upper and lower limb assessments so hoping for the same in spinal :)

The order is very different subjective, objective, superficial touch, palpation, AROM, AROM with over pressure. 

We only got that far but we did that with the cervical and thoracic spine. 

Friday was great. 

A lecture about risk factors for shoulder dislocation which included age and gender. 

The practical we got to do some tests that enable us to see the stability of the shoulder and measure the joint angles of the shoulder and elbow during a baseball pitch. 

Ran to the train station to get home quick as I was meant to be in til 6pm!!