CG Sports Therapy

I cannot wait to finish semester one!!! There is one week left of this boring module of rehab. On Monday, we had the worst lecture ever. There was no point in it at all. It just went through what our module leader had been through in his life and where he had travelled which was pointless. On Tuesday, we had a lecture on mental health and its relation to athlete’s in professional sport. It opened my eyes into how far mental illness can change people. A very tough lecture for me to sit through but was very eye opening. Wednesday came and brought the last session of my second rotation of clinic. Surprisingly it went very well. I assisted the third-year student with a lumbar spine assessment which I am very pleased about as I can remember a lot for my exam in January. I am very proud of myself. Thursday brought a lecture about growth and maturation. I did not spend any time listening to it. I’ve been producing my flash cards for A+P spine examination protocols and physiology f...

I HAVE 3 WEEKS LEFT OF MY FIRST SEMESTER, I AM TIRED AND I NEED TO REST. Monday started with THE MOST POINTLESS LECTURE EVER on lower limb injuries. Talking about the lecturers travels around the world through physiotherapy. "yeah great lecture pal, thought we were on Sports Therapy course not geography". ABSOLUTELY POINTLESS. I STRUGGLED TO GET OUT OF BED THIS MORNING AND I CAME IN FOR THIS?! It was the same with Tuesday's clinic lecture about reflective writing. Throughout this year, we have to do 8 reflective pieces about every 10 hours of placement. Currently i have done 2 reflective pieces, which i am just waiting for significant learning experiences to occur so i can write more. Wednesday is my second session in clinic during the second rotation. It started ok, with a patient coming in with back pain, we assessed the patient which was a good opportunity to observe a spine examination. I performed the objective measures where I measures the ranges of movement ...

Week 9 It’s been a long week, again. All I should do is mention Monday and you should know by now that I hate them. There is no point at all in the sessions, I hate the lecturer and I just can’t be bothered. Tuesday there was no lecture, so I spent the day at my friends being productive and doing work and knitting. I started my second rotation of clinic on Wednesday, I went through a whole subjective and objective assessment, along with a knee joint assessment without any guidance which I am proud of. Thursday was a long day learning dermatomes and myotomes as well as reflexes. A dermatome is an Altered sensory input of the peripheral nerves. A myotome is an Altered motor impulses of the peripheral nerves. Reflex changes of the deep tendon reflexes Myotomes are tested with resisted movements. You can test C1 by doing cervical flexion, C2 by cervical extension, C3 by Cervical side flexion, C4 shoulder elevation, C5 shoulder abduction/ lateral rotation, C6 el...