End of physio placement 2

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For the past 6 weeks I have been on my Neurophysiotherapy placement in Tameside General Hospital. Neuro is not a discipline that I found particularly easy or natural to learn, and the placement held a few fears for me. To be honest, before I did it, I had visions of not learning all that much and finding myself out of my depth in terms of communication and background knowledge. However, my preconceptions were completely changed by my Clinical Educator and the general team over in Tameside General. I know that Tameside hasn’t really got the greatest of reputations, and also, … Continue reading →

Sports Massage qualifications

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There are a decent number of people out there with sports massage qualifications now. Or at least, a good number of people out there who are advertising sports massage as a service, though there are a confusing array of different qualifications that allow them to advertise themselves as such. The main qualifications out there are under the BTEC banner. They start off at Level 3 and go to Level 5, but what is the difference, and what can you expect from a practitioner of each level? BTEC Level 3 A one-weekend qualification, generally done as a continual professional development course … Continue reading →

Reaquaint yourself with the floor

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Having spent six weeks on placement in the NHS, it seems that a lot of problems that professionals face, both on the ward, and in the community is that of falls. Falls to the ground, and then the difficulty in getting back up off it again. I find this astonishing, but it really is the case. The evidence is out there. It was estimated that in 2002,  just under half of all hospital admissions in the UK were directly attributable to a fall (http://www.hassandlass.org.uk/reports/2002data.pdf). I’m sure there are some more up to date data around, but couldn’t find any after a cursory … Continue reading →

Physiotherapy Work Placement #1

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For the past 6 weeks I have been kept busy during the day by my uni course. Instead of spending my days slaving over books in the library, I have been out on placement. This basically means that I spent my time being a NHS physio, with a qualified supervisor looking on, to ensure I wasn’t doing anything wrong or stupid. I’ve been lucky enough to have a placement on community physiotherapy, which meant treating a variety of issues on people who were unable to get to hospital for an appointment. During this time I was fortunate to get to visit … Continue reading →

Z is for Zero

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That’s right folks. We’ve reached the end of our A-Z series with this being the last one. Here’s a summary of the topics we’ve covered: A is for…Adductors B is for…Blood C is for…Carpal Tunnel Syndrome D is for…Dry Needling E is for…Epicondylitis F is for…Fatigue G is for…Golgi Tendon Organ H is for..Habits I is for…ITB J is for…Joints K is for…Knee L is for…Lumbar M is for…Mobility N is for…Nerves O is for…Overbreathing P is for…Pelvic Floor Q is for…Quadriceps R is for…Rest S is for…Stretching T is for…Thrombosis U is for…University V is for…Vibration W is for…Winging X is for…Xiphoid Process Y is for..YMCA Zzzzzzz The End. We hope you’ve enjoyed this series, and although we say this … Continue reading →

Y is for…YMCA

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The YMCA have been around for a long time (it was founded in 1844). Their strapline is “Helping Young People Build a Future“. I don’t know what your experience of ‘The Y’ is, but I’ve always associated them with activities, some sort of movement in the form of sport or physical activity. My first introduction to them was well over 20 years ago at the local aerobic classes I went to. Later on, in central London, I saw a sports massage therapist who rented a room in their Tottenham Court Road centre. The main thing that I took from the … Continue reading →