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Back to School – Physiotherapy Degree Year 3

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Yes, here it is at last. 3rd year of my physiotherapy degree. Hasn’t time flown?! Well, this summer we’ve really been keeping the pace up and doing as much as possible and it has gone past pretty quickly. All of a sudden I find myself, along with my classmates, staring down the road of our final year at University. This year promises to be quite challenging, as you’d expect. The work volume notches up, the number of placements goes up, the number of things we need to have ready to hand in on consecutive weeks increases, and, of course, the … Continue reading →

Research focus: tendon healing and ibuprofen

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Like a lot of research studies undertaken, this one is not based on findings from human subjects. The results do however make an interesting read. We’ll keep an eye out for other research in this area as it’s a topic we are often asked about.  The detrimental effects of systemic Ibuprofen delivery on tendon healing are time-dependent Brianne K Connizzo, Sarah M Yannascoli, Jennica J Tucker, Adam C Caro, Corinne N Riggin, Robert L Mauck, Louis J Soslowsky, David R Steinberg, Joseph Bernstein Clinical Orthopaedics and related Research 2014, 472 (8): 2433-9 BACKGROUND: Current clinical treatment after tendon repairs often includes prescribing NSAIDs … Continue reading →

End of Year 2 – Physiotherapy

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Well. It’s been quite a ride to get to this point so far. More than halfway through the degree, and it is astonishing just how fast time flies. Equally, it seems like an age away since we were at the Olympic Games and I decided that the academic path was a good idea. This year started off with a lot of time in University, looking specifically at Neurological, Respiratory and Spinal physiotherapy. This was followed swiftly by post-Christmas exams, which messed up my fell racing schedule somewhat, but sacrifices have to be made somewhere… Happily, the marks I got were … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →