Follow-up appointment with chronic insertional Achilles tendinopathy patient Duration: 1 hour Cumulative hours: 145.15 Today I was seeing a patient in a follow-up consultation regarding his insertional Achilles tendinopathy. Before the appointment I planned a revised rehabilitation programme to include plyometric exercises. I was hoping that the patient has progressed well with rehab so that […]
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Follow-up appointment with a patient with chronic insertional Achilles tendinopathy 29.03.21
Follow-up appointment with a patient with chronic insertional Achilles tendinopathy Duration: 1 hour Cumulative hours: 138.30 Today I was seeing a patient in a follow-up consultation regarding his chronic insertional Achilles tendinopathy. I had inherited this patient from one of my peers. I had sat on his first F2F appointment to observe the consultation so […]
19.03.21 – Day 14 in clinic
Day 13 – Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinic Duration: 5 hours Cumulative hours: 136.40 Reflection in Action (as it happens) I didn’t have any appointments scheduled for the morning but I shadowed one of my peers during a F2F appointment with a patient with suspected insertional Achilles tendinopathy. Patient 1 The patient explained the history […]
12.03.21 – Day 13 in Clinic
Day 13 – Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinic Duration: 5 hours Cumulative hours: 131.40 Reflection in Action (as it happens) It was good to be physically back in clinic and to interact with my clinic supervisors and fellow students. During the first hour we went through a case study focusing on rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction […]
26.02.21 – Day 12 – remote clinic consultation
Day 12 – Remote Clinic Consultation Duration: 2 hours Cumulative hours: 122.25 Today I was following up with my patient to review his progress with the revised rehab program during the past 2 weeks. After a short period of adjustment the patient was very positive about the program. He felt it was more achievable than […]
12.02.21 – Day 11 – Remote clinic consultation
Day 11 – Remote consultation Duration: 4 hours – cumulative hours: 108.25 During the previous consultation with the patient, we agreed that he would have a two-week rest from rehabilitation exercises to allow the pain in his neck to subside. My clinical supervisor sent me a copy of a guidance paper published by the American […]
10.02.21 – Webinar hosted by Physique – Why do people get injured
Webinar led by Dr David Hancock Why do People get Injured? Duration: 1 hour – cumulative hours: 71.75 I did a little bit of research into Dr David Hancock’s background before the webinar because I was interested to learn about his CV and professional experience. He has a very impressive CV having worked in professional […]
02.02.21 – Webinar re gastroc vs soleus mid-stage rehab
GrowPhysio Webinar led by Steve Miller Gastroc vs Soleus mid-stage rehab Duration: 1 hour – cumulative hours: 70.75 The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic and the lockdowns is that the restrictions have reduced my practical learning experience and placement opportunities. I have decided that it would be good for me to attend some webinars external […]
29.01.21 – Day 10 – remote clinic consultation
Day 10 – Remote consultation Duration: 2 hours – cumulative hours: 69.75 I had a follow-up consultation with a patient who I have been helping with rehabilitation after neck dissection surgery and radiotherapy treatment. Two weeks ago he suffered a setback in his rehabilitation after a period of really good progress with noticeable improvements in […]
15.01.21 – Day 9 – Remote Clinic Consultation
Day 9 – Remote consultation Duration: 2 hours – cumulative hours: 67.75 I was looking forward to speaking with my patient, who I last saw before the Christmas holiday. Consultations are currently being conducted remotely by video due to the lockdown restrictions in the UK during the COVID Pandemic. My patient did not have access […]