29.04.2021

11:00- Shadowed another Rehabilitator who had a client with a suspected disc herniation.

12:00-LUNCH

13:00- researched causes of disc herniation

14:00- got up to date with the next client I was shadowing 

15:00- I shadowed a session with a client that has suspected osteoarthritis

16:00- discussed the last patient with the Therapist I was shadowing as they wrote the notes for the session

17:00- helped tidy and clean up clinic.

18:00- FINISHED

Today was very helpful watching other Therapists/rehabilitators with their clients, how they spoke to them, how they explained things, how they assessed them over a video call. In researching disc herniations I found an interesting paper on Lumbar Disc Herniations (Amin, Andrade, & Neuman, 2017).

References 

Amin, R. M., Andrade, N. S., & Neuman, B. J. (2017). Lumbar Disc Herniation. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 10(4), 507–516. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12178-017-9441-4