Final entry

Thoughts and feelings on finishing the unit?
A bit of relief from a full on 5 weeks. I feel that I have learned a so much from my supervisor and other physios that I worked with and I think now I am more comfortable in my own ability in regards to assessing, treating and communicating with pts. In the last two weeks of the placement I found that i was getting better at working with people in general and I think this is more of an exposure thing. Kalgoorlie is a pretty laid back town and I really enjoyed getting to know people and have a laugh when working with them. It was great to get the chance to apply the skills I've learnt into a clinical situation. I was thrown straight into it and I've i have really benefited from the experience.

Most important feelings that you've learnt?
The importance of:
- A functional exam
- Performing a systematic objective
- Performing a subjective that is structured and knowing not only what to ask but why you are asking them
- Understanding conditions and how they present in the subjective and objective
- Adjusting treatment to better suit a persons needs, including manual therapy techniques that work at EOR rather than simply in neutral
- Having a pool of exercises to choose from
- Observation of posture and palpation
- Easing into tests to get a good idea of what structures are involved