Hey guys, I think this might be a blog to myself but ill give it ago anyway!
Im currently doing my neuro prac at SCGH and wow is it nothing like I expected. NO matter how much you study don't expect to be prepared. Im on the acute stroke ward and astounded at the wide range of ages that are currently on the ward. Aswell as the wide variety of presentations a stroke may have. I don't think when learning about stroke I truely understood the true meaning or many meanings of the word. For example there are pts two days post "stroke" who are able to balance SLS on affected side for 15sec and then at the other end of the scale there are pts three weels post "stroke" who are fully dependant with very little active movement present. It also has become apparent that changes/ recovery can happen overnight, something I never really thought happened. My reflection therefore is how could I have been better prepared for this placement. I studied and read over my notes but nothing I did really helped me. Does the information we aquire at uni become obsolete until we are able to see for ourselves a "real" example of a stroke patient. Has anyone else found this one their placements that no matter how much "written" study and preparation they have done, it all appears different when out in the "real" world of physiotherapy.
Not sure if anyone else is on a placement atm, so hope you are enjoying your holidays!
Suanne xo
1 comment:
Hi Suanne,
I had a similar experience on my neuro OP prac as well.
The main thing that struck me was that every neuro patient is different. Even with patients who had the same kind of strokes, and the same functional limitations, you can get quite a difference in terms of how they need to be treated… different hand placements and facilitation, different patient positions etc.
I don’t think it is possible to be well prepared for neuro, you just have to be on your toes and ready to learn a lot of new techniques as you go. Every patient is different and it is tough to prepare for every possible case until you've had substantial experience and knowledge.
Anyway, I hope you did ok on your prac!
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