hi all,
hope clinics are going well for everyone. Just wondering if any of you had the same experience during rural placement. I am currently looking after outpatient physio. as well as other inpatient and community physio. My spervisor has his own ways at doing things which sometimes very different to what we have learnt in uni. as well as other pracs. An example which is that he does not agree with the idea of loading disorder and more of an mckenzie and mulligen orientated physio. It is good that I get to learn more techniques from him but in a way it really confuses me and hence completely changing all my approach to treat patients. Apart from this, the different ways of performing tests as well as issues with use of ultrasound. It's quite frustrating when you have performed well in recent musculo. prac and now having to strt all over again in a 'new musculo' prac. I understand it will be perfect to integrate all these knowledge but I think 4 weeks of part time musculo is not enough to do that. So my question is if you are in my position, would you carry on using what you have already learnt from last prac and uni or would you 180 degrees convert yourself to suit the supervisor?
Robin
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hi Robin
That's a tough one to answer. We all have had supervisors who require us to follow a protocol or risk failing. I sometimes do not agree with this concept as it hinders our growth as individual physios.
I guess it would come down to what you want to get out of the prac. If you think your supervisor is going to fail you if you do not follow his methods, then i guess its best for us to just do what they want.
If, however your supervisor is the type who actually is genuinely interested in helping you grow as a physio, then maybe get them to rationalise why they do things a certain way. Chuck in some of your ideas and rationalise to them why you think your way would work or of it doesnt, get them to explain to you why.
Its hard when we get supervisors who want us to do things a certain way just because. Best thing to do is not to argue and just do it is my advice.
Good luck
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