Shit Physios Say

21 - Physiotherapy Student - Country Australia

[whatshouldwecallme]

As soon as the work day is over, no matter how much I have left to do at the office

[typicalptstudents]

The worst part of working in a busy clinic

Lack of breaks got me like

[typicalptstudents]

When my patient tells me about the “bone exercises” the chiro gave her

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Me, after I’ve been away from my PT fam for three months

[shitphysiossay]

I'm the dog, they're the cat... The poor people.

[typicalptstudents]

Guiding your first year through their first week

[shitphysiossay]

They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou

http://www.hospitalportal.net/blog/bid/391882/37-Inspiring-Quotes-to-Motivate-Healthcare-Employees (via shitphysiossay)

It’s heartwarming to keep this in mind. One hug from a greatful family member of a patient, and emotional words of thanks and gratitude from those I’ve treated is what keeps me plodding along. I wouldn’t change what I do for anything. Helping people who need help is the most gratifying and fulfilling thing I can think of, and I’m glad I have a life of it to look forward to.

[shitphysiossay]

They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou

http://www.hospitalportal.net/blog/bid/391882/37-Inspiring-Quotes-to-Motivate-Healthcare-Employees

[shitphysiossay]

The Four Mantras for Physios to Live and Work by.

1. “Lazy physio = lazy patients” Someone once told me you should never trust a fat physio. Whilst I didn’t necessarily agree with that statement, I know what they are getting at. If all you do is simply “rinse and repeat” your sessions… your treatments, exercises etc (read: be a lazy physio) you will soon find that the patient will lose interest in your treatment. Soon enough they will be ignoring your rehabilitation advice and disregarding your home exercise program. Eventually, they will be added to your list of failed patients. “Enthusiasm begets enthusiasm” Clinical Implication: don’t be lazy, be inspirational… all day long. 2.“If you don’t emphasise, they won’t exercise” I hear the astute physios saying “hang on, isn’t that the same as number one?”. And the answer is probably yes, but it rhymes… and echoes the importance of a regularly reviewed home rehabilitation program. More than once I have caught myself saying to an exiting patient “and just carry on with those same exercises” as though it was simply an afterthought. Now I don’t know about you, but I can’t see that patient feeling as though their home exercise program was the most important part of our session, even when it probably was. Clinical Implication: review, refresh and emphasise exercises… all day long. It is absolutely essential for compliance! 3. “If you try to be everything to everyone, you will be nothing to noone” Now this might seem a bit philosophical (and an obvious double negative), but it does make a lot of sense. At Uni, we had a highly experienced Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy lecturer that would regularly and proudly announce “I wouldn’t know… I’m not a musculoskeletal physiotherapist”! There I was thinking; what a cop out… how come I’ve got to pass your awfully boring subject (sorry CP physios) and then my musculoskeletal physiotherapy exam the day after? But now I know she simply following this mantra, she had her area of expertise and stuck with it! Clinical Implication: do what you do well… all day long, for the rest: make a great referral! 4. “Narrow focus = narrow results” Scratching your head about why your patient isn’t improving with your textbook, evidence based, gold standard treatment? Ask yourself “how narrow is my focus?” Now I don’t want this to be just: you should assess the hip for patellofemoral pain or the cervical spine for tennis elbow, it clearly needs to be much more profound than that! We all know that there are multiple facets to an individual’s health each which determines their level of physical function… sometimes we just forget. Clinical Implication: broaden your clinical perspective… all day long. Source and original article: http://www.thesportsphysiotherapist.com/physio-mantras-live/

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The five most reassuring words ever are: “I haven’t started yet either”

[shitphysiossay]

The only words I need to hear right now

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Me every day..

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Attempting to do assignments on the first day back...

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Doctors save lives, physiotherapists make them worth living.

[typicalptstudents]

Trying to be just like my CI

[shitphysiossay]

She sets the standard way too high D:

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When my CI passes a patient off to me

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Sorry for my ineptitude

[typicalptstudents]

Now that everyone’s gone on placement I’m like

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I cannot see the lie. kelsferg

[typicalptstudents]

That time I got to watch a total knee replacement

Now I don’t feel so bad about my aggressive posterior glide

[shitphysiossay]

It goes a little bit like this "BANG BANG BANG" "VRRRRRRRRRR" repeat.

[typicalptstudents]

Trying to prove myself in placement