My initial thoughts for my last rotation are of excitement as the year is coming to an end, as well as the fact that this rotation is a musculoskeletal placement. I am looking forward to this rotation as I have not had much clinical experience in the musculoskeletal area and I would eventually like to work in this field once I graduate.
I think as a final year physio student, I will have a greater role in this field as oppose to other areas. I am hoping to be able to manage a full caseload by the end of the placement. As this is the area I wish to work in once graduated, I’m hoping I will be able to consolidate my communication skills, clinical reasoning skills as well as my manual therapy techniques.
I am slightly nervous and apprehensive about this placement, as I haven’t had much hands on clinical experience in the area, and I’m not sure how great my manual techniques are. However, I am hoping during these five weeks I will be able to refine them and be able to apply them effectively. I’m not sure as to the level of supervision I will receive on this placement. I am hoping in the early days I will be able to sit in a few sessions, as well as have a small caseload of my own and then progress from there.
I have revised musculoskeletal techniques, but I am also hoping to learn other alternatives to types of treatments that may be more beneficial to specific types of patients.
By the end of the placement, I am hoping to be confident in the musculoskeletal field, be able to manage a caseload independently, refine my manual therapy techniques, as well as gain insight and additional knowledge in the area.
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