I'm back in CHCH! On Monday a physio peer took me for a walk in the morning. Below are photos of the spectacular views! In the afternoon we listened to presentations from those who were on their community placements. We had presentations on cryotherapy (recovery in athletes post-exercise), the role of coaching in PT, using FES bicycle in spinal cord patients, exercise for patellar tendinopathy, prevention of early onset CVD in spinal cord injuries, physical activity and anxiety disorders and falls prevention.
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| Looking across Littleton Harbour from Kennedy's Bush track |
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| Looking across to the Southern Alps |
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| Myself and Mike Stevenson |
Tuesday was another straightforward day; a placement preparation morning followed by self-directed learning. I sent an email to my supervisor asking for a heads-up on what conditions I would be seeing next Tuesday so I would hit the ground running. The afternoon was largely spent watching a French movie based on a real story about a man who had locked in syndrome who wrote a book by winking. The movie is called 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' (2007). Well worth a watch!
Wednesday was motivational interviewing morning with Chris Higgs. Chris is a class act; it's fair to say that everybody was excited to have him present a tutorial in CHCH. We put motivational interviewing into action with a few activities including pitching statements at a 'batter' for them to rephrase in a reflection.
Thursday featured a morning session on anxiety management by leaders in Canterbury DHB's mental health service, then an information session from a team leader of Green Prescription. We also heard from a final year student from University of Nottingham who is completing her elective placement here in CHCH. To finish off the day we had a BYO at the Red Elephant restaurant.
Friday students on their MSK rotation had a tutorial at the Barrington School of Physiotherapy Clinic.
Then it was back to Nelson for a long weekend.
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| Maruia Falls |
PhysioEdge has podcasts on topics of interest: http://physioedge.com.au/
Clinical Skills Development Service has eLearning modules on various topics: https://www.sdc.qld.edu.au/
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