For the past few weeks of doing Neuro I've realized just how much more learning we have to do in this field alone. The physios here are absolutely amazing and creates a non-intimidating environment to learn. One major assessment that I think Curtin should go over a lot better is the assessment of voluntary movement. Yes we were taught the stages of recovery but there is so much more to that. If the patient can move a joint, is it with or against gravity?? Is it tone initiated or not? Do they have 1, 2, or 3 joint movement?? I have had to assess the voluntary movement of a few patients and I have found it challenging to get an accurate idea of the patient's movement abilities. The way you position and stimulate the joint to move is crucial.
Did anyone else find that assessing voluntary movement was a lot more complex then they expected???
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Yes, there is definitely quite a careful process to assessing voluntary movement, agreed. Don't forget that we are almost at the Entry Level Physiotherapist stage of our career and perfecting these things takes time. For the first year or two I'm sure we will learn and master many things which we only covered briefly or didn't get to cover at uni. Obviously each area of specialisation each has these challenges. Just do the best with what you already know and try hard to learn as much as you can I guess...
Yeah sub, I found that realy hard in neuro also and it made me think of many ways our neuro studies could have been enhanced over the years. As dory off finding nemo would say.....just keep swimming.......
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