tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767271676292515233.post2641796841765710322..comments2024-03-15T00:37:01.833-05:00Comments on Orthopedic Physical Therapy: Are you an expert clinician?Roderick Henderson, PT, OCS, CSCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06488137436666508539noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767271676292515233.post-31312044895273566682009-01-10T17:17:00.000-06:002009-01-10T17:17:00.000-06:00Barb thank you very much for the kind words on my ...Barb thank you very much for the kind words on my blog. It sounds like you are doing great things for your students, while not loosing sight of the fact that we're all somewhere on that learning curve. Your comittment to learning in the presence of all your experience is truly inspiring. Best of luck to you!Roderick Henderson, PT, OCS, CSCShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488137436666508539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767271676292515233.post-56418063710810862972009-01-05T05:02:00.000-06:002009-01-05T05:02:00.000-06:00I discovered your blog when I was looking for info...I discovered your blog when I was looking for information to help me study for my Leve III NAIOMT (North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy) oral practical exams, and now that I have passed, I wanted to take the time to tell you how really cool your blog is. I shared your entry on the "Pain in the brain" video with my co-workers.<BR/> I think this entry is very timely for me since I have a 15 week year 3 DPT student starting next week. I too have a binder, with eval forms and sample sequences and explanations, articles, and the didactic part of in-services I try to get in while they are on clinicals. So many have the basic info, but really have not learned a lot of techniques, so it is hard to have them treat patients until they get these skills. That is the challenge sometimes when our case load is full.<BR/> And even after nearly 30 years of practice, and over 60 continuing ed course over the years, <BR/>I still have trouble calling myself an "expert" because there is always so much more to learn!<BR/>Barb Carusillo PT, OCS, CMPTBarb Carusillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515661294666181147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767271676292515233.post-80743915778800949462009-01-05T04:54:00.000-06:002009-01-05T04:54:00.000-06:00I discovered your blog when I was googling informa...I discovered your blog when I was googling information to help me study for my NAIOMT Level III oral/practical (North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy). Now that I am done and passed, I really want to congratulate you on a really neat blog. I passed the entry on the "Pain in the Brain" video around to my co-workers because I thought that explained a complex topic in more simple terms, making it easier to communicate with patients.<BR/> I think this blog entry is timely since I have my next 15 week, year three DPT student starting next week. I too have a binder I have put together for students, with articles, typed in-services I have prepared that I expect them to read before hand, eval forms and explanations, etc. The more skills I attain though, as a manual therapist over the years, the harder it is to get them to the point to just hand patients to them without finding the time to in-service them quite a bit first, and practice a few things. Like you say, when you have a full patient load, up to 18 a day, it makes it harder still.<BR/> You know after nearly 30 years, over 60 continuing ed courses, taking students for 28 years, I still have a hard time saying I am an "expert" since there is always so much more to learn!<BR/>Barb Carusillo PT, OCS, CMPTBarb Carusillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515661294666181147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767271676292515233.post-60646477287226936822008-12-30T21:45:00.000-06:002008-12-30T21:45:00.000-06:00Thank you both for your kind comments. Mike your ...Thank you both for your kind comments. Mike your blog is looking great as always. Hopefully we can get even more of our colleagues on the blogosphere.<BR/><BR/>Amy. I really do struggle with how much to throw onto my students. The last two year-ones understandibly needed more hand holding. Earlier this year I had two year-threes (Just hired BOTH of them!) and they took every challenge and ran it into the endzone. I guess its just as much of a feeling out process for the CI as much as the students. It may also be volume dependent. It's hard to spend time teaching when you have a 15-20 patients on your schedule! Frankly, I feel more motivated to teach when I have all my ducks in a row at the clinic (paperwork caught up, giving patients individualized time, etc...). In short it's a never ending pursuit for me as well. Best of luck to you and my sincerest thanks for passing on my posts!Roderick Henderson, PT, OCS, CSCShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488137436666508539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767271676292515233.post-29380105799913866532008-12-30T08:28:00.000-06:002008-12-30T08:28:00.000-06:00Thanks for all the great posts! I have been readi...Thanks for all the great posts! I have been reading a e-mailing your last 4 or 5 posts to all my PT friends. So timely, all your topics.<BR/><BR/>This post on students really interests me. I often struggle with how much guidance and what type to offer my students. I give 1 article weekly for discussion and wish we had time for more.<BR/><BR/>There have been many discussions of how much time our clinicians should be allowed to block off patient care time for additional meetings or instruction. I have my students come in early or meet during lunch...am I being too tough?amy castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981249254666545335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767271676292515233.post-45243061684077617642008-12-28T21:27:00.000-06:002008-12-28T21:27:00.000-06:00Great post yet again Rod. Heck of a weekend for y...Great post yet again Rod. Heck of a weekend for you! Love the topic here, I have had many of the same thoughts regarding my students. I too have a binder of peer-reviewed research that I have accumulated over the years. I have categorized it over time and it really becomes a resource after a while. I only include articles that I consider to be "classics," the best of the best. I will pick a topic-of-the-day for the students, maybe based on an eval for that afternoon, and require pre- and post-reading. This has helped supplement my teachings as I can not do it all myself!<BR/><BR/>To me, an expert has both intelligence and experience. That is why a new grad or student can not be an expert. Our thought process is shaped by our past patients and experiences, both positive and negative. For example, my examination for a patient with a suspected rotator cuff tear is very deliberate and systematic. I will not waste time and perform every special test I know, I will continuously narrow down my exam cluster based on the feedback and results of each test. <BR/><BR/>Students on the other hand, are in the mold of performing every test they can think of on a patient and then trying to put it all together at the end. Experts, take the result of a specific test and allow it to dictate the next test in your sequence. Only experience can effectively do this.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work Rod.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com