Clinical

I just finished my first week in the clinic and I am exhausted! There was more variety than I had expected. The first day my Clinical Instructor was still on vacation so I worked with another therapist and 75% of the patients were at approximately 6 weeks post-op rotator cuff repair so that was boring and I was a little pessimistic. Once my CI returned on Tuesday I started seeing a lot more variety and it was really interesting. She is great and still remembers what it is like to be a student. I feel like I understand everything that is going on, even if I wouldn't have known to do it since I have learned it yet. Things are beginning to come together and I'm really excited to start doing more hands-on stuff in the coming weeks.

Tomorrow I have to get up early and do some screenings at a rec center through the clinic I am at, but then I can hopefully RELAX! I didn't sleep well the whole time we were in Washington, and since we didn't have a day home before going into it I am incredibly exhausted. So far I have been doing a bit of studying to review things as they come up in the clinic and that has been really helpful because I have definitely forgotten some details! It's surprising to me how much nerve pathways have come into play so far in outpatient ortho, it is pretty exciting. This clinic is apparently more diverse than is typic, so that is wonderful because a typical environment would most likely bore me.

We only got to spend a couple days with Mandi and Mike which was sad, it was really hard to leave. I got to spend some quality time with Lysha making jingle balls and that was nice :) The family all seemed to be doing well, but for some reason the trip still exhausted me! It is good to be home and see Seagram. He was really happy to see us and has been really cuddly all week :)

There should be something more entertaining to share since I haven't blogged in so long, but....there is not :) Maybe on day I will learn not to ramble when I blog.... ;)