Keep it Simple

Hi everyone, hope you have enjoyed the three day weekend!

I am going to reflect back on my previous placement which was musculo at Charlies. My first patient of the placement was a very important doctor within the medical profession. Needless to say I was very nervous, on top of already being nervous about starting a new placement!! After subjective and objective assessment it was apparent he was presenting with shoulder impingement signs. My initial treatment involved releasing tight pecs, release of the posterior capsule, thoracic extension exercise and posture correction and advice. My patient had improved beyond belief by the time I saw him the following week from what seemed like a simple treatment session. He continued to improve and made fantastic progress throughout my placement. So my point here is to always look at the big picture and don’t try and complicate it any more than you need to-sometimes posture correction can alleviate a significant proportion of the symptoms!!!

Enjoy the last week of this placement,
Lauren