I was always amazed by how most supervisors and physiotherapists would listen to what we had learned in university as the latest "new physio thing". I thought most of them were just being nice. However, when on my SDP I was videoing some third year students on their three week prac. I volunteered to play foot model for taping practise and learned a new supination taping. This is a diagonal strip from lateral calcaneum to the ball of the foot, applied after LODI taping. It was new to me, but really comfortable and effective. Then I filmed another student doing a medial patella glide taping in a way that was new way to me - a strip layed back upon itself from the medial knee which then joins the second strip that pulls the patella from lateral to medial. (If that doesn't make sense, let me know and I can explain it better). This acts (i assume) to prevent the dimpling of the suprapatella fat pad and any skin irritation, and allows for a really good line of pull. And it looked great!
These students are only one year behind but already I'm learning from them.
I have also found the more you see other peoples styles of treating and applying various techniques to the same end, the more diverse and flexible my skills become as well. So I'm definitely not discounting the experience and knowledge of those "younger" than us in physiotherapy years, because it could be really useful!! It now makes sense why most good supervisors are very open to our ideas and how we did things at university.
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It is something we hear again and again but our ability to continue learning will determine how effective we are as therapists. Generally I think the only thing that stops people learning from someone newer is ego and if you are willing to put that aside you can always learn something from everyone.
On that note I completely stand by the idea that if you try to teach a person something then you will find out if you really know it or not.
It’s true :) I remember a supervisor telling me that even though you may be a graduated physiotherapist, it is so important to keep up with new information as (fortunately or unfortunately!) the learning never stops. And even though the supervisors are much more knowledgeable than us, even they say they only know the tip of the iceberg, so to speak. I guess it just shows us that through our career, it’s important to keep up to date to provide the best service to our patients.
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