11/9/2018 0 Comments Reflective Journal #11The clinical goal that I have focused on the most is my first goal: I will practice my use of therapeutic modalities by reviewing parameters weekly with my preceptor. Therapeutic modalities is one of the most difficult portion of being in the clinic for me, right behind designing creative rehabs. I believe that it is difficult for me to remember many of the modalities and their parameters, especially for ultrasound, because it is an area that I am not very interested in. It is easy for me to remember general medicine protocols, emergency care, and diagnoses because those are things that I am very interested in. I have found a trend in my practice where I have a much more difficult time being excited about and remembering areas of practice that don’t easily keep my attention. Additionally, I think this area is a challenge for me because in the back of my mind, I know I will not be using modalities for very much longer in my career. When I travel to China for athletic training, I will not be given the same resources that we have in America, and I will have no choice but to be creative in my treatments. Also, when if or when I get the opportunity to go to PA school, I will not have to apply these treatments very often if at all.
However, after bringing this up to Cole and explaining my struggles with ultrasound and e-stim, he was been very intentional about reviewing parameters with me. He offered me a sheet that helped him in his graduate research on the effectiveness of ultrasound which has been very beneficial to me during treatments. Additionally, he allows me to set up multiple ultrasound treatments, each needing different parameters so that I am exposed to multiple different scenarios in which a modality can be used. I think that this practice and being “forced” to recall the information on a weekly basis has helped me so much this semester. I have also never been much of a fan of using modalities because of the results I have received on myself and the reports I have heard from other athletes, but my preceptors have done a great job at explaining what each modality treatment was for and why it works well for that situation. It has also been really helpful that they understand that I have a hard time remembering and that I would ultimately prefer a different treatment type, but still encouraging to continue to learn about the modalities that I struggle with while also discussing different treatment options with me.
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