It's been almost two months since my last post; hence my apologies for the lack of updates.
So we started the last part of our clinical posting around the last week of January. I was assigned to Majlis Sukan Negeri Perak for a month and you see, you honestly have no idea how much I've always wanted to work in a sports environment. My friends who had been there having said nothing but the nicest things about that place. So yeah I was kinda excited.
And it did not disappoint.
The whole month I was there, I felt things I'd never ever felt before. I've had a lot of fun having a practical there. We did so many things, unleashed so many skills, as well as worked in an extremely lenient environment despite the amount of workload which was otherwise. The physiotherapists there were such beautiful human beings. Even though we would sometimes sarcastically crack jokes, they always play along and would find ways to fight us back. Even though we had to work 3 weeks non-stop (yes, plus the weekends), it never felt like we were pushing ourselves but instead, we went to work with our light hearts every single day despite the physical pain we were having from the lack of sleep.
We were assigned as a group of three-to-four people, and each group was put under a physiotherapist. And luckily I had a male physiotherapist as my mentor. You see, one of the perks of having a male physiotherapist in the sports environment is that most of your patients (like really, 98% of them) are males. And this means—a lot of cases that I get to assess! Like if your patient is a woman, you would find it hard to assess them as they would be shy to reveal their site of injury. But guys—oh boy, you have no idea. I get to treat all of their problems without worrying much. And the best part was; most of the patients are around our age so it was easy for us to become closer to them!
We talked about a lot of things—we even joke around with each other, we sing, we danced, we played songs loudly in the department—they just didn't care. Even though they kept our phones away every single day, we never felt bored working there. With the help of them, we get to utilize the free time to learn new things and skills, we get to know each other, we talked a lot, gaining information about each other that we would never think of before, as we too in our circle of friends—deepened our relationship with each other day by day. And believe me, I've never been so close to my friends—and even with the physiotherapists before, yet, I did, here. It was so amazing.
It is safe to say that this was the best practical posting I've ever had. To the point that it got me thinking that if I were to become a physiotherapist, I would definitely go towards this direction.
Thank you for giving us knowledge and skills (lots of them) during this one month, especially on things we've never known or heard about before (we learned how to diagnose patients, how to do taping using Kinesio tape—thanks to you guys). Thank you for opening your hearts to us, eating with us, playing around with us, and trusting us to treat patients. The times we're together will always be close to our hearts.
And to the athletes, all the best for SUKMA! Thank you for your cooperation, and for being our friends. We'll be cheering for you guys, always.
Insya Allah when the time comes, we'll see each other again.
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Currently, I'm at Parit Buntar, serving part II of our clinical posting. Wish me luck!
Till then.
It's been almost two months since my last post; hence my apologies for the lack of updates.
So we started the last part of our clinical posting around the last week of January. I was assigned to Majlis Sukan Negeri Perak for a month and you see, you honestly have no idea how much I've always wanted to work in a sports environment. My friends who had been there having said nothing but the nicest things about that place. So yeah I was kinda excited.
And it did not disappoint.
The whole month I was there, I felt things I'd never ever felt before. I've had a lot of fun having a practical there. We did so many things, unleashed so many skills, as well as worked in an extremely lenient environment despite the amount of workload which was otherwise. The physiotherapists there were such beautiful human beings. Even though we would sometimes sarcastically crack jokes, they always play along and would find ways to fight us back. Even though we had to work 3 weeks non-stop (yes, plus the weekends), it never felt like we were pushing ourselves but instead, we went to work with our light hearts every single day despite the physical pain we were having from the lack of sleep.
We were assigned as a group of three-to-four people, and each group was put under a physiotherapist. And luckily I had a male physiotherapist as my mentor. You see, one of the perks of having a male physiotherapist in the sports environment is that most of your patients (like really, 98% of them) are males. And this means—a lot of cases that I get to assess! Like if your patient is a woman, you would find it hard to assess them as they would be shy to reveal their site of injury. But guys—oh boy, you have no idea. I get to treat all of their problems without worrying much. And the best part was; most of the patients are around our age so it was easy for us to become closer to them!
We talked about a lot of things—we even joke around with each other, we sing, we danced, we played songs loudly in the department—they just didn't care. Even though they kept our phones away every single day, we never felt bored working there. With the help of them, we get to utilize the free time to learn new things and skills, we get to know each other, we talked a lot, gaining information about each other that we would never think of before, as we too in our circle of friends—deepened our relationship with each other day by day. And believe me, I've never been so close to my friends—and even with the physiotherapists before, yet, I did, here. It was so amazing.
It is safe to say that this was the best practical posting I've ever had. To the point that it got me thinking that if I were to become a physiotherapist, I would definitely go towards this direction.
Thank you for giving us knowledge and skills (lots of them) during this one month, especially on things we've never known or heard about before (we learned how to diagnose patients, how to do taping using Kinesio tape—thanks to you guys). Thank you for opening your hearts to us, eating with us, playing around with us, and trusting us to treat patients. The times we're together will always be close to our hearts.
And to the athletes, all the best for SUKMA! Thank you for your cooperation, and for being our friends. We'll be cheering for you guys, always.
Insya Allah when the time comes, we'll see each other again.
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Currently, I'm at Parit Buntar, serving part II of our clinical posting. Wish me luck!
Till then.
welllllllll, GOOD LUCK!!!
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