So far this semester, I have documented 16 hours and 15 minutes worth of internship observations. Even though I feel behind in my hours due to tennis practices eating away at my possible hours, I plan to make up the rest of the hours when season ends on April 12th. Every time I go in and observe, I feel more and more like I belong. The staff is very friendly towards me and doesn't treat me like person that just gets in the way. They ask me to sit in on evaluations they think are "cool" and allow me to help out more on the floor rather than in the laundry room, where I was before. The staff also share stories about their life outside of work, which shows that they too can have a life and have fun outside of work.
As far as this last week's observations, last tuesday I observed 5 shoulder, 4 wrist, 1 hip, 2 neck, 1 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and 2 lower back injuries. This was the most variety of injuries I have seen since starting my internship at MAC PT. Usually I only witness a few wrists and shoulders and find other things to do around the clinic such as refill bottles of supplies, clean grastech tools or clean rooms for the next patient. Also this past week, I was able to help out my supervisor in recording information on evaluations sheets while she took measurements of flexion and extension at the knee and hip joints. This made me feel like her assistant and made me feel like she trusted me with important information. Hopefully this next week will be just as eventful in variety of injuries.
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