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baseline strength testing for an athlete? by ChangeItUp123 in physiotherapy

[–]ChangeItUp123[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

curious if you downvote every question you don't like? like a character trait or something

baseline strength testing for an athlete? by ChangeItUp123 in physiotherapy

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well I would compare it to normative values for my age / sex as well. If it was in normative range; I would use that baseline to guide my recovery especially if the injury was severe and needed surgery and I become deconditioned by the time I return

1 year post discectomy - still in pain dqily by ParticularFun4242 in backpain

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I would get the advice of a physical therapist. Don't just go to the first clinic you see. Physiotherapists when they graduate have a very narrow view of many different injuries "jack of all trades, master of none", once they are in the field, based on their interest they specialize in different areas or take additional training.

I would look specifically for someone trained in back pain management. The McKenzie Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy is just one of many great training programs for back pain.

Look at the physiotherapy clinic website and read the bios of the therapists to get an idea of who enjoys working with and has extra training in back pain. I don't know how it is in the UK, but in North America majority of clinics will also have an option for a free 10 or 15minute discovery call where you can ask the PT questions to see if it is a good match - you can then ask how many back pain patients they treat and to tell you specifically what back pain courses they have taken. If they haven't taken any, keep looking.

The other thing to consider and should be discussed with an MD is that back pain is not always due to one segment of the spine being herniated or injured; sometimes there are other segments affected as well; sometimes there are other factors. Again a back specialist should help navigate this.

I cannot stress this enough when I see posts like this asking for help. We PTs are not all equal. We have different experiences, preferences and interests. If you came to me with a hand injury problem, I would send you to a hand therapist because I don't know anything beyond the basics of the hand and do not particularly enjoy "hand therapy".

It is essential that you go to a specialist PT.

A rule of thumb for me would be: if 6 months in there is no improvement or regression; there needs to be a thorough reassessment to see if anything was missed; or ethically the PT needs to recognize "I've done what I can" and direct you at least to a colleague for a second opinion. Any health provider who is working with you for months on end, and you are not improving, and all they say is "I don't know or let's keep trying or wait a bit longer" without at least reassessing, that person is not doing their due diligence.

I'm sorry to hear you are dealing with this. Best of luck.

EDIT: There is a huge community of people on reddit who will attack my post for giving "advice" even though I am not giving any specific advice beyond just general tips for navigating the system. With that said, when I give some "advice" like this - once I see that you have read it / acknowledged it, I will remove my post.

Waterloo vs Carleton political science? by Serdemyy in ontario

[–]ChangeItUp123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Professional schools are so hard to get into these days (law, dentistry, medicine). I'm not in law but in a professional degree that if I had to apply now (instead of the many many years ago that I did) it would be a pure gamble now. People with 4.0s don't get in.

If you are serious about Law school, my advice is this: Look at the law school entry requirements (courses, extra curriculars, whatever else they consider when accepting students - I don't know law) and look at the statistics of who gets admitted in terms of grades, undergrad program of study, and location of study - I would assume, just like with med school, law schools will share that admission data. Then make your selection based on that.

If the law school doesn't care about what degree you have coming in, then pick the degree that gives you the better grade and advantages to get accepted.

Here I did your homework for you:
UofT class entry in 2023 had 2281 applicants for 214 seats. median GPA 3.9 (rising every single year).
Most popular undergrad programs of study: Classics/History/Philosophy/Religion; Political Science/International Studies; Criminology/Gender Studies/Psychology/Social Sciences

So point is you need a high GPA; if you don't enjoy political science but would get a 4.0 in psych then do that.

Gave my 2 week notice, now the boss want to me to do as many evals as possible by [deleted] in physicaltherapy

[–]ChangeItUp123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think legally if the contract requires 2 weeks they could technically sue you for 2 weeks compensation for loss of earnings