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Welcome everyone,

Below, is a list of people who have kindly volunteered to blog for you all, along with links to the individual threads they can be found posting in, along with what year they are in at which University, these threads will contain details about their University, what they are studying and Physiotherapy placement information.


How to make Blog & How to Join the Blogging List

If you're interested in joining the blog, Personal Message me or post here and let me know which University you are studying at and what year you are currently in, I will then create a thread for your blog. If you wish to be taken off the blog list then please let me know too.


Rules to Blogging (Volunteer bloggers)

To those that volunteered to blog, please try to fulfill the criteria listed below for the greatest thread information possible for future students & your own liability!

The only requirement is you MUST be a current student of BSc or MSc Physiotherapy!

• Provide a basic background about yourself and your route into Physiotherapy
• Provide details of Freshers Week (As much as possible)
• Provide information on the Halls/Accommodation
• Provide information on upcoming exams; what they are & how they went
• Provide information on Workload & Module details
• IMPORTANTLY - Blog as often as you can!
• MOST IMPORTANTLY - Remember, this is a PUBLIC forum, if you write about a placement, staff member, patients or students you should never give identifiable information (Name, age, address, location, conditions), in short DO NOT give out identifiable information!

Links to threads can be found in below, as that way they can still be found if even if the threads are lost from the page!


St Georges University of London:

1st Year - Iainmac: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=460341
2nd Year - Iainmac: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=655531
3rd Year - IainMac: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1039982

2nd Year - JackieS: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...76#post6188576
3rd Year - JackieS: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...86#post9903786


Teesside:

1st Year - jinglepupskye: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...45#post6188745
2nd Year - jinglepupskye: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...67#post9903767
3rd Year - jinglepupskye: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=676875


University of East London:

1st Year - $hadow: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=2351436 [STARTS 16th SEPTEMBER 2013]


Graduate Blogs:

Unemployed - JackieS: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=601714
Umemployed - IainMachttp: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1493958


Physiotherapists, Physiotherapy Students & Physiotherapy Applicants please join the Official Physiotherapy Student Society!

JackieS originally created this thread, so all credits to her for the idea, Credits go to me ($hadow) for updating the thread, reformatting & continued maintenance!

[JackieS]

Hi all!

It was decided that it would be good to have some physio students "blogging" on this site to give people first hand information about what its like to study at certain uni's. Although they all teach the same course, each uni runs Physio in its own specific way and as a result the percentage of teaching, placement, placements etc can vary from place to place.

Below is a list of people who have kindly volunteered to blog for you all, along with links to the individual threads they can be found posting in, along with what year they are in at which uni.

If you're interested in joining the blog, PM me or post here and let me know which uni you are at and what year (you must be a current student) and I'll sort you out a thread of your own. And if you wish to be taken off then let me know too.

Links to threads can be found in here, as that way they can still be found if even if the threads are lost from the page!

To those that volunteered to blog, please try and do it as often as you can. Let people know what freshers was like, what halls are like, how your exams went, how you're finding the workload etc. Try and fill it with all the information you wish you had been given when you were applying!

Remember, this is a PUBLIC forum so at times you may have to be careful what you write..................if you write about placement or staff or students you should never really mention them by their first names...............and DEFINITELY not for any patients you encounter while you're on placement. Do NOT give out identifiable information about patient's and their conditions..........you'll be the ones in trouble if you do............so be careful about what you post.

Jackie

Hertfordshire
1st Year - Kazoola http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=291184

Keele
3rd Year - rugby_gal http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...05#post6170105


St Georges University of London
1st Year - Fynn http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...01#post6185301
1st Year - Iainmac http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=460341
2nd Year - JackieS http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...76#post6188576
2nd year - Iainmac http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=655531
3rd Year - JackieS http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...86#post9903786
3rd Year - IainMac http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1039982
Teeside
1st year - jinglepupskye http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...45#post6188745
2nd year - jinglepupskye http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...67#post9903767
3rd year - jinglepupskye http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=676875

Graduate
Unemployed - JackieS http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=601714
Umemployed - IainMachttp:http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1493958

[abby2]

Any tips on how to master the sit to stand, and stand to sit muscle movements, step up and step down. The raeson I ask is becasue they have really messed up my head.

Cheers

[abby2]

Please could you allow me thread, I am Studying physio at Salford uni and it is my first year, may be I can share some of my experiences with others.

Cheers

[JackieS]

(Original post by abby2)
Please could you allow me thread, I am Studying physio at Salford uni and it is my first year, may be I can share some of my experiences with others.

Cheers

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...37#post6559237 here's the link to your own thread

[goodman2]

Hi. I'm on this area and I just want to know if an physio student can give some pain treatment. I think that they don't have the right to do this but me friends think that they can do anything. Can you clear us up? Thanks.

[JackieS]

(Original post by goodman2)
Hi. I'm on this area and I just want to know if an physio student can give some pain treatment. I think that they don't have the right to do this but me friends think that they can do anything. Can you clear us up? Thanks.

I'm not sure exactly what your question is? And your link isn't very helpful either......

[goodman2]

I want to know if physio students can recommend some pills or prescriptions?

[JackieS]

(Original post by goodman2)
I want to know if physio students can recommend some pills or prescriptions?

nope. You're supposed to direct your patients to their Gp if you think they need new medication or alteration of currernt medication

[iainmacn]

and the latest blog is mine

http://thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=460341

First year student at St George's

[JackieS]

hey guys

I was wondering if we could get some feedback on this thread about the blogs that are in progress. Are they good? Are they ba? What would you like to see less or more of?

Trying to think of some ways to make the info on this site better

[iainmacn]

I think the first year ST George's one is particularly brilliant

[suek]

I love the blogs! But.. that's about the sum of it from me lol. Even though I'm not going to do physio I find healthcare blogs in general really interesting.

I want to start a radiography one in September

[JackieS]

To all bloggers and blog readers! It has recently come to my attention that university lecturer from a particular university (and therefore probably others!) are aware of and may have been reading the Physio blogs on this site....now this is not a problem as obviously we want people to read them!
But as a result I would like to remind people about how what they post on this site in a blog can be used by your university in both a positive and negative way and could be used against you in a disciplinary proceeding. Whilst your blogs are your own thoughts and feelings I would advise you to be very careful about what/who you write about so that you do not get yourself into trouble. We have had positive feedback about the blogs themselves so their presence is not currently a issue but may become one should people not continue to be careful.

You should be particularly careful when writing about placements. Writing about patients and trusts on your blog does constitute a breach of confidentiality so I advise you to be sensitive about what you write and provide no identifiable information about your patients or the trust you are on placement with. Posts going against this rule will be removed by the moderators.

All in all, keep up the good work. The feedback so far has been good and potential students continue to enjoy what you all have to say. Lets keep it that way
Jackie

[abiallan]

Could you tell me how to get a flat abbs and also how can I sell adverts to linkstar like you guys?

[Activeroo]

No blog from a Kings student? . . . does that mean the course is difficult and busy?! Would love to hear about how it is to study physio at Kings, just got a conditional offer x

PS. Georges is awesome, and the blogs are great!

[iainmacn]

Any news on an offer Activeroo? George's is usually pretty quick with them - my offer was on UCAS and the mail telling me about it from UCAS came the day after, so check track!

Wish we did have a King's blog - would be interesting to compare. One of my mates at George's has a friend from his access course at King's - general feeling is that it's theory biased. George's does theory but mixes it well with practical. I'm sure it's still a good course though

[Activeroo]

Nothing yet iainmacn. I obviously baffled them and they can't decide whether I'm worth it or not! It could go either way, if I do get an offer I'll be thrilled tho... (and very confused, because I'm a terrible decision maker). Aren't you on placement at the mo? x

[naredy]

First year Physio student requires help due to long absence in clinical physiotherapy module.

Any help from post grad would be greatly appreciated. Willing to pay, but not massive amount.

Hope to here from someone soon.

Regards,
Naredy .

[cholt1987]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone knows of any Physio's at uni who do appointments? Or any recommendations in the Waterloo/London Bridge area? Nothing overly expensive though!?

I play hockey and have done something to the top of my leg. I've been resting it for about 3 weeks now, but it seems to have got worse and my lower back is hurting.

Hope you can help!