Official Physiotherapy Student Society Thread

SamJL

ha ha!! I know that feeling! :s-smilie:

I don't even wear my badge..... :p:

do you know if you can get smaller ones? I like the big one, but I don't want to lose it!

Reply 1021

JackieS

do you know if you can get smaller ones? I like the big one, but I don't want to lose it!

nope! but you could probably get a replacement from the CSP if you did lose it :smile:

Reply 1022

SamJL

nope! but you could probably get a replacement from the CSP if you did lose it :smile:

i think I probably won't wear it - I think I'd be gutted if I lost it!

Reply 1023

I never bother, doesn't really work on a polo t-shirt!

...anyway with the new uniforms coming in all we'll be allowed to wear is a t-shirt with an ironed-on name badge and thats it! :p:

Reply 1024

SamJL

I never bother, doesn't really work on a polo t-shirt!

...anyway with the new uniforms coming in all we'll be allowed to wear is a t-shirt with an ironed-on name badge and thats it! :p:

bloody new uniforms! They looks like sacks!

Reply 1025

at least your not in Scotland, we've all got to start wearing them before you lot down south do! Although as we already have polo shirts were allowed to keep them for another year :smile:

Reply 1026

SamJL

at least your not in Scotland, we've all got to start wearing them before you lot down south do! Although as we already have polo shirts were allowed to keep them for another year :smile:

Oh - are they actually bringing them in then? I thought it was in a consul;tation phase!

Reply 1027

jinglepupskye

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JackieS

Oh - are they actually bringing them in then? I thought it was in a consul;tation phase!

Consultation phase just means that we have already decided but we will give the oiks a chance to say what they think before we implement our decision!

Reply 1028

well a-level results day is only a week away (sorry for reminding you!) and I was wondering, seeing as everyone is going to get into the uni of their choice is anyone interested in doing blogs for the next academic year?

P.S. George's have physio places in clearing this year (but I'm sure noone will need them!)

Reply 1029

crazy_hamster

I already have a science BSc and am unsure whether to apply for the BSc Physiotherapy or an accelerated MSc. Could anyone advise me on the advantages/ disadvantages of studying one over the other?
Thanks!

The main one is the costs!!!! :eek:

I did the MSc, Jackie S on here did the BSc.....both of us had done degrees before too.

From my point of view the MSc is pretty intense in terms of workload, and as you don't get another student loan you need to support yourself as you wont get a cost of living loan etc....but I really enjoyed the pace and it meant I was qualified a year sooner than the BSc....I also got a permanent job straight away not that it really makes a whole lot of difference, I guess the letters MSc on the application form might make a slight difference to some employers, but that varies :confused:

!! In either case you'll cover the same stuff on both courses, its up to you really in the end how much effort you want to put in as the MSc involved a LOT of extra work, e.g. our anatomy module on its own accounted for 40 hours a week of self study, and we did about 6 modules at a time.....so we really didn't have much of a life in the first year!! Needless to say there isn't much time to work part-time if you were thinking of that, hardly anyone on my course worked as well.

Oh the other big difference is that on the MSc you don't get your summer holidays, only a few weeks at xmas and easter- we did all our clinical placements over the summer to make up time. Other uni's might change the time of thier placements but on the whole the MSc's get very little holiday (hence how they cram it into 2 years).

Students on the MSc course also tend to be a bit older (23yrs+), as we'd all done degrees before. Though I think the balance is changing a bit.

Hope that helps!

Reply 1030

crazy_hamster

By the sound of what you said it seems there is no NHS bursary for living costs. I knew the NHS paid the fees but I thought there was also a bursary for living costs even if studying for the MSc? Is there any NHS contribution to maintenance if on the BSc? (sorry for all the questions I'm a little confused!)
Where are studying the MSc? Did you consider the BSc before choosing the MSc?
Thanks for the help!

Hi! I did the BSc after doing an BSc in Sports Therapy (Sam and I know each others stories well lol!), I did consider the Msc but was put off a)because I didn't really like the only uni in London that offered it and b) because of the finance issues surrounding it. If I'd have done the MSc I would only have got an NHS bursary but no student loan. Whereas with the BSc I got a maintenance loan (reduced non-means tested which is all you're allowed to apply for if you're getting an NHS bursary) and the NHS bursary in addition. One main difference between the MSc and BSc is the holiday allowance - you get much more on trhe BSc as you get the traditional 3 month holiday in the summer. This was a big bonus for me as it meant I could work during the summer to pay for expenses and things for the following year, which I wouldn't have been able to do if I'd done the MSc as the holidays are alot shorter. I found the workload on the BSc was stressful enough so am glad I didn't do the MSc as I've ehard its even worse, but I guess it all comes down to priorities in the end. I was dead set on doing the MSc when I first applied but when I got down to the nitty gritty of working out my finances I realised that even with it taking an extra year to complete I was financially much better off because of the increased money given and also the more time for working in the holidays.........for me personally deciding on the BSc was the best decision, but I know Sam really appreciates havcing finished alot sooner, so its a 50-50 split lol

Oh and as for the MSc thing counting more, well that would depend on who you speak to. Many of the clinicans I know don't really like the idea of the MSc as they feel it devalues the "true" MSc's that physios tend to do once they're more qualified. But like I said, it depends who you speak to.

What you have to weigh up is: speed of finishing versus finances vs location vs course type and then go for whichever one suits you the best. Remember, you can apply for MSc unis in addition to your UCAS allowance (as with the MSc you apply direct to the unis and not through ucas) so there is nothing stopping you from applying to 6 BSc choices and other MSc choices in addition until you decide which is best for you.

One thing I would add is that MSc courses tended to be even harder to get on than the BSc course so I wouldn't rule out the BSc completely if you decide the MSc is more for you. I wouldn apply to a range and then make your decisiion once your offers are in.

Reply 1031

crazy_hamster

By the sound of what you said it seems there is no NHS bursary for living costs. I knew the NHS paid the fees but I thought there was also a bursary for living costs even if studying for the MSc? Is there any NHS contribution to maintenance if on the BSc? (sorry for all the questions I'm a little confused!)
Where are studying the MSc? Did you consider the BSc before choosing the MSc?
Thanks for the help!

I did my MSc in Scotland, you get absolutley nothing from the NHS or anywhere else if you do it there! And it costs £6600 per year to do it! So not a cheap option! With hindsight I should have gone for a course down in England, but by doing it in Scotland I stayed with family for free....so the costs probably balanced out! It probably is cheaper to do the BSc from that point of view....never mind though, whats done is done! :p:

Yep Jackie is right, some places don't like the MSc's, so it does really depend on who you speak to.

I did apply for the BSc course through Ucas at the same time, I got a few offers too, but as i said I could stay with family rent free while I did the MSc, so that swung it for me! :smile:

Reply 1032

iainmacn

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I think some are a tad unfair - two equally deserving patients is a bit unlikely, you'd have info to decide between them. I also think that saying that you don't know what you want to specialise in yet is absolutely fine. I used that question to say I don't know - so much had interested me when I did my observation (I'm a physio) and then went on to give examples - so I used it to bring in my experience

As for the others - try and think about what would be good for the job - for instance, the three words from your friends would not be good answered with "party animal, funny, and adventurous", even though it could be true - try and pick words that would be good for the job - such as "caring", "good communicator", "empathic" etc

Reply 1033

iainmacn

I think some are a tad unfair - two equally deserving patients is a bit unlikely, you'd have info to decide between them. I also think that saying that you don't know what you want to specialise in yet is absolutely fine. I used that question to say I don't know - so much had interested me when I did my observation (I'm a physio) and then went on to give examples - so I used it to bring in my experience

There is no right answer in that sort of situation but they are just looking for your ability to justify which one you might pick. The other thing to remember to say is that if you can't see both you would prioritise the 2nd patient for the following day....

Reply 1034

Hello! Change of subject here but thought some of you might be interested in something I'm selling! :biggrin:

I bought a set of Sports Taping DVD's from www.clinicsinmotion.com a while back and am selling them as I never use them! I'm also including a Sports Taping Starter Pack that I've never used either! Here is the link on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180285848296

They are really excellent and include tons of demos on taping techniques for the upper and lower limbs and include:

DVD 1: The Upper Limb
Shoulder Joint
Elbow Joint
Wrist Joint
Fingers and Thumb
Trunk and Spine

DVD 2: The Lower Limb
Ankle Joint
Knee Joint
Lower Leg/Thigh
Hip Joint/Groin
Foot and Toes

Both DVD's focus on the rationale for taping, aims of the taping technique, demonstration of how to do each technique, precuations and functional tests to check the quality of each taping techniqe. They are really excellent quality and feature Clinics in Motions trademark Multi-Angle Vision technology so you can watch the technique from various angles, making it much easier to follow.

If you are into sports physio then they are ideal as you can watch them over and over again (rather than going on a 1 day course!). The tape kit is also really comprehensive and easy to carry about :smile:

.

Thanks and sorry for being a bit off topic! :biggrin:

Reply 1035

SamJL

Hello! Change of subject here but thought some of you might be interested in something I'm selling! :biggrin:

I bought a set of Sports Taping DVD's from www.clinicsinmotion.com a while back and am selling them as I never use them! I'm also including a Sports Taping Starter Pack that I've never used either! Here is the link on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180285848296

They are really excellent and include tons of demos on taping techniques for the upper and lower limbs and include:

DVD 1: The Upper Limb
Shoulder Joint
Elbow Joint
Wrist Joint
Fingers and Thumb
Trunk and Spine

DVD 2: The Lower Limb
Ankle Joint
Knee Joint
Lower Leg/Thigh
Hip Joint/Groin
Foot and Toes

Both DVD's focus on the rationale for taping, aims of the taping technique, demonstration of how to do each technique, precuations and functional tests to check the quality of each taping techniqe. They are really excellent quality and feature Clinics in Motions trademark Multi-Angle Vision technology so you can watch the technique from various angles, making it much easier to follow.

If you are into sports physio then they are ideal as you can watch them over and over again (rather than going on a 1 day course!). The tape kit is also really comprehensive and easy to carry about :smile:

.

Thanks and sorry for being a bit off topic! :biggrin:

advertising? How very shameless of you! hahaha!

Reply 1036

JackieS

advertising? How very shameless of you! hahaha!

Lol I know! Got to pay off those student loans somehow!! :p:

Reply 1037

ShafikVisram82

Apolgises if this is the wrong forum but was just wondering if anyone here can help:

I am from Millwall RFC and we are a rugby club based upon the Isle of Dogs who are looking for an additonal physio to join the team. The club trains on Mondays and Wednesdays by Island Gardens DLR, with all 3 teams having games on a Saturday in the Essex Leagues. Involvement will primarily be through treating of injuries through the course of the match, and during the midweek training sessions.

This position would suit a student completing their training or a recently qualified physio. It will offer a great opportunity to build up experience whilst coming in to contact with a wide rande of injuries.

Expenses will be met by the club.

If you are interested or have any questions please contact us at [email protected]

Thanks

Shaf

Reply 1038

Prettyinpunk1