Clinical case studies in physiotherapy

The first chapter will outline how best to use this book to your
advantage. The second chapter will take you through how to prepare vii
for going on placement by starting with some general information. This
chapter will then go through the most common placement areas and
suggest topics to revise with corresponding recommended reading lists.
Chapter three will help you to understand what it is like to be on
placement and what could be expected of you. I’ve tried to include as
wide a range of settings as possible. However, as the NHS and thus
clinical settings vary so much throughout the UK, use this as a rough
guide. This chapter also provides tips on how to continue your
learning throughout the placement.
Chapter four takes you through the whole job-hunting process
starting with where to look for jobs. The chapter then gives tips and
hints on writing your cover letter and CV, and on how to fill in
application forms. How to survive the interview process is also covered,
including ideas of interview questions you could get asked.
Chapters five to eleven take you through case studies related to
various areas of physiotherapy. Each chapter is allocated to a certain
area. These areas are: respiratory physiotherapy, orthopaedics,
neurological physiotherapy, musculoskeletal out-patients, care of the
elderly, mental health and women’s health.
Each case study chapter includes a number of case studies, which will
provide the subjective and objective assessment of the patient. This will
be followed by a list of around eight questions that are designed to
make you think about what the assessment means and clinically
reason through what could be wrong with the patient, what their
problems are and how you might deal with them. At the end of each
chapter suggested answers to the questions posed will be given. This
will allow you to test your knowledge and reasoning, hopefully
without cheating!