The Tear in my Knee
On September 25, 2013 I got injured while doing taekwondo. As I was doing a flying kick I landed incorrectly on my right leg and the the bone popped in and out. I couldn't put any weight on my right leg so I knew this was a pretty serious injury. There is actually a long process for identifying an injury. First I had to go to Urgent Care where they checked my injury. They then sent me to get an X-Ray of both of my knees to compare the good knee with the bad one. After I went back to Urgent Care where they brought an Sports Doctor. He did a quick test called the Lachman Test to see what sort of injury I had. He told me that I had a tear on one of the ligaments in my knees. The next day I went to Orthopedics so that I could find out where I had the tear and how severe it was. The doctor told me that it was a 90% chance that I had a tear in my ACL that was 5-7mm deep. It came as quite a shock to me, he told me that I wouldn't be able to do any sports for the next 8 months at the very least. I am currently doing my best to strengthen my knee as much as possible before the surgery that is scheduled in December, however I hope that I will be able to do it sooner.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Blog 6: Second Interview Questions
1. Who is your mentor and where do they work?
My main mentor is Joel who works at Kaiser Permanente, but there are also many other physical therapists that I help out at the mentor ship place. There are also many other volunteers at Kaiser and the Physical Therapy Department.
2. What five questions will you ask them about their background
1. How long did it take for you to get to the position that you are in?
2. What are some challenges that you face as a Physical Therapist?
3. What other fields can Physical Therapists go into?
4. What are the negatives of this job, if there are any?
5. What is the burnout rate of this job?
My main mentor is Joel who works at Kaiser Permanente, but there are also many other physical therapists that I help out at the mentor ship place. There are also many other volunteers at Kaiser and the Physical Therapy Department.
2. What five questions will you ask them about their background
1. How long did it take for you to get to the position that you are in?
2. What are some challenges that you face as a Physical Therapist?
3. What other fields can Physical Therapists go into?
4. What are the negatives of this job, if there are any?
5. What is the burnout rate of this job?
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Blog 5 Project Reflection and Working EQ
The Pentagon:
1. A positive thing that has happened is that I have become more familiar with the work that Physical Therapists do. I have become more familiar with the work atmosphere and the work ethic that you need.
I have a concrete plan of what I need to do when I get into college, so that will save me a lot of time.
EQ content
2. Through my interview I have learned the kind of attitude that you need to come with when you are helping others. I learned my interviewee's personal experiences and the education that is necessary to become a physical therapist. The most important qualities that a Physical Therapist can have is patience and the desire to learn more, because every year new types of treatments come up.
3. So far what has worked out for me in the Senior Project is that I do my mentor ship in a hospital, so I get to see many physical therapists actually working. I also have a large amount of Physical Therapists to whom I can ask questions or get help from.
4. So far everything has been smooth except for managing the times that I go to my mentor ship. It is mainly because of SAT and basketball, so I think that I will have more time after the month of October.
Finding Value
5. A potential question that I might like to study this year is
What is the quickest and most efficient way of helping a patient?
For my mentor ship I am currently at Kaiser Permanente, but I am looking for another possible mentor more preferably in a sports team of some sort.
1. A positive thing that has happened is that I have become more familiar with the work that Physical Therapists do. I have become more familiar with the work atmosphere and the work ethic that you need.
I have a concrete plan of what I need to do when I get into college, so that will save me a lot of time.
EQ content
2. Through my interview I have learned the kind of attitude that you need to come with when you are helping others. I learned my interviewee's personal experiences and the education that is necessary to become a physical therapist. The most important qualities that a Physical Therapist can have is patience and the desire to learn more, because every year new types of treatments come up.
3. So far what has worked out for me in the Senior Project is that I do my mentor ship in a hospital, so I get to see many physical therapists actually working. I also have a large amount of Physical Therapists to whom I can ask questions or get help from.
4. So far everything has been smooth except for managing the times that I go to my mentor ship. It is mainly because of SAT and basketball, so I think that I will have more time after the month of October.
Finding Value
5. A potential question that I might like to study this year is
What is the quickest and most efficient way of helping a patient?
For my mentor ship I am currently at Kaiser Permanente, but I am looking for another possible mentor more preferably in a sports team of some sort.
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