May Extra Blog: Outcome of my Mentorship

Through the experience of my mentorship I have learned man things.  Not only about things about Physical Therapy, but also about the importance of work ethic.  While going to mentorship, I wasn't always going around and seeing what she was doing with her patients.  Sometimes I had to go and do work that was given to me around the department.  I had to go around and clean the beds, collect sheets, and make photocopies. Through this experience I learned the work ethic needed to be a professional.  Because if I am unable to do this kind of work, how would I be able to work with hundreds of patients throughout the week.  I was also able to form a relationship with a couple of Physical Therapists in the department, one being the head of the physical therapy department.  I was able to form connections with professionals in my field that may be able to help me in the future.   Overall my mentorship experience helped me really understand what sort of field that I will be going in, and has helped prepare me for it.

Blog 22: Senior Project Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your Block Presentation and/or your senior project? Why?
What I was most proud of during my block presentation was my Answer 1 because I feel that this answer was the one that I was able to tie back to the EQ the most and really had the most solid explanation compared to the other two answers that I presented.

(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Block Presentation (self-assessment)?

I would give myself a P for my block presentation

b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)?

Overall for the Senior Project I would give myself a P 

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?

What worked for me in my Senior Project was my mentorship.  I was able to learn a lot through my mentorship and my mentor.  I also gained the confidence to ask professionals for help with things that I did not really understand well.

(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would have you done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?

If I could go back in time, I would have tried to find my second and third answers quicker than I originally had.  Because I had found these answers later, I was rushed in finding different sources that could help me support these answers.

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples.

I believe that the senior project has been helpful for my future.  I understand better what kind of field that I am entering and through the senior project I was brought out of my own comfort zone a lot more, because of that I have gained more confidence.

Blog 21: Mentorship

 Literal

·     Log of specific hours with a total and a description of your duties updated on the right hand side of your blog

·     Contact Name and Mentorship Place

    Interpretive

     What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

The most important thing that I feel I gained from this experience is work ethic.  Not only my own work ethic, but I was able to see the way that professionals worked as well which inspired me to be more organized in my school work and senior project.

   Applied

     How has what you’ve done helped you to answer your EQ?  Please explain

What I have done has helped me to answer my EQ because I was in an atmosphere where I learned things that would help me back my EQ.  I saw exercises being done that are done with patients that are in the situations related to my EQ.  I also was able to ask questions to professionals in the field, instead of reading online I was able to actually learn from real life experience.

April Blog

This is my exercises sheet that I received once I started going to physical therapy.  All patients under my mentors care receive this paper.  For every new exercise there are dates, this shows the progress of the patient after periods of time.  My mentor Georgine Hernandez also tells her patients to record an increase of weight or reps on these papers so that she knows we are getting stronger.

Blog 20: Exit Interview

(1) What is your essential question and answers?  What is your best answer and why?

What is the most effective treatment process for a torn ACL

1.The first step to an effective treatment process is to have an autograft surgery.

2.The best non-surgical treatment for a torn ACL is to have a stem-cell treatment

3.An effective treatment may be one with knee rehab

My best answer is my first answer because autograft is the treatment with the most success.  Stem cell treatment is new and not many people know about, and there is still things unknown about the treatment process.  Sometimes knee rehab alone is bad for the knee, because sometimes leaving the knee alone can cause future complications within the knee.

(2) What process did you take to arrive at this answer?

It all first started when I tore my ACL.  By that time I already decided what my topic was and what it was going to be about, so I knew that I would have to get surgery.  The process of seeing whether or not my ACL was torn was long, but we eventually found out that it was torn.  They said that I could leave it alone, but not do anything really active, or I could have surgery done and return to my physical activities.  So I chose having surgery done on my knee, and with that I decided to look up surgery as a treatment for a torn ACL.  I didn't realize at the time that this was my best answer.  I only realized until I finally found my last two answers that I realized that my first answer was my best.

(3) What problems did you face?  How did you resolve them?

Some problems that I faced were finding my second and third answers, and finding a source for esa.  For my second and third answer, Purther helped give me ideas on which I could expand upon, and I used google advanced search to help me look for a valid source for my esa.

(4) What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?  

The two most significant sources that I used to answer my eq are my mentor Georgine Hernandez and the information that Kaiser gave me when I was receiving surgery.

Blog 19:Independent Component 2

Literal

(a)  “I, Daniel Song, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”

(b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component
My mentor Georgine Hernandez, and my doctor Dr. Meletus.
www.regenexx.com

(c) Provide a digital spreadsheet (aka log of the 30 hours).   Post it next to your mentorship log.

(d) Explanation of what you completed.  What I did for the Independent Component 2   
What I did for the Independent Component 2 was learn about procedures that people who choose not undergo ACL reconstruction.  I continued with my therapy and learned more about treatment after ACL surgery and also more about ACL surgery from Dr.Meletus.  During my Independent Component 2 I also found a new treatment for an ACL, which became my second answer.

INTERPRETIVE 
Defend your work and explain how the significant parts of your component and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  

APPLIED

How did the component help you answer your EQ? Please include specific examples to illustrate how it helped.
The Component helped me answer my EQ for my answers 1 and 3, and also partly with my answer 2.  I learned firsthand different exercises that the P.T's give to the patients and the test that the doctor does to test how stable the reconstructed knee is both before the surgery and after the surgery.  The component overall helped me with supporting reasons for my answers, and different things that I could do for my activities.

Blog 18

Eq:What is the most effective treatment process for a torn ACL

Answer #3: The 3rd way to an effective treatment is to get the ACL authorized by the doctor through a test

3 Reasons
1.  ACL is cleared as stable
2.  Gain confidence in the knee through the test.
3. Doctor creates a plan 1 year post operative

Dr.Meletus Mentor:Georgine Hernandez

Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions

1. How long does the swelling in the knee last for?
2. What is the importance of strengthening?
3. For how long does strengthening last?
4. How high is the risk of reinjuring the Acl after a full recovery?
5. Why are there pains in the thigh at different times?
6. How is a person cleared as fully recovered?
7.  How many phases are there in the recovery process?
8.  Whose decision has more power the doctor or the P.T's?
9.How many people have been reinjured in your care, if any?
10 What does it mean when a patient feels pain in the knee after the surgery?
11. How long does it normally take your patients to heal?
12.Why do some patients advance quicker than others?
13 What sort of precautions do recommend to your patients when they return to their sport?
14 For how long should a patient continue icing the knee?
15. Do recommend stretching the leg muscles, if yes/no then why?
16.  How do you get your patients to rebuild their confidence back in their knee?
17.  When is a patient typically ready for rigorous physical movement( sprinting, jumping, etc)?
18. If a patient reinjures their ACL twice can they heal again?
19. How many times can a person really tear their ACL to a full recovery?
20. What types of exercises do you recommend a patient do after a full recovery?

Blog 16: Advisory Meeting #2

My answer 2 would be "The path to treating a torn ACL is to follow the protocol and exercises set by the physical therapist.

1.One reason would be strengthening the leg so that a person can return to sports and be able to function normally
2.  Following protocol will lower the chances of getting injured
3.  To learn your limits as to have better understanding of what not to do in the future.

My Physical Therapist and mentor Georgine is my source

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

1.  What I plan to do for the independent 2 component is to get to a stage where I can comfortably use my leg and get to a level where I can run.  I will continue my work at kaiser Permanente.

2.  I will continue working with my physical therapist for my thirty hours.  I will also research methods used by different therapists.

3.  The proof of my progress will be shown from the progress of my own leg.  I am continuously getting new exercises and I am improving in the amount of weight I can put on my injured knee.  I will also know many treatments and exercises that help improve leg strength and durability.

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

A) I Daniel Song, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work
B) My main sources were my P.T Georgine Hernandez and Dr. Meletus my surgeon.  Dr. Meletus explained to me the process of my surgery and what I should expect and do after the surgery.  Georgine has helped me with the condition of my knee.  She explained to me the purpose of the exercises that I do and tells me to go to my limit.
C)
D) Basically for my independent component I experienced the healing process after an ACL operation.  It is much different from reading about it.  I learned that after surgery your whole leg loses a lot of its original muscle mass. Rebuilding the muscle is very difficult especially with a reconstructed knee.  However before actually working the knee you have to strengthen the areas around the knee like the gluteus, hamstring and the back.  I learned the amount of time which it takes to get off the brace which standardly would be after a 3 weeks to a month.  Actually experiencing post op healing process helped me know that the main goal is to reduce the swelling and to bring some flexibility of the knee back.

Interpretive 

The progress of my knee supports my component. In the beginning after surgery I wasn't able to bend my knee but now I can go 125 degrees.  I'm able to walk without support and I have a better understanding and knowledge about ACL tears

Applied

The independent component really helped me with understanding the basis of my senior project. Actually experiencing what I had read made me understand better what exactly I was reading. I experienced the post op healing process and the exercises that ACL tear patients have to do.  Also because I am surround by professionals I received information that I didn't know before such as the most dangerous period of healing is from weeks 6-12 and the reasons for certain exercises

Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection

Content:

1. Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?
I am most proud of being able to make the minimum time because when I was timing my talking at home I was getting around 7 minutes, so I tried to talk slower and a bit calmly and I was able to reach 10-11 minutes.

2. Questions to Consider
       a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

       AE       P          AP       CR       NC
I would give myself a P/P-
     
  b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.
I believe that my power point followed the rule of 3 and didn't have any complete sentences.  I was able to get a time above twenty minutes, and I brought all of the things on time and followed the lesson template.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?
What worked for me in my lesson 2 was the information that I provided to support my answer.


4.  (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?
If I could have done something differently to improve my lesson 2 I would want to try and make my hook and my activity more interactive with the audience

5. Finding Value
What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?  
I think that my answer 2 will be something based on the exercises that are done in Physical Therapy

Blog 12: Third Interview Questions

These are the questions that I will ask my Interviewee

1. What are the goals a physical therapist have for an ACL patient
2. At what time is the patient ready for physical movement (running, jumping, etc)
3.What types of exercises are done to help the patient
4. In what ways do you challenge your patient
5. How big of a risk is there to get injured during the healing process
6. If so how do patients injure themselves.
7.  Does age affect the rate of healing
8. Will there be future complications after a full recovery
9. Are there exercises that ACL patients are not allowed to do
10.When do patients usually get back to their previous condition

Blog 11: Mentorship 10 Hours

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?
I am currently doing my mentorship at Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park


2.   Who is your contact?
To verify that I am actually doing my mentorship my contact is Kathleen Boulware who is in charge of the volunteers of Kaiser Permanente.


3.   How many total hours have you done (total hours should be reflected in your mentorship log located on the right hand side of your blog like your WB)?   
In total I have done 60 hours of volunteer

4.   Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.
For the 10 hours of service I did I was first introduced around the department.  I was shown the different areas in the department and the duties that I would have.  The P.T department is shared with the O.T so I was told that I would help out both.  After I helped around the department, meaning I cleaned up dirty sheets, wiped the tables, made copies, basically anything that the therapists needed help with I was there.


5.   Email your house teacher the name of your contact and their phone number confirming who they should call to verify it.  
Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center 
Volunteer Services 
1011 Baldwin Park Blvd., Baldwin Park, CA 91706 

(626) 851-6444 or (626) 851-6745 

Blog 10: Senior Project: The Holiday

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you over the break with your senior project?
Over the break I had surgery, but during that time I learned a lot about my injury.  I learned different exercises to help me gain some mobility in my knee and in the second week of my recovery I was able to go to therapy to see where I am with my knee.

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

The most important thing that I learned came from my therapist.  She said that because of my quads that I was in a good place for my recovery process, but that I should still take it slow with my leg because it is still prone to injury.  The important part of recovery is building muscles around the hip, hamstring and quads.  Building muscle around the quads is important because it is the main muscle, however the hip and hamstrings are both support muscles so building those muscles will help to take some of the burden on the area around the knee.

3.  If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers of your EQ, who would you talk to and why?

If I was going to do a 10 question interview I would ask my current therapist, because she has a vast amount of experience with injuries related to the knee.  She currently has several patients that have an ACL tear so I know that she knows a lot about how to treat ACL tears.