fri week 4

On Friday my palpation skills were put to the test. We were measuring this lady's leg length so we could give the orthotist at Shenton Park the right info for him to measure up her new calipers. Problem was, this woman (like 90% of Rocky Bay patients) is very overweight. It took us forever to find her greater trochanters. We still weren't 100% sure in the end. I was pretty confident in what I thought I was palpating, and made a few suggestions about positioning her and moving her that really helped. I was happy that I stuck to my guns when I thought I was on the right spot, and Brendan (the physio) aggreed. Made me realise how important your basic anatomy knowledge is because at uni we're all pretty easy to palpate but in situations like this you have to know what you're looking for...it's not right in front of you.