Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar

Facilities Available for students:Changing area, locker for valuables, staffcanteen, some reference literatureLibrary:No hospital library. Public Library opening:Monday and Wednesday 10.00-8.30pmTuesday and Thursday 10.00-5.30pmFriday 10.00-5.00pmOUTPATIENT PLACEMENTSkills likely to be used -- Manual Handling- Joint mobilisation techniques – Maitlands, Mulligans Nags/Snags- Spinal and Peripheral joint assessment- Treatment post fractures- Treatment post TKR, ACL reconstruction, shoulder stabilisation- Core stability training- Soft tissue/myofascial/trigger point release- Use of traction- Designing home exercise programme, use of Physio Tools- Observe and assist at foot biomechanics and orthotic assessmentOutcome measures used -- Goniometry- Jamar Hand Dynamometer- Visual Analogue Pain Scale- Rowland-Morris Disability Questionnaire- Falls Risk Assessment Tool- Berg Balance Scale- Rivermead Mobility Index- Various Post Surgery Protocols e.g. ACL reconstructionSuggested Reading -- Brukner, P & Khan, K (2002) Clinical Sports Medicine, 2nd Ed., TheMcGraw Hill companies Inc. London.- Corrigan, B., Maitland, G., (1994)Practical orthopaedic medicine,Butterworth Heinemann, Cambridge- Maitland, G. (1991) Peripheral Manipulation. 3rd Ed., ButterworthHeinemann, London- McRae R: Practical Fracture Treatment (Churchill Livingstone 1994)- Petty, N, Moore, A., (2002) Neuromuscular examination and assessment:a handbook for therapists, 2nd edition, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh6