Practical day in Esbjerg 6 MARCH 2009

On Friday Me Marlena and Marianna went to Esbjerg.




It was our practice day at school for physiotherapists. We woke up very early in the morning because Esbjerg is quite far from Haderslev and travel takes more than 2 hours. When we arrived at the place we have met Susanne and she showed us everything. She was very nice for us, said all details about school and students. Showed us program for students who study physiotherapy. After that we drank coffee and went with Susanne to the classes.

We started with third semester. First they had an lecture and after break they started practical part. Surprising for me was the fact that they had lecture and practices with the same teacher. In Poland usually we have different teacher to practical part and for lecture. I really liked it because after theory they could go to the class and practice and repeat what they just learned.

It was very good. After break we went in to another class with special equipment, sociable, wheelchairs, blankets, rolls, ect. Teacher divided group for 2 parts. First group stayed in the class and another went out.

Teacher explained what they will do. It was exercise that students who stayed in the class room should imagine that they are handicap. Everybody got patch to feel in the same situation as patients. They also should pretend spastic. After that second group come to the class. They had do plan how to move the patient, to sit him down, stand with patient and try to teach him how to peel orange and eat it. But teacher didn't say how to teach patient. I liked that way of teaching, because student must find out and try on many different ways to find solution how to do that.

The point of this exercise was that therapist should keep touching contact with patient and show him through touch what does he want to do – move, or pres, or want him to stand or sit down. Very important is how you will touch your patient because if you will do it fast and suddenly without feeling and intuition spastic can be dipper. And it’s the worst result which therapist doesn’t want. After our trying to fin out the right way, teacher showed it and explain how to do it correctly. I like that way of working with students. Because even if we didn’t know in the beginning how to do it we will remember

it longer and we could feel the situation how the patient can feel. It was fantastic!

After that we did many exercises and used few methods. It was very good practice day!

And if I would like to compare students of physiotherapy in Denmark to Polish students and the way how do they learn – I think it’s very similar. I’m now on sixth semester so it was some kind of reversion or repeat for me. I didn’t learn anything new but anyway it was interesting to see how it’s in Denmark. Erasmus in Denmark make this possible for me!