Quote Originally Posted by martin94 View Post
Hi
im in first year and atm im really fucking bored studying physio. so far it seems that there is no room in the profession for using your brain, based on the at uni the dumbed down understanding of human physiology in basically all areas as well as placements at hospitals both private and public. I was initially drawn to the degree at the prospects of learning about the intricacies of the human body and how physical therapies are used to treat them but it seems in like everything you are just some other health specialists who knows mores' bitch. It seems like physio is more of a trade where you need to have a basic understanding of the mechanism of effect without a full understanding ie what an electrician is to an electrical engineer.

Basically what im asking is did anyone else find this ?
Does it get better ?
and and recommendations on what else i could do, seeing as medicine is fucking impossible to get into especially undergrad
Are you studying in Australia? In England we do hardly any hands on learning. If you are truly interested in understanding the potential of therapy I suggest you research some good books not on the syllabus, if your course is anything like mine, which I imagine it is! It is amazing what hands and exercise can do, but I had to learn it all and discover it by applying it on myself! Once I learned this stuff, I was truly shocked for example we do not even learn anatomy trains. I know the scientific research has a long way to go, but come on people, a dissection where you clearly see the fascia linking the muscles, and an ancient movement system which is based around them (yoga)!! Problem I think is, that the best way I find to assess for therapy, is by feeling and intuition, which is too spiritually minded for science. To be quite frank, I was falling asleep in lectures at uni, and I find most scientific writing on the subject very slow, dry and wordy. My course was government funded, but I felt it a great shame that such talented people as my fellow students were, and some of the lecturers, are missing out big time. Don't give up on physical therapy if you are interested, it is much much needed by many people!!