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I'm currently in my first year of uni studying physio, one thing that im finding particularly difficult is linking the anatomy and physiology that ive learnt (or at least tried to learn :s...theres just so much) to actual disease's and pathologies that will be effecting patients that i one day will treat.
I was just wondering whether anyone knows of any good books or resources that could help me with this. Or even any tips from any other students =).
thanks
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hey!even iam a 1st year student!nd i kno anatomoy nd physiology r pretty tuf! 4 physiology use text book of physiology by sudhakar and for anatomy instead of chaurasia der is b.k.tandons buk wich is really good!it gives information to the point!but keep chaurasia also as it comes in handy 4 the rest of our journey as physiotherapists
The best advice I can give you is to tackle it from all angles. Use flash cards to memorize terms and definitions, take practice tests as well as check out some good interactive anatomy resources online (many have 3D dissection, which helps). Keep at it and good luck!
-Adam
I´m a 4th year student from Chile and the best advice I can give you is to memorize all the anatomy first .... then usually on the physiology text books they relate all the anatomy you have learned with everything else... but the first step is learning anatomy and biology then learning physiology.... I agree with adam tackle it from all angles.. the best physiology text book I have read is physiology from Berne and Levy because it includes case reports and review quizzes and stuff like that .... I can asure you that after a while you will be able to relate every subject you study to physiotherapy...
Good luck!!!!!
The book, Vander, Sherman, Luciano's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function, is an excellent tool for students. This was a compulsory text when I was training in Australia. I think the 11th Edition is the most recent one.
A couple of weeks ago, I bought Anatomy and Physiology online from Primal Online Learning
I was finding it difficult to remember everything. There are videos and the quizzes are a good way to test yourself after.
I don't think you can trial it.. but there is a demo so you can see how it all looks. I highly recommend it. Anatomy and Physiology Demo | Anatomy and Physiology Online
Hi, I am a 2nd year student.
I would honestly not worry too much - they don't expect you in first year to know everything! I have found that the more musculoskeletal practicals all the anatomy starts to tie in with pathologies; and knowing how to test that structure/muscle is one of the key things! You want to be able to do cyriax/maitland etc assessments and be able to know that if the test is positive what is affected. This is more important than knowing your anatomy off by heart imo :)
Don't forget that in a real clinical setting, you will always have access to a textbook!
:)