Last night Eena explained the stomach issues to mamma the cook of where we eat and asked for some variety with the meals.
This morning we had amazing empanadas which were perfect after a morning run. It was pretty peaceful running along the beach by myself while the locals woke up and the boats returned from a night of fishing.
We split into two groups today with Eena and her group seeing mostly PEDS.
My group started with a lady who had primarily left low back pain which has been going on for about 7 months after a fall. She stated it felt very tight and "stuck" on that side. After completing a detailed exam we ended up treated with a left Lumbo pelvic manipulation which relieved most of her symptoms and exercises to maintain this improvement. We also sent her to a medical doctor for her elevated blood pressure.
Over the next few hours we saw a few teenagers with low back pain, reviewed and progressed the home program for a patient we saw on Monday, and the gentleman with a femur fracture returned to the clinic. He was doing much better so we progressed the exercises as we also performed soft tissue message around the incision.
The best part of the morning was during the treatment of the final patient. The three students did a phenomenal evaluation and treatment of a young man with shoulder impingement. To see where they have come in these few days has been amazing.
To see the patient go from 90 degrees of abduction with major pain to full abduction with minimal pain was great too!
After lunch we got a ride back to the clini in the back of a pickup
We saw a total of 13 patients before lunch and worked just as hard afterwards.
My group was able to see a family of four. We started with the daughter, next the mine and after that the grandparents. Each patient presented with different symptoms and we were able to treat and improve each of them
We got done right on time and got to spend the rest of the night on the beach relaxing until dinner
Thursday was a great day in the clinic and a great day as a group
The blog will be taking a break for the last few days of the trip but we will keep working hard in the clinic
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