Final Thoughts

well firstly i was wrong about it being a ward setting. it was outpatient parkinsons so i was working in day hospital with scheduled appointments. I was working alongside OT's so i got to see a fair bit of what they do. the placement got a bit repetitive at times and there were several cancellations which meant i had a lot of free time on my hands. good to learn a lot about PD but i think i prefer working on a ward or something with a bit more variety. i was really excited going into the placement and there were some positive aspects but it possibly wasnt quite a exciting as i had anticipated. the message i would take home is PD is a very common diseaese and there are many factors involved. we still dont know exactly what causes it as its pretty much all idiopathic but there are many things to learn form it. this prac allows you to think more laterally about strategies and try new things which can be very fulfilling.