Physiotherapy Personal Statement
Pursuing a career in the physiotherapy industry has been my major aspiration since a young age. This
degree maintains a combination of sport and science, which makes it suitable for me, as I have a huge
passion for both learning areas. Furthermore, being an energetic individual the practical approach to
science has been hugely appealing to me. Another significant reason for me choosing a physiotherapy
degree is because I generally like to encourage good health and fitness. In addition to this, my
flexibility enables me to adapt to different situations. I believe this is critically important as during the
day of a physiotherapist they will need to adapt to the different patients needs. Excellent
communication skills is what is required in a degree such as this and I believe I posses this in huge
quantities. Furthermore, I also believe that this flexibility offers me the chance to fully adapt to the
frantic university environment. Moreover, my deep love for science has always acted as a foundation
for my constant pursue of a physiotherapy degree.
During this year I attended the 2008 British athlete league (BAL), which was held at Windsor.
Furthermore this was a hugely prestigious event, which only allowed the elite athletes to participate at
the event. The physiotherapists who worked at the event came from different regions of the country in
order to assist the athletes. One of the main Knowledge that I had obtained from this experience was
that the elite physiotherapist had to purchase their own equipment in order for them to provide an
excellent and efficient service. In addition to this, my experience on this day also taught me how to
perform strokes such as; effulge stroke, longitudinal needing, transverse needing and I became
familiar with key words used in the physiotherapist industry such as tappomoe, hacking, trigger
pointing, muscle energy techniques, PNF, neural tensioning and ACL. In order to further my
experience, I studied through a book called Clinical sports medicine. The book contained a variety of
information useful for physiotherapists such as, acute injuries and overuse injuries which where topics
that were highlighted mainly in the book. Additionally, I also had further work experience in the
radiography departments in both hospitals and clinics. I believe the experience I gained gave me a
glimpse of the radiography side in the physiotherapy industry. This benefits me as it opens my options
in the physiotherapy industry. During this year I was selected to be on the sports bursary scheme,
which then enabled me to have further my work experience.
My high quantity of motivation levels, has allowed me to achieve a variety of qualifications and awards.
This year I was awarded the 'Community Sports Leadership Award (CSLA)'. The course required
completing a set of hours of voluntary work.
I have successfully completed fifty-one hours of voluntary work, which has awarded me a bronze
certificate in volunteering work. The hours included organising and leading community sports events
for different local schools. One of the events I organised was at a special needs school. This now
enabled me to further develop my communication skills.
In my spare time, I like to be energetic and spontaneous by playing outdoor activities such as football
and hockey. In both these sport I have represented them at district level. Furthermore, I am currently
playing semi-pro football for Manford Way Football Club.
