Why Neuro?

I have always been someone who pays attention to details and in the course of my study as an undergraduate, Neurology was one of the courses I enjoyed most. You are studying how everything in the body works the way it does and it was so interesting to me. Yes, many find it brain-stimulating, some even say it is difficult because you have to know a whole lot of things , others say it is abstract and that patients with neurological disorders hardly gain full recovery and even when they do, it takes time. In the midst of all these, I still love neurology.

What further strengthened my love for this aspect of physiotherapy were some lecturers and clincians in the specialty. They were clearly distinct from others and it wasn't out of pride , they simply had more knowledge about most things than others.

During my internship, while rotating through the neurosurgery unit, I was asked to make a presentation on "molecular and cellular basis of neuro rehabilitation".In the course of preparation for that presentation, I understood the basis of neuro rehabilitation better and my love for that specialty was strengthened.

Having to treat patients with neurological conditions and seeing them recover gradually without you using any modality for them is another thing I love about neurological physiotherapy. In the course of treatment, you can make modification to techniques to suit the patient's demand and when a little recovery is noticed, it is so much joy to both the therapist and patient.

It is therefore no surprise that when I had to specialise I opted for Neurological Physiotherapy.