Culminating Blog Reflection

I decided to do my Capstone project on physical therapy and chiropractic services because while in the 8th grade I had broken my tibia while playing football. I didnt recieve any treatment after my injury, so at that point I decided I would like to help athletes both young and old recover from their injuries.

I met with Dr. cheng several days before the mentor agreements were due. Since I am currently on the speech team, I used my speaking ability to my advantage. I tried to impress him with my speaking ability. We discussed our schedules and decided that Mondays and Fridays were the best days for us. Throughout the project I encountered days where I had forgotten to blog my hours due to my procrastination problems, so we also met Wednesdays on occasions. At times we would discuss the importance of chiropractic services which brought me back to my biology days, honestly biology was not my strong point. While meeting with Dr. Cheng, I met Virginia. She had been working for Cheng for about 6 years. I feel as though she had the biggest impact on me emotionally. We talked about her child who had been in an accident and had obtained brain damage. Although she goes though extremely tough hardships she continues to stay positive. Most people in society do not show compassion towards each other and thats a big issue with the world. I also met Dr. Cheng's children they are crazy little ones. His daughter is an amazing swimmer who is training for the Olympics. His son wants to play football but its not my place to ruin someones dreams. I think if he works hard at it, he can accomplish big things.

After spending over 25 hours, I really grew attached to the people there. I can honestly say that I wont forget them. They taught me a lot within the few hours we had. I know they will accomplish great things. I truly am lucky to have found such a great mentor.

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End of the Line May 9th 2014

Today is the last day meeting with Dr. Cheng. It's been amazing watching him do his thing and I'm sad to see it come to an end. I spent my last few hours watching him work with an entire new patient. I also broke down some old files. It's been a pleasure. I do believe chiropracting and physical therapy will play a part in what I decide to pursue in college. It's been fun. It was sad to say good bye to some of the employees. We had a little goodbye celebration. We came to the end of the line.

Time logged in this session: 3 hrs

Total time logged: 25 hrs

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Recording Time May 5th, 2014

Today me and Cheng recorded a walk through of a typical patient. He took me through the whole process that new patients go through. First we start with talking about family history of diseases or anything hereditary. Then it goes to what part of the body is in pain. So he test movements and if anything seem irregular he marks it down. Dr. Cheng specializes in the shoulders and back. So after the examination he might request for an MRI if he is unable to determine what's causing the pain. If it seems like a minor problem, he puts the electric pages which stimulate the muscles and get the back into normal movements along with a heating pad. After about 30 minutes he cracks the upper back, lower back, and neck. He said that some people feel as if colors are brighter or their lungs are more open. Personally it felt amazing! I'm excited for our last meet, it's going to be sad no doubt. But he says he has things planned. So stay tunned.

Time logged in this session: 4 hrs

Total time logged: 22 hrs