The fifth, sixth and seventh cervical nerves are securely attached to many structures as they emerge from the spinal cord to form the brachial plexus. Furthermore, the posterior longitudinal ligament anchors the nerve roots to the vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs. The results suggest that innervated structures other than neuromeningeal tissue may also need to be considered when evaluating a patient's positive ULTT response. Developing clinical competence in physiotherapy students is a particularly challenging task due to the complexities and uncertainties of the clinical task and the clinical environment. Supervisors experience difficulty with the rival demands of patient service and student education as well as the assessment of competence.
Students demand supportive supervision with regular, constructive feedback.
In 1993, when The University of Melbourne School of Physiotherapy first allocated students into clinical placements, a pathway was developed to guide practice and assessment of clinical competency. It encourages collaborative learning and provides a grid for visually representing progressive development. This article reports the rationale, reliability, validity and evaluation of this pathway. Perceived inhibitors to rural practice among physiotherapy students. This descriptive study was undertaken to determine perceptions of undergraduate physiotherapy students which would make them more or less likely to enter rural practice.