On Thursday 9th February 2017, a group of Sports
Therapy and Sport Rehabilitation students from the University of St Mark and St
John travelled to the University of Bristol Centre for Applied Anatomy to study
anatomy from human cadavers.
Lauren Lyndon-Hill, third year BSc Sports Therapy
summarised the day by saying:
“Some anatomy aspects were completely different to what I expected, which gave a totally different perspective on the human body”.
The gratitude and respect was shown to those families who offered their bodies to
science so that our students could have the opportunity for this trip.
“This was a truly strange and enjoyable experience, being able to see muscle, tendons and ligaments etc.. up close and how different the perspective is compared to books and anatomy models. The size of the trapezius and how thick the Achilles tendon is just as an example! Students can only get to see these perspectives by actually going on these trips and gaining valuable knowledge. The doctors who over saw the day were very knowledgeable and always happy to answer question as well as encouraging us to be hands on.” Richard Haydon, year two BSc Rehabilitation in Sport and Exercise
The trip was available to all three year groups across our
two programmes and was equally valuable to each level of study. Helena
Radcliffe, a first year BSc Rehabilitation in Sport and Exercise student
summarised the day:
“As a first year student, I never thought I would ever have the opportunity to study anatomy first hand, from human cadavers. The anatomy dissection trip to Bristol was a very unique and enriching experience, for students of all years. The doctors who hosted the course were very charismatic and they also adapted the content specifically for our degrees in sport therapy and rehabilitation. Whilst it seemed daunting at first, we were encouraged to touch and palpate different tissues and muscles, which helps improve our sport massage techniques. All in all, I am very thankful and lucky to have been a part of this trip, I have gained valuable knowledge and experience that you just can’t learn from an anatomy textbook.“
Special thanks go to the University of Bristol and the
doctors who hosted the day, alongside Alex Walker, the University Sports Injury
Clinic Manager for organising the day. A fantastic day out, full of unique education and a chance to spend the afternoon exploring the beautiful City of Bristol afterwards.
Sarah Martin (smartin@marjon.ac.uk)
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