Help!
I've come back to studying after 30 years in a totally different environment and need to get in to my head the prescribed series of reflexes for my AOR practical - anyone got any hints on a way to get these, and the A&P into your head?
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Hiya
For the A&P, I used to use the site www.quia.com (I think) - it has computer based exercises for A&P, which I used to find useful. There's a book which involves colouring in the body parts, which has been shown to help with memorising them - I got mine off Amazon.
For the foot map, I found what was really useful was to visualise the human body on the feet, with the head corresponding to the big toes. And to trust yourself!
Hi,
We were given lots of questions for our A&P each lesson that we had to look up answers for,I kept all these togther in a folder & would sit down everyday with a piece of paper coverin answer & keep testing myself on the questions until I knew them off by heart....
for the routine of feet,I used to lay in bath and give myself a treatment in order of routine I was learning,saying the reflexes in my head as i went.Also we were given a numbered foot map,and used the numbers to test how many points i knew in same way as A & P questions....
These both worked very well for me...i was bottom of class for a long time while training as had a baby during my training but once i got my head into it,did very well in exams....so dont be put off by lack of study techniques,u will find a way that works for you....good luck
Moontara xxx
🙂 Hi Moontara - thank you. I think you are right, it's just repetition, repetition etc - our teacher guards AOR exam questions and doesn't give away the level of detail we need to work at. I've looked at questions on the forum and will use these and ChrisRams suggestions to just keep plugging away.
Expect to see lots of questions on the forum!
cat lady
Hi Cat Lady
You're right, it's just repetition and it comes!
From my own training (VTCT not AOR), two useful thoughts.
1. We learnt area by area on the feet, so first we practised reflex areas of the head (ie toes), then chest area, next abdominal area, then finally pelvic area.
2. I wrote brief notes (crib cards), with a card for each area, and kept these to hand as I carried out treatments. At the beginning of my case studies I was still referring to these cards to keep the routine on track, but had thrown them aside before I eached the end of the case studies!
It does come, honestly, and I'm no young thing and found it an interesting experience to get back into learning mode!
Good luck!
Hi Sarah
I'm deep in my case studies now. Our sequence, which we have to stick to, is by body system and there is 4 pages of A4!! I think I've got 1 and 2 in my head now and as I gain confidence in working on lots of people I don't really know I'm becoming more intrigued and able to just focus on the feet rather than someone looking over my shoulder.
Thanks for the support, it is very much appreciated.
Cat Lady
Hi Cat Lady
One thing I do when learning a new technique is type out a crib sheet in my own words on A4 and then laminate it. One side of A4 is usually enough. So in the case of reflexology, you could put for example R - Liver & Gallbladder; L - Spleen & Pancreas, or R - Lung; L- Lung & Heart, so the procedure on the crib sheet doesn't have to be repeated.
Best Wishes
Reflex Pixie