Challenges in your discipline

Hi!
Each day, are more people who are suffering an injury, and one of the steps of rehabilitation is the physical therapy with us, the physicals therapists.
So, every day we have to renovate our technics to help people, like US (ultrasound), tens, criotherapy, short wave, etc.
But I'm just at first year, so I can't tell you specifically any technology but the idea is there.

About the social matters, statistics say that Physical Therapy is in second place in the preferences of the new students of the universities in the health's area.
And maybe when we graduate, we will be in the second place too in the ranking of salaries, but only working people, because a Physical Therapist earn if he works.

Also, many people don't believe in us because we do a slow job, with a long rehabilitation, so the change isn't too fast and people get bored. So we have to educate people to understand all that.

But I have a critic for my career. We only cure the patient, but we don't enter in his life, we don't care about his job, we don't care about his family and this is very important to help somebody, because a finger's fracture is not the same for a student who doesn't do any sport or a basketball player, and we have to know that. And many times we don't care about that. We have to cure a integral person, not a machine.


About the education, in Chile there aren't postgrades, so we have to study out of the country. Here, there are just courses and they are not enough.

Our mission in this society is not just rehabilitation, because we have to do the prevention of the diseases. But, how? Is easy, we have to educate people, explain people the risk of some customs like how they sit or walk. Maybe if the people learn, we won't have many job, but less people will have pain.

A sporting life

Hi everyone!
Today we have to write about a sporting life, my life jaja.
I've always done a lot of sport, because I like it and is healthy.
I can do any sport, but I practice basketball and the benefits are infinites for my mind, my body and of course for the society, because a person who do sport, is a person who doesn't consume drugs or alcohol. And sports reduces the population of overweight.
The promotion of the sports is the most difficult because people don't have time or don't have motivation for run, move or anything.
But if I have to encourage people to do sports, I'd do more funny activities, not just run or things like that.
I think that the genetic factor is important in the countries, for example, people from Jamaica runs more fast, people from Brazil plays better soccer, etc.
BUT! the sport policies are important too. Chile has stupid people in charge of sports, so we lost in the international competitions.
We are centralists. The good players or athletes are playing in all this country, not just in Santiago. In other cities, the goverment doesn't give money to develope the sport.
Creating more great athletes, is to create idols for the kids want to do more sport, which is good for the country and do more physical activity, lower obesity rates.

Holiday destination

Hi!
Well, I'm gonna write about my holidays.
Last year, I made good friends in Argentina (since when I went there to play basketball), so in the summer, my father gave me a gift (the reason was that I was going to study at Universidad de Chile), I WOULD GO TO ARGENTINA! Of course, to visit my friends and also share with my family.
That summer was the best. I met many places and a lot of people, went to parties, ate different kinds of food, etc.
This holidays I want to be in peace in my house in Puerto Montt, go out with my friends, go to parties, work to make some money and maybe I will go to another city here in Chile or in another country with my family.
The only sure thing is that I want to rest a lot, because this year have been so hard.
But, if you ask me to which place I want to go? I think that Brazil. To a beach with a lot of nice people, where I can dance, eat and drink things from other culture.
Or maybe go to another city in the tango's country, Argentina, because I love that country.
And if we have to choose a city from Chile. I choose La Serena or "Iquique Glorioso". But I want a place with beaches and maybe invite a friend because I don't want to go just with my parents, some times is a little boring.

My hobbies

Hi everyone again!
Well, in the first term, I told you about one of my hobbies: the basketball.
I play this sport since I was 5 years because my best friend invited to me to play. I started to play and I realize that I was very good so I keep in the team. And, of course, I had to "choose" one position. This depends of my skills. Like I move fast with my foot and with my head, I start to play like point guard (or "1"). This player, control the game, says the plays, supports the team, so I developed my personality in and out the court.
Also, this sports like other, helps to make friends and good relationships. I found very good people and with they, I grew up.
Following my history in this sport, I have to say that I won a lot of prizes, like best player in championship, in my city, in my school and most correct player. I played in many teams like Puerto Montt, Osorno, Castro, Maullin and I played in the Chilean's team in 2007. I travelled here, to Concepcion, Talcahuano, Calama, Iquique, Valparaiso, Viña del Mar, Punta Arenas, Chaiten, Coyahique, etc. So I can say to you that I visited all the places in my country playing basketball, even Argentina in 2007.
Of course, all my achievements are thanks to my parents, because they are always with me. If I had a game at 8 a.m. They woke up and went with me to all my games.

The last thing that I can say is, if you have the oportunity to do any sport, do it! Because they really help to developed your personality and make very good friends. They will be with you in good and bad moments. They will cry and laugh with you. And I won't forgot these moments.

The role of music

Music plays an important role in my life, so much more since I live here in Santiago.
Why? Because the journeys are longer than in Puerto Montt, so I spend more time on buses or on the subway. About this, I have a MP4 and with this, I listen to music everywhere I want.
When I'm in my apartment, I listen to a lot of music because I live alone, so listening to music, I don't get bored.
I listen to all kinds of music, from old music to reggaeton. I listen to rock, pop, salsa, etc. But my favourite singers or groups are Avril Lavigne, Los Pericos, Coldplay, Lily Allen, Porta, Los Tipitos, etc. But I don't follow anyone, just I listen to them.I download music from Internet (navegator) or Ares (software).
Some people say that downloading music from Internet is dangerous, and they are right, but I have powerful antivirus and I always check my computer for posibles viruses or web spies.
I remember that one or two times I bought a CD or tape (years ago) because buy music is expensive,and I know that people prefer download music from Internet.
When do I listen to music? All the time! When I study, to fall asleep, when I wake up, when I travel, when I'm sad or happy, when I go to parties, at all times. I think that I couldn't live without music.
I also play the guitar, so when I don't have to study, I play the guitar a lot for relax. And is useful because people always needs that someone play the guitar.

A country I would like to visit..

My favourite country es Argentina, but just because of the people.

I had to visit the country to play basquetball and other time for holidays and I love it!

The people is so diferent that here, they are more extrovert and more funny. They love sports and they are so good to do them, in the country there are handsome men and I like their partys.

Since I went to Argentina, I learned so much about them, their words, importants dates, famous people, etc.

And the most important reason that why I like Argentina is for all the pasion that they put in their sports activities.I want to dedicate to sport therapy and, maybe work in a sport team. In Chile, I have few oportunities to do this, but in Argentina teams need us and they pay much money.

I know that I'm going to work in a basquetball team.

I have friends in Santa Rosa, Realicó, Comodoro Rivadavia, Puerto Madryn y Esquel. They are very good people and if I don't achieving my dream, I know that they always receive me with open arms.

I like to visit Santa Rosa, Cordoba, Buenos Aires,

Transantiago

Transantiago? well, Honestly, I don't like it.I'm from Puerto Montt, a big city, but Santiago is more bigger.I came to Santiago two years ago to play basketball, when Transantiago started to work and all the people was crazy because anyone knew what bus take to go to their homes.But now, I use the system, and I hate it so much. Every bus is full. The people is sad or angry, the travels are so long and always we want to arrive early to our home. Personally, I live alone, so I have to cook me, clean my apartment, wash my clothes, so I waste time from my study. I can't give you a comparison because I remember few things about the old system, for example, the noise that the old buses did.

But Transantiago has good things, the buses don't stop in any place, the thieves can´t steal to the driver because he don't get money from us. But like all things in this world, the system has a "B side", a bad side. I like to change some things, like put more journeys, but don't put more buses, because the streets are full of them and the drivers don't have respect for others cars.

But, finally, I think that when pass the time, the Transantiago will be a good service, because in other countries this system works.