Reference no: EM133082567 , Length: word count:750

Practical aspects;

You can use reflective practice after completing massage, due to the fact that you will be able to get feedback from your client and more experienced sports therapist regarding how they thought the massage felt and your technique. This will allow you to improve your massage for the future to make sure that your clients get the best possible treatment.

When it comes to special tests within sports therapy once again you will be able to get feedback from more experienced sports therapist in order to improve your handling skills and the way that you conduct special tests when assessing injuries. This is important in sports therapy because you need to make sure that the tests are completed correctly so you get the correct results to help your clients.

This reflective account should total 750 words and should;

• Briefly outline what the critical incident was and how it was managed during your placement experience (approximately 100 words).
• This should then be followed by a comparison of your experiences with the published evidence for that area of practice (approximately 500 words).
• Finally, you should arrive at an insightful conclusion in which you comment on any differences between your critical incident and the published evidence and also how, following self-reflection, the incident has changed your future practice (approximately 150 words).
• You must include reference to the reflective learning theories discussed across the 3 years of your course - Gibbs (1988), Mewborn (1999),
• Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning by doing: A guide to teaching and learning methods. Oxford: Oxford Further Education Unit