Bridging the gap
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Hi everyone,
I am currently trying to conduct a research task in Biomechanics for my work place - a high risk clinic in a hospital (primarily diabetic). Currently the clinic does not use any biomechanic assessment techniques and the most we do with an orthotic is add some plastazote. What they are hoping for from me is a clinical pathway and biomechanics assessment form that is clinically applicable (and simple to assess) but also theoretically sound and drawn from current practice.
Initially I was to conduct this through literature review but current articles suggest that 'analysis' be completed with expensive equipment that the clinic will not be able to purchase on their limited budget. When I explained this to the supervisor, my research was redirected onto the global scene, I am now expected to bridge this gap between research and clinical practice by finding out how the rest of the world is assessing biomechanics clinically. At first this seemed a relatively straight forward task but after many solid hours sifting through biomechanics information I have realised this is indeed a huge task. Even focussing only on English speaking countries (no offence intended to those members who do not live in primarily English speaking countries, I would value your input too) I have literally hundreds of institutions and organisations that would have valuable input.
Having only 8 months and no set time to complete this task on my own, it does not take a mathematician to work out the numbers don't add up. I have looked through the biomechanics resources linked to this page and they are fantastic but there is just so much. I am not afraid of reading and am looking forward to getting back into biomechanics but does anyone have any suggestions as to how to tackle this particular issue so as to develop a well rounded, unbiased assessment strategy without going crazy, blind or both??? :eek:
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