OTA & PTA 2020 Remote Field Placement II

Durham Spinal Decompression Centre

Welcome to week 2 of your remote placement!

Each week's assignments will be given the Sunday before each week to give time to look over,
then to come prepared with questions and ideas to share. Each week’s assignments will be
submitted by 11pm on Fridays to both Jennifer’s and Samantha’s email. Each assignment
needs to include your name, date and placement site. These guidelines may change assignment
to assignment.

Our expectations: Your expectations:

Attend weekly meetings on Monday
Participate and come prepared with
questions for each meeting.
Dress appropriately as if attending
placement.
Communicate appropriately and effectively.
Use communication and collaboration to
complete all assignments.
*Please think of this before our zoom
meeting this week!
Try to bring a minimum of 3 with you to the
meeting, however, as many as you can is
encouraged.

Deliverable
Week 2 Assignment - Educational Handout

Many patients who are referred to Durham Spinal Decompression Centre have little to no education
about the anatomy of the spine or the makeup of the vertebrae. This is very important, as many
patients can conduct their own research and may come across non evidence-based sources.

For this week’s assignment, we would like you to research some of these aspects of anatomy, more
specifically the spine, the vertebral column and its individual vertebrae, the spinal discs and
addressing the function and structural use of each component.

You are to create an educational handout that focuses on the subjects listed above. Ensure it makes
sense and is easy to follow (remember, it is designed for someone who has little to no anatomy
knowledge!)

It is strongly encouraged to use pictures and diagrams.

This assignment is for clients, please use laymen terms, make it visually appealing and easy to read.

Some suggested platforms would be to use an infographic, a brochure, or anything that can be easily
distributed to clients and given as an educational handout.

The use of APA referencing is mandatory for this assignment, the relevant use of information is
paramount to ensure that they are receiving reliable and accurate information that they can
continually refer to.

Font is to your discretion, use a font that is easy to read (remember, some people need the use of
larger fonts and those that are easy to use and determine the individual letters). No title page is
needed for this assignment. Submit in PDF format.