EAS and Physical problems? (1 Viewer)

[Tyfx]

Hey so I'm going to be filling out an EAS form, because of some personal reasons but I came to ask about this. about 3 weeks before trials I started experiencing bad neck pain due to long hours of study this lead to disruption in my study habits, affecting my sleep pattern harshly and overall decreased my performance is exams as I was sitting for 3 hours, it made it a lot harder to concentrate and ruined thought etc. I'm not really here to cry about this problem more so to ask is this applicable to EAS? What would I do to verify it should I talk to teachers and go to a physician/chiropractor and get some formal letter or what? Thanks in advance.

 

[SuchSmallHands]

I wouldn't recommend going to a chiropractor, a diagnosis from a GP is much more likely to carry weight with EAS and a physiotherapist would probably be more effective in curing you. You will need a diagnosis or some kind of acknowledgement from a medical professional that you have an illness which affected you in the HSC, otherwise the people at the BOS are going to immediately reject the kid who wants extra points for a sore neck (not saying that's the case, but it's how it will be viewed if you don't have such documentation).

 

[Tyfx]

I wouldn't recommend going to a chiropractor, a diagnosis from a GP is much more likely to carry weight with EAS and a physiotherapist would probably be more effective in curing you. You will need a diagnosis or some kind of acknowledgement from a medical professional that you have an illness which affected you in the HSC, otherwise the people at the BOS are going to immediately reject the kid who wants extra points for a sore neck (not saying that's the case, but it's how it will be viewed if you don't have such documentation).

Thanks for clarification, btw my EAS app isn't just for the bad neck I have some other issues, I just was wanting clarification if this would be applicable for my application.

 

[titaniumwithin]

I am not sure if it would be applicable since medical certification should be sought at the time it occurred and not after your trials. Have you finished all your exams yet? If you haven't, I think it would be best to go to your local GP. I'm not sure if they would recommend you go to a physio since they don't help much unless it's something chronic (I would know this because I see one). I know for exams you could sought out a special consideration type documentation thing where you state how you ability to perform at your best was limited by your sore neck during your 3 hour exams which is done through your school.

 

[SuchSmallHands]

I am not sure if it would be applicable since medical certification should be sought at the time it occurred and not after your trials. Have you finished all your exams yet? If you haven't, I think it would be best to go to your local GP. I'm not sure if they would recommend you go to a physio since they don't help much unless it's something chronic (I would know this because I see one). I know for exams you could sought out a special consideration type documentation thing where you state how you ability to perform at your best was limited by your sore neck during your 3 hour exams which is done through your school.

Since it would appear that OP's problem is postural, a physio is actually probably their best option. I developed postural scoliosis which led to serious back-pain and a physio fixed it through spinal re-alignment techniques. They could do the same for OP's poor posture when sitting which adds strain to the neck and gives them neck pains.

 

[titaniumwithin]

Since it would appear that OP's problem is postural, a physio is actually probably their best option. I developed postural scoliosis which led to serious back-pain and a physio fixed it through spinal re-alignment techniques. They could do the same for OP's poor posture when sitting which adds strain to the neck and gives them neck pains.

Funny you say this because I had scoliosis corrective surgery when I was 15. It is probably bad posture from sitting down if anything else.