Band-Aid: My Knee Injury

After sustaining a knee injury that required for surgical intervention while in high school, I struggled with recurring ailments throughout my intercollegiate career. It was not until my father, who is an Osteopathic physician, was performing manipulation on me did we begin to diagnose the potential causes. The issue was muscle imbalance and limited flexibility in certain areas of my body that was shifting majority of my weight onto my knees while performing certain movements. This went unnoticed by physicians because while performing examinations the scope was concentrated on the immediate areas around my knee. With the knowledge I obtained through manipulation I have been able to treat my knee ailments by strengthening and lengthening muscles throughout my body. Having this experience helped solidify that if I am to be the physician I aspire to be, it is imperative to be trained in this form of medicine.

4. Rich works for Home Solutions Experts as a carpet installer. The company actively promotes workplace safety and provides ergonomic equipment to all employees. Rich has had ongoing pain in his knees, and it is progressively worsening. After an examination, his physician determined he was suffering from bursitis, commonly known as “carpet layer’s knee.” This required an arthroscopic knee aspiration, a minimum of three weeks off work, and physical therapy.

This is especially imperative for older weekend warriors. While you may feel young at heart, your muscles and tendons are more than happy to remind you of their new limitations. If you feel an odd twinge or a new pain, stop and listen to your body. Set your ego aside for a moment and make sure that what you are feeling isn't a warning signal. There's no shame in taking care of yourself, and you'll be more frustrated by losing weeks of conditioning due to injury than by losing a few minutes to rest or stretching.

My knee suddenly feels as if someone set it on fire, and I instantly know something terrible has happened. My body quickly goes into shock, and I succumb to a sea of blackness. Awaking I hear a loud, sobbing sound of a wounded animal, slowly realizing that sound has come from myself. I open my eyes to see my mom, Coach Pendleton, and the athletic trainer leaning over me with questioning looks, as if they can not see the pain that I am feeling. All three are shouting questions at me as the red and black crowd sits silently with horrified faces. The trainer’s mouth is moving but I have no idea what she is saying, and it is as if I have lost my hearing, because the pain is too much too bear. Finally, I start to regain my thoughts and I can hear the trainer asking, “can you locate your pain for me?” I point to my knee, which is already swollen like a balloon. My mom and Coach Pendleton slowly help me to my feet and carry me to the sidelines like a child, where my team is staring at me with tear-filled eyes. I overhear the trainer talking in hushed voice with my mom, saying, “ I am concerned with the amount of swelling in the ACL area of her knee.” My stomach drops as I consider what she's just said. I will miss many games of my senior year, in the sport I love. My heart slowly shatters as I sit

I thought I was invincible. I tried to be the best on the team, I worked hard

The next day my knee is feeling better so we assumed nothing was wrong but a few days after that I had been running around and playing with friends. As we were playing, one of my friends dared me to jump off of a slide, so I did and boom there goes my knee again numb and hurting a little so I went home to my parents. We realized it was the same sort of thing but we all assumed it was a minor sprain so we iced it and elevated it. The next day it was gone and then it happened one other time a few days later and we finally started to realize something was wrong but we still put it off. The last and final time was when I was at jujitsu and I was doing the usual warm up. At the time I was doing burpees and as I got up to jump from the pushup position I pulled my legs into me chest and “SNAP” my knee had completely given out and I was in the worst pain I had ever experienced to this day. My knee could not and would not move so my Jujitsu

As I pushed off my leg to go by another player, I severely strained my hamstring. At the time, I did not realize what I had done and continued to play. Realizing I may have been injured, I went to the hospital and found out I strained my hamstring one again; however, this time it was almost torn. The doctor relayed I needed physical therapy again. The next day, I realized I was unable to lift up my leg. This continued for almost two weeks. After about a week or two, I regained more movement in my leg. Slowly, I gained the ability to train and complete my physical therapy. Though this process was much more difficult than the last time, I had to remain focused and mentally strong to get through this tough time. After 3 months of hard work, I was cleared to play again; my leg was finally fully

Now the emergency room tells you nothing is broken and the orthopaedic specialist tells you that the MRI he ordered comes back inconclusive but yet, you still cant run or kneel or cross your legs. Now, at 18, you still can’t do those things and you are still in excruciating pain, so what do you do when every other doctor tells you nothing is wrong? I sought out the help of Dr. Galea, and was I ever glad that I did. After spending 15 minutes with him in his office I knew that I had made the right decision. Dr. Galea promised me that he would find out what was wrong and that he would fix it. Through his determination 3 months later I was able to run, kneel and cross my legs. He found that I had several micro-tears in several different tendons in my knee, if it were not for his constant drive to help me become healthy again I would not have reached the level of sport that I am currently competing at. However, I am not the only athlete he has devoted his time and attention

It’s safe to say 2016 has been an interesting year for me. I went from college track star to drunken college dropout all in the span of 4 months. In the beginning of January I had everything going for me. Indoor track season had just begun and I was expected to dominate the 200 and 60 meter dashes. However a left knee injury would not allow those plans to happen and would lead to the most destructive 4 months of my life.

As I sat there and let the doctor examine my knee and diagnosis me with a “left knee sprain”. I started to cry. I already knew the outcome that I had a torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament). I tried to continue to play on it until one time I was playing in a tournament, and I went up to block a girls shot and landed on my

I have been requested to lead a Task Force to include myself and hospital staff, community leaders, and law enforcement. With the recent death of two intoxicated inmates and jail overcrowding, law enforcement are now giving arrestees an option of being transported to our local emergency room or to be taken to jail. Prior to the two inmates’ death, our hospital’s emergency room has not been involved with the issue of overcrowding jail cells. With this new implementation, our hospital and staff members have expressed concerns that we would like addressed. To resolve this conflict, I propose that we identify and analyze the underlying factors that have caused the change, for each of us to offer ideas to modify and change the current situation,

When working with others, I perform best when supporting the lead. The strengths I possess help more with maintaining the group cohesive while others guide the group towards a goal. I am collaborative when it comes to sharing resources, and expect for others to do the same for another. For me it is important for all members of a group to make both significant and meaningful contributions, so that each individual benefits from aiding the collective. When presented with a dilemma, ideas for possible solutions come in abundance, however, it requires an extended period of time for me to formulate these thoughts. At Barrio Logan College Institute (BLCI), I have built strong relationships with co-workers. This is largely due to the fact that we all value education, family, and equity.

It’s now the size of the basketball that I had rebounding last night. Slowly getting out of bet I try walking on it but have no stability. Pain and fear come across me all at the same time. I think to myself, is something really wrong with my knee. Am I going to be able to play in the game to night? Will I have to tell my parents? As soon as the door to my room opened my parents could already tell something was wrong? “What happened to your knee,” my dad asks while he tries inspecting it. I tell him and mom the incident from last night. “We need to go to the doctor and get this checked out right now,” he

Around the world, kids begin playing sports at extremely young ages; it’s hardwired into them to play sports while being fearless. I’ve always been one of those kids who would rather be outdoors playing sports than inside laying on the couch, watching television. Growing up, I entered unfamiliar situations fearlessly without a second thought; however, this all changed when I destroyed a crucial portion of my knee in seventh grade.

Since I got my first camera in 8th grade, photography has always been my prefered means for self expression. Before I took up photography, drawing and painting were my main artistic outlets. These mediums always frustrated me because while I could visualize exactly what I wanted to portray in my head, I could not easily translate these thoughts onto canvas. With photography, however; I am able to communicate my ideas with control and clarity. Photography allows me to interact with people in a very special way. I have always loved being around people, and photography is a very social art. I developed an interest in photography around the same time I was transferring schools, and I used it as a way to meet people and transition into a new environment. My subjects are all peers who I admire. I prefer shooting my peers and not professional models because one of the most rewarding parts of photography is making someone who is not usually in front of the camera feel comfortable. Photography gives me an opportunity to form a stronger connection with the people I respect. In my photography, I strive to accurately capture the person I am shooting in a way that expresses who they are in an unbiased way. I only photograph the people I love. These are the people I spend my life with and shape me to be the person I am now. By portraying them as accurately and honestly as I can, it is a reflection of myself in that the viewer can understand the people I love, and then can, in a way, have