As I became more involved with sports, I eventually grew fascinated by the way in which the human body works. Therefore, I have strived to build my knowledge of biology to apply to my own situations. When I had muscle pain from training, I immediately thought to how I could potentially treat these injuries. Whenever I felt discomfort in my muscles, I would challenge myself to do my own research to see what the problem may be and what areas of the body were likely affected. I also searched for treatments that would help me regain my strength, flexibility, and mobility. I found it intellectually challenging to apply what I learned in class and when doing research to my athletics. Last year when I was taking Biology 12, I learned about the different
Muscle cramps are painful, involuntary muscle spasms that occur when muscles contract and will not relax. They can last from several seconds to a couple minutes. They are considered very common among people; however, their actual cause is still not well understood. There are different types of muscle cramps including true, contractures, tatany, and dystonic cramps. There are not a lot of symptoms for muscle cramps, but the ones that do exist are obvious. Cramps will usually go away on their own without medical assistance, but there are a few cases where they should get checked out by a doctor. Muscle cramps are painful, but the worst thing is that they can't be stopped from happening.
My experience also enabled me to understand how an individual’s mentality, anatomy, and body movements can contribute to the overall progress of healing as it requires a lot of patience and motivation. Therefore, pursuing a degree in Kinesiology would be my greatest desire as I want to help individuals heal through methods of physical movements and because I believe it encompasses two of my favourite subjects, science and physical education. Throughout my experience in high school, my interest in health and physical activities has only grown stronger. As an illustration, over the past four years, I have been involved in various sports such as the varsity girl’s soccer team, varsity girl’s flag football team, and badminton
Carolyn had concerns about a throbbing pain in her neck, shoulders and upper/lower back. She also had concerns about a slight pain in her wrist. Carolyn has had a previous history of multiple musculo-skeletal surgeries.
Pain in the calf muscles when walking only a short distance, which forces the patient to rest
Being an athletic trainer in various sports for over five years, Pete has a great deal of insight and suggestions for someone who is interested in the field. As I am now considering a supplementary degree in athletic training, Pete has been exceptionally helpful in guiding me through that world. As many of my courses in Kinesiology also apply to an Athletic Training degree, he proposes that I get another bachelor’s degree, as it would take only a short period of time. In lieu of that option, he recommends that I begin a master’s program in athletic training upon completion of my current degree. Nevertheless, I must first decide if this career is the proper choice by evaluating the negative and positive aspects.
A great number of our population suffers exercise-muscle cramps with no solid explanation to why it happens. One of the most common reasons to why it happens is caused by losing of sodium and potassium imbalance. With that many coaches and health care professions believes that the best way to treat this muscle cramps if by consuming banana which is a good source of potassium. What are the effects of consumption of banana on exercise-muscle cramps?
Participation in sport alone has not been enough for me. A degree in Sport and Exercise Science is the obvious option to satisfy my fascination with how the human body functions, a deep-rooted passion which has only been amplified by my own exploits as an athlete.
ever breaks out amongst the herd and I have to dig deep into my physical education
Sports are a highly addictive and beautiful part of our society, but they come with a critical flaw that could cause complications in every aspect of your life: injuries. Throughout everyone’s sports career, professional and recreational, injuries will always be relevant. From small ankle sprains all the way to concussions and broken necks, the community should be educated on how to stay safe while participating in the sport they love. Not all injuries can be prevented, seeing as how they can be so sudden, but the next step is the road to recovery. Injuries are relatively unavoidable, only knowledge of proper techniques and recovery methods will make them
Growing up surrounded by athletes, injuries seemed endless. Through my participation in sports—swimming, volleyball, and waterpolo—I have been exposed to various bruises, fractures, sprains, and scars. Seeing players get hurt, and getting wounded myself, I felt the desire to find ways to alleviate the pain. Asking my parents, siblings, school nurses, and coaches for help, I was enlightened with a range of treatments: “RICE”, stretching, and specialized exercises. Despite learning new ways to heal or ease the pain, I still felt the hunger to discover more treatments, igniting my desire to be a Physical Therapist.
A muscle cramp is a strong, painful contraction or tightening of a muscle that comes on suddenly and lasts from a few seconds to several minutes. It often occurs in the legs. A muscle cramp is also called a charley horse. Nighttime leg cramps are usually sudden spasms, or tightening, of muscles in the calf.
Like a vast amount of exercise science students here at The Ohio State University, I chose the major as a stepping stone, hoping to move on to physical therapy school upon graduation. My anticipated graduation date was spring of 2017 and I had hoped to start PT school the following fall. PT was a career I had been interested in since high school where I had a few injuries that required me to be a patient. While PT school has been the goal for most of my college career, I always kept an eye out for other careers as potential fall back plans or alternative routes. One of those fall back plans was to pursue further education in the field of exercise science. Due to this, I felt the need to explore the field further and did so by volunteering in research.
I decided to pursue Kinesiology as my major because I am very much interested in helping people of all ages reach their fitness goals, give them knowledge on how to live a healthy life and to help them understand that healthy eating and exercise needs to be a part of their lifestyle. Since I was six years old I have always played sports. I was forced into playing as a kid due to the fact that my parents and some of my cousins are former athletes. I began to develop a passion for sports that has continued to this day. Life was difficult when I was younger. I was overweight and there was an unfortunate reaction of the other students who made a mockery of my weight. Nevertheless, I was still surprisingly athletic. I would spend nights upset due to the fact that I was bigger than all of my friends and would constantly ask my dad how to lose weight and get muscles. Granted, I was around 10 years old at the time so there are not many exercises that you can do at this age besides push-ups, sit-ups and running laps around the track.
During my time studying Physical Education and sports I have undertaken many research assignments in a variety of topics. Some examples of topics included anatomy and physiology, and assessing risks in sport. Completing these assignments has been a challenge, however it gives me a chance to progress and further my knowledge in Physical Education. I am an active person with a wide variety of interests outside my college life. I have a keen interest in sports in general, and I have
At least 1.35 million people have sports related injuries in a year. On a breezy April day, I realized I was one of those people. It was about halfway through my 8th grade track season when I noticed my hip started to throb with pain. During that whole track season my back and hip felt sore while I ran, but I put that out of my mind because I figured I was just out of shape. On the day where my hip really started to inconvenience me, I had morning practice for running, then I had practice after school for long jumping.