Physical Education Program Taught By Unt's Kinesiology Majors

Laying on the couch scrolling through the T.V guide, reading the information for shows and movies. Nothing seemed to catch my attention until I came across “Just Wright”- “Leslie Wright is a physical therapist. At a gas station she meets a basketball player, Scott McKnight. Scott becomes injured, an injury that could possibly ruin his career. Leslie encourages him and helps him get back in the game. Because Leslie helped Scott recover in such a short amount of time, many teams offered her the position as an athletic trainer.” As I watched it I could relate my career goal to the movie. “Just Wright” inspired me to become a physical therapist for athletes.

Mrs. Hannah Lowe is a Physical Therapist at Danni Jones Physical Therapy & Wellness Lab. While she was at Louisiana Tech she started off as a Biology major. After completing two classes of biology she soon realized that wasn’t for her. Eventually she switched to Kinesiology, but she still wasn’t for sure what she wanted to do after graduating. Mrs. Lowe graduated with her bachelors in 3 years then went on to get her master in Exercise Science at Louisiana Tech as well. While getting her masters she taught a few exercise classes. The first day of her internship at Danni Jones Physical therapy she fell in love with everything about Physical Therapy and knew then that’s what she wanted

Although it was several years ago, I can still remember the day when I decided that I was going to have a career in Physical Therapy. After finishing an intense soccer practice when I was nine years old we finished off with a small scrimmage. While playing midfield, everything was going very well until I get an unbelievable sharp pain in my right knee. Determined, I tried walking it off, limping around the field as if nothing happened. Unfortunately, I just couldn’t keep up. As I fell to the cold freshly cut grass, I began crying and sweating. Zoning out, I just stared at the baby blue sky hearing voices far away when yet they were so close. I couldn’t feel my legs, terrified, I think to myself that I may not walk again. I remember I needed help to get off the field, everyone being so

My compassion for physical therapy and the basis for my wanting to become a physical therapist, derive from an even more meaningful place. At a young age, I grew up nursing my mother who was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. I witnessed

As a physical therapist, I have to adapt to any number of circumstances for each individual that I evaluate while keeping a common goal in mind: providing optimal body function and wellness. Being a caregiver to my friend with muscular dystrophy, a young boy with Down syndrome, and side-walking for the children at Ride On Center for Kids and Courtney Cares, I have grown attached to the idea that I was meant to serve children with disabilities. I want to see my patients reach their full potential regardless of their disability. Providing these children a chance at increasing their human experience will transform society by giving them an equal opportunity to achieve their goals in life. Physical therapy gives them a renewed sense of importance and significance that they can build off of to live a happier and more meaningful

As a future physical therapist, I strive to heal people in order to help them gain their independence once again. Injuries inhibit people from engaging in the things they love, and I want to help give them hope and improve their self-esteem that they have lost. People take movement for granted and once they are faced with the adversity of not being able to move anymore, they begin to lose hope. For example, as a runner who runs 60 miles a week, I get injured constantly and sometimes lose hope of becoming a state qualifier. The relationship I built with my physical therapist, motivated me to get back to running as soon as possible. Due to this, my goal as a physical therapist is to build relationships with my patients and become their personal

My love for the physical therapy field began in a high school athletic training room as an injured volleyball player. The trainers informed me of the benefits that physical therapy could provide to athletes and I became interested both for my own rehabilitation, as well as a prospective career choice. A couple of years later in college, I accepted an opportunity to work with physical therapists in a post acute setting. Although there were few athletes at this facility, it was this setting that broadened my horizons of what the physical therapy field had to offer and I found that I have a passion for it.

Another student was interviewed: Garrett Cooper, he holds an Associate in Applied Science in Automotive Technology. Currently, he is in the Health and Fitness Program at Sandhills Community College. Garrett works at Unilever – a company that produces health care products. Garrett also went through the Certified Production Training Program at SCC and landed a job at Unilever. Garrets contend that education in the community college will advance along with technology (e.g., more online classes, and less face-to-face classes). Garrett believes that although there will be more online classes, there will also be more lag time between the students and professors. This would eventually lead to unnecessary stress on students who may cause a

Tyler’s primary motivation pattern is teaching, training and guiding. During Tyler’s junior year of high school he tore is meniscus during wrestling season. He had to undergo surgery and extensive physical therapy. He eventually re-tore his meniscus a year later and had to return to physical therapy. He genuinely enjoyed the atmosphere of physical therapy and also was infatuated by the job of a physical therapist.

While recovering (-- removed HTML --) from my injuriesWith time on my hands, I was readingread an article about Athletes for Kids, an organization I’d never heard of. Oddly, the reason I was drawn to this article was the fact that, for the first time in my life, I could relate to what it meant to live with a disability. Mine was temporary, caused by a soccer-related anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus tear and the ensuing surgeriessurgery. This organization focused on kids with disabilities and special needs of all kinds. suffering from a multitude of disabilities, some of them permanent.

    In the fall of 2014, I became a water girl for the Bald Knob High School varsity football team. Over the course of the past four years I have shadowed the team’s physical therapist. With one physical therapist and forty five football players, times were often chaotic. Over the years, the physical

As I peer into the future I can’t help but want to help others recover from their injuries as I was helped with mine. Since that first day of physical therapy I have been inspired. Ever since I laid in that room off to the side on that hard plastic wrapped table, I have dreamed of not only getting better, but helping others exceed too. The simple act of slipping on ice didn’t just tear my meniscus, but it also uncovered my eyes to a new career possibility. It has driven me to join the school’s health sciences program and triumph into the internship program where I can start my journey towards my dream. What seemed like the worst experience of my life will forever stick out in my consciousness, but not for the seemingly endless bad news and denial, but for the inspiration and passion that was generated deep within

She has a strong relationship with her family and very passionate with gymnastics and dance. The interviewee trained for the Olympics in gymnastics. However, her body began to struggle health wise. She had many different surgeries when she was young involving her ankle. When she hit sixteen, she had a back surgery forcing her to stop her successful career at the time. Then she stayed positive and continued to reach for other goals. Teaching then became her career but still can’t teach as much because it is hard for her to demonstrate things or just getting around in general. However, she found the hope that there is always something to reach for. Since she can’t really do anymore to help herself, she wants to help others get through their challenges. She has touched so many lives and has become a successful dance teacher by helping others achieve their main goals that she couldn't really do. Some goals for her may have not been all reached because of her injuries, but she sure can motivate others to always reach for the

In the PBS video “A Physical Education in Naperville”, talks about the lack of physical education in are schools. What shocked me in this video is how low physical education is in are schools and how some schools don’t even have physical education as major priority. In the 1960’s President Kennedy made it a national priority, that physical education be part of every day school life. But in today’s world there “obesity rates today are for times higher than it used to be 1960s” (PBS).

In today’s modern society, countless people are hampered by the displeasures of possessing a disability. However, Evan George O'Hanlon, born 4 May 1988 fully embraces the daily challenges presented by his condition. Before birth, Evan unfortunately acquired Cerebral Palsy, a disease that regrettably causes permanent movement problems, physical disability (mainly in the areas of body movement) and furthermore, sensation, depth perception, and communication defects. In spite of this, even when burdened with these physical and mental challenges his tenacity, willpower and desire to perform to his utmost potential is constantly evident, both on and off the athletics track. Since the age of 15, Evan aspired to be a great athlete and oftentimes dreamt that he would somehow,