make up our ankle. The three main bones that make up our ankle are the tibia, which is the shinbone, the fibula, which is the smaller bone on the leg, and the talus, which is a small bone that sits between the calcaneus, the tibia, and the fibula. The inside part of the tibia is called the medial malleolus. The back part of the tibia is called the posterior malleolus. The end of the fibula is called the lateral malleolus. There are two main joints in the ankle. One of the joints is the ankle joint. The
blame them for noticing my bum ankle. For more than a year (on and off), a bulky, grey piece of plastic masked the lower half of my leg. For a part of this time, I even rode through the hallways on a rented medical scooter that my friends affectionately dubbed “Ricky Bobby.” This boot, the thing that once caused me anxiety is now a symbol of my determination. Additionally, it opened my eyes to the field I want to spend the next chapter of my life pursuing: physical therapy. The summer before my
Why would you visit a podiatrist? A person who specializes in podiatry is medically trained to treat foot and ankle problems. A San Jose podiatrist is equipped to treat heel pain, complications arising from diabetes, sports related injuries, podiatric deformities and a range of other foot care problems. A licensed podiatrist practising in California treats conditions relating to the ankles and feet and is on hand to answer questions you may have. There are many podiatrists in San Jose, here are some
I was at ease because I was in the best hands when my father sat me up on a table to wrap my sprained ankle after a reckless fall in gymnastics. He lectured me while handing me crutches and pulling me back onto my feet. “You have to take it easy until it heals,” he said as he continued to demonstrate how to properly apply my own bandages, ice my ankle and safely walk. This occurrence was not something new to me. Growing up, I was often inspired by the struggles my father underwent as an Asian
stiff joints, sore muscles, and injured limbs keep you from enjoying life. Physical therapy can be the answer to cure those problems. Physical Therapists, “are trained in movement and movement disorders and are considered specialists in musculoskeletal function” (Adams). Physical therapists examine patients to diagnosis possible injuries where pain is occurring and create plans to get them returning to activity. Physical therapy will help improve mobility, balance, and is a way to avoid surgery. It is
screaming as everything slowly blanked out. A rerun of the prior year’s district finals, in which we placed runner ups in the toughest game possible, ran through my head. Another moment I will never be able to forget, as much as I try. I’m holding my left ankle as I roll around in the grass. This being the only injury I’ve ever cried about, every one thought I was just laughing as I usually do. I felt the biggest knot in my throat as i tried holding in my tears. Once I couldn’t hold back my tears anymore
the ball; I stepped on the ball with my left ankle. My ankle rolled and I had lost balance and everything had became slow as I fell backwards and sat right on top of my ankle. A huge cloud had covered the sun ; my sail broke and huge wave of pain had come over my boat and I had lost all control; my boat had been capsized and was in need of immediate rescue. I had blocked everything out of my mind once I had a heard a loud pop which came from my ankle as soon as sat on my foot. At first, I thought
My decision to become a physical therapist really started at the end of my first application cycle. Waiting for any form of notification eagerly, hands shacking, heart pounding, and mind racing imposed fear into my life that the dream of becoming a physical therapist was not actually going to happen. Receiving one of these notification, caused a panic especially when the words, “I regret to inform you..” appeared on the page. In attempts to change the frame of mind I was in, I did anything, but I
My goal in life is to become a Pediatric Physical Therapist, in the goal of making people healthier. I love kids so I would also like to narrow my studies on applying the physical therapy activities on children. I always wanted to go into some type of Medical or Health related career field, but I never considered Physical Therapy until I sprained my ankle and had to go myself. I got the chance to learn and observe how much fun they have there and how much they help a person grow mentally and physically
participation in physical activity (PA) is important to sustaining good health and has been a topic of investigation since the acknowledgment of the obesity epidemic throughout the last 30 years” (Ferkel 218). Health is an issue of excessive significance to the American society, and one of the factors that influence it is the practice of sports and physical activities. Sports are an essential base to maintain and better teenagers’ health; in addition, sports help to conserve an appropriate physical condition