Ben is a very active guy with a strong career and many life goals. He is currently working full time and attending classes to receive his MBA. Ben has always been involved in sports and fitness his entire life. He grew up playing basketball, baseball and lifting weights. He has backpacked in different countries and enjoys the outdoors.…
Lauren McDonnell Ms. Joseph AP Comp/Hour 7 31 May 2016 Subculture essay We all think they’re pyscho. They run for fun. That was only the second sentence of my essay and I already violated a common rule by using the opposites run and fun in the same sentence.…
An archetypal quest story is a story which involves a quest or search in which the characters or character find out more about him or herself by the ending. In The Cure, a film directed by Peter Horton, the quest is a search for love and friendship. To make up a quest, there must be a calling, departure, experience, initiation, and return. The calling is what the character is in search for or what causes the character to take action. The departure is the part of the quest when the character takes a risk and leaves something secure behind.…
Baseball has long been known as America’s Pastime. From the days of Babe Ruth to Nolan Ryan and other veterans succeeding, to rookies taking the game by storm recently, baseball is the true definition of a children’s game. Anybody, regardless of age, height, or weight, can play this beautiful game. Baseball is a sport that involves many instances of injury, especially the infamous Tommy John surgery that a large population of pitchers are getting done, as well as players wanting to better themselves and get an edge on their competition. Baseball recently has looked into the many areas of Exercise Science with new measurements and technology to reduce the amount and risk of injuries in today’s game, and increase the potential of the athletes.…
An important aspect of everyday life is keeping good health. Runners often suffer a variety of injuries, starting with muscle aches, and ending with tearing an achilles’ tendon and everything in between. Without a healthy body, runners may not be able to run to the best of their ability or even at all. Running barefoot can solve a majority of issues associated with common running injuries, such as shin splints, muscle tears, and other frequent injuries. It has been brought to attention that the reason for most injuries is the fact runners land on their heels when they wear shoes; therefore not only can landing on the forefoot increase runner’s performance but also their overall health (Ingraham).…
An individual who sustains an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) may require surgical intervention. Athletes and those who live an active lifestyle from all over the world choose to have Dr. Adam W. Anz perform their anterior cruciate ligament repair or reconstruction surgery. Dr. Anz is a premiere orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla. Returning to Sports Following ACL Surgery Multiple factors affect the length of time it takes for an individual to recover from ACL surgery and return to their active lifestyle or sport. These factors include his or her age, the type and level of sport he…
The guest scholarly commentary this week was given by Dr. Robert Rinehart. He is currently a professor at the University of Waikato in New Zealand, but taught and coached at many schools. He discussed his biography as an athlete, stating that he played football, he swam, and began to run a lot in his twenties and thirties. Rinehart recalls that as a kid, his dad was both physically and mentally abusive.…
Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese is a novel of tremendous pain and healing. The title in itself gives readers the opportunity to ponder the true meaning of the “Medicine”, and to come to the realization that the author is not talking about medicine in solely the physical sense of the word. Wagamese also brings the perspective of a journey into the title through the use of the verb “Walk”. After analysing the true meaning of the title, readers can begin to look at how the medicine is working to counteract the predominant poisons within the novel, alcohol and sorrow. Through the use of storytelling along the journey into the backcountry both Eldon, and his son, Frank, are given the opportunity to finally come to terms with their pasts, and in…
Creighton et al in 2010 developed the three-steps of decision-based model of a safe return to play in sport including: evaluation of health status, participation risk and decision modification, respectively. At present, based on our knowledge, for the first step- a standard assessment for evaluation of health status in athletes with LAS remains inconclusive.…
As a kid, I consistently had shortness of breath and wheezing during sports competitions. As a result, Dr. Gonzalez diagnosed me with asthma and prescribed an inhaler and nebulizer to prevent complications. I am grateful for Dr. Gonzalez’s medical knowledge and advice because I was able to enjoy success as an athlete. Without Dr. Gonzalez’s medical assistance, I would not have been able to play sports, which taught me about discipline,…
Evil in Humanity From the beginning of time, humanity has been shaped by the inescapable circumstances that frequently emerge from surrounding social climates and impulsivity in decisions of peers or leaders. The fate of one’s future predominantly relies on the hand they are dealt, whether it affects aspects of one’s life favourably or quite the opposite. The book Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese is an emotional story about how being caught in a hindering situation can permanently destroy one’s life and the family or friends surrounding them. Often traumatic experiences can invoke an unstoppable evil in certain individuals, in obvious or more subtle ways.…
- Personal Statement For as long as I can remember I have always loved sports. Most children are naturally playful, but for me, my desire to be active stretched well pass my childhood years. In elementary school I was a part of a little league baseball team, in middle school I ran track, and in high school I became an even more diverse athlete by joining the baseball, basketball, and soccer teams. It was during that time when I realized my passion for sports medicine.…
It’s the 2012 NBA playoffs. The Chicago Bulls are playing the Philadelphia 76ers. There’s one minute and twenty-two seconds left on the clock and Derrick Rose drives in and performs a hop-step. He comes down on to the hardwood squirming in agony and pain. The reigning MVP has torn his ACL in his left leg.…
From reading the book Switch: How to Change Things when Change is Hard, I decided to write myself a destination postcard for something I have long missed since moving to Reno to attend college; riding a motorcycle to train and compete in the sport of motocross. I was forced to sell my last motorcycle in 2009, seen in the postcard above, when I moved to Reno for college. Now that I am nearly finished, I have decided to focus on obtaining a new bike (a major elephant motivating reward) and getting back to a proper level of health, strength, and fitness to mitigate any chances for further jeopardizing my risk for re-injury. To accomplish this change process, I have worked to script my critical moves, develop action triggers, tweak my environment,…
Inadvertently I stumbled upon something that I would take for granted as a refuge. A refuge in which I could express myself, my emotions and transfer them into a visual reality. For once I did not acknowledge the presence of the crutches beside me. Hesitant at first then gradually getting more bold with each sweep of the hand, my depressed state faded away as color expanded across the canvas and replaced itself with one of hunger and awe. This was the day art pulled me by the arm me and forced me to expand its importance in my life.…