...constant friction between my knee and the mat made the pain in my knee unbearable. All this pain called for a visit to the school’s athletic trainer, Jorge Maldonado. I knew I wanted to be in something that had to do with kinesiology, but I also knew I had to interact with people. When I saw Jorge work with other athletes, taping, evaluating, all while sharing a quick laugh with them, I had to learn more. I had to get hands on experience. Spring time came around and it was time to pick my classes for senior year. Science was my favorite subject, but I liked a specific type. I wanted to learn kinesiology. I wanted to learn more about how the human body moves, like the way humans walk, what makes it so different that we walk at different paces? Why does Usain Bolt run faster than an average person? What makes athletes’ bodies different from everybody else’s?...
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...Do what you love and you won’t work a day in your life. I love the study of the human body, so I have made it my goal to inform other prospective students of kinesiology about the basics. Kinesiology is the study of the movement of the human body. The field of kinesiology has grown in recent years. For years, the field was limited to only physical education teachers. The field of kinesiology now includes but is not limited to coaching, sports marketing, sport promotion, athletic training, sports medicine, sports psychology, sports law, personal training, exercise rehabilitation, conditioning coaching for athletes, fitness managing, gym/spa ownership, exercise specialization for the elderly, corporate fitness specialization, physical education, high-level sports instruction, gym exercise instruction, or specialized instruction for those with disabilities (American Kinesiology Association). In most if not all of these careers relating to kinesiology, the...
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...[pic] ICAK-USA Research The Following is a Compilation of Applied Kinesiology Research Papers Published in the Collected Papers of the International College of Applied Kinesiology for the year 2005-2006 -- Edited by Scott Cuthbert, D.C. Functional Systems Approach to Central Nervous System Evaluation Richard Belli, D.C., D.A.C.N.B. ABSTRACT Objective: This study investigates the clinical utility of testing functional systems within the central nervous system, compared to testing individual motor nerves with manual muscle testing. Design: Private practice. Study Subjects: Patients were examined by the treating chiropractor from his existing patient pool. Methods: Chiropractic management was decided on by the treating chiropractor. A series of twelve tests were designed to discover disorders of functional systems within the CNS. The tests described were to evaluate the function of 12 systems: 1) spinal cord, 2) myelencephalon/reticular formation, 3) vagal system, 4) trigeminal motor system-muscles of mastication, 5) vestibulospinal system, and bulbo reticular area, 6) reticular formation, 7) diencephalons and gait locomotion system, 8) mesencephalon, 9) cardiac sympathetic autonomic system, 10) pyramidal system, 11) limbic system, 12) sensory system. Results: This chiropractic approach tests the nervous system after provocation of functional systems...
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...Robby Walker English 100 11/15/15 Lance Berkman Lance Berkman is my idol. In my opinion he is one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He played for the Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Yankees. He has the most home runs by a switch hitter in Major League Baseball History. A switch hitter is someone who can hit from the right and left side of the plate. Berkman was well known for being a class act and a stand up gut in the Houston community. He now coaches for a baseball team in Houston, which is a branch off of my Major Kinesiology. Kinesiology is a huge, broad field you can do so many things off of this major, such as, Coach, Therapists, and teacher. Lance Berkman started his career late and that’s because he played in the Major League for 13 seasons. Now, he is in my field of study and he coaches and teaches now. Berkman played baseball at Canyon High School, Berkman then attended Rice University, where he played college baseball for the Rice Owls. He was named the 1997 National College Player of the Year. The Houston Astros selected Berkman in the first round of the 1997 MLB Draft, and he debuted in MLB for the Astros in 1999. Berkman was one of the Astros' "Killer B's" in the mid-2000s, along with Jeff Bagwell, Carlos Beltran, Craig Biggio, and Derek Bell. The Astros traded Berkman to the Yankees at the 2010 trade deadline. He spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons with the Cardinals, and the 2013 season with the Rangers...
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...Kinesiology is known as human kinetic such as the human movement. Kinesiology has a variety of computer system. The computer system help people with part of their body to function. A physical therapy technician helps injured patients and individuals recovering from surgery regain their mobility. Without technology they want be able to walk or move certain body parts. In the physical therapy field they have come up with a way that is the fastest, most efficient and professional help. For doctor’s can spend less time stuck on a computer typing, It’s called RTR help’s with the patients, it has exercise videos can improved professional image. Complete control over product selection, ensuring the patient will receive exactly what you...
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...approach. The biomechanical approach focuses on the study of the function and structure of biological systems and looks at the sum as a whole of its parts (Cole, 2012). Single muscles make up muscle groups, which can be rearranged in different movements, allowing them to be broken down into their component skills for easier identification of underlying impairments (Cole, 2012). The biomechanical approach uses the theoretical bases of anatomy and kinesiology as its building blocks to describe normal phenomena (Radomski & Trombly, 2008). Anatomy and kinesiology are theories because they only explain general principles that try and describe a phenomena. Anatomy is looking at the internal workings and is concerned with the structure of the...
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...You cannot get a good job without a college diploma. After high school I would like to major in kinesiology. Kinesiology is the study of the mechanics of body movement. I have to work hard to pursue my dreams and to prove everyone wrong that said I could not do it. I have been preparing for this career since my tenth grade year in high school. I have learned all the bones and muscles, and how they function in the human body. Kinesiology is a very expensive career but it will pays off in the long run. You have to travel a lot depending on the career you choice under kinesiology. Traveling is expensive and you will need money to travel with your...
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...In my undergraduate as a Kinesiology major, I was exposed to a variety of different disciplines from athletic training, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and fitness directors. I also aided in developing the Kinesiology Club as the Vice President where we reached out to different occupations about their field and collaborated with other clubs on campus such as the Pre-Health Society where we worked together to fulfill be able to go on a humanitarian mission. In my senior year, I was the student advisor for the Kinesiology department, where I happily guided students with their classes and gave step by step plan to achieve their goals. Along with these qualifications, it was an honor to collaborate work with our Department chair for a research study where we presented and interpreted the data amongst various students and staff. Through these opportunities I was able to grow as a leader, work in a team and...
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...graduating college with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology or another area of study involving physical education....
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...RST Benchmark “ WHAM! Von Miller whacks the quarterback down and sacks him! What a play Jim !” “ Oh no, Jack. Looks like tom Brady is being carted off the field. Reports say that he suffered a concussion.” “ Not another one!” In this society, it is a norm to suffer a concussion while playing sports. But the question is…. Is it safe and should it be allowed in schools? This question is a heavily discussed question as there are many views. This topic is also discussed in the sources, “ Hard Knocks” By Gabriel Charles Tyler, “ Concussion Hazards in Youth Football ” By CNN, and the “ How many G’s ” infographic by The University of Michigan School of Kinesiology.(all sources are non- fiction) “ Hard...
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...The industry and organization’s products and services I am doing my internship in Tender Care Rehab Center. It’s situated in very convenient location of Mississauga. Tender care is a multispecialty physiotherapy center starts from acupuncture, chiropractor, massage therapy and physiotherapy. It includes electrotherapy department (TENS, Ultrasound, Contrast bath) and exercise therapy department (Treadmill, Bike, CPM and dumbbell, pulley). Clinic also deals with orthotics and prosthesis. Tender care also provide free transportation service for their physically disable patients. The clinic treats the patients like orthopaedic, neurological, geriatrics and paediatrics, burns cases. Tender care mostly deals with the motor vehicle accident cases that include multiple fractures. Our supervisor Mrs. Saloni bookseller is registered physiotherapist. She has finished her graduation from India. She has come to Canada before 4 years and she has fulfilled the requirement to practice physiotherapy in Canada. She manages this clinic from last 2 years. Best thing about her is she always takes each case uniquely and provides the best rehabilitation programme for the same. She always challenge the patients to effort more which gives the quick results. There are two assistants who manage all the documentation work regarding to the insurance and appointments for the massage therapy and acupuncture. Provide a detailed description of your job, including responsibilities, role with...
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...will open its doors exactly four months from today. Its business objective is to sell all types of training, fitness, conditioning, and exercise equipment to the general public. The Fit Stop plans to specialize in this equipment and to provide customers with personalized advice geared to a customer's specific training or conditioning needs (e.g. training for a particular sport, rehabilitation from injuries, strengthening of specific muscle groups to deal with back pain, general conditioning and fitness), regardless of the age of the customer. In order to provide high quality advice, each store will employ a physiotherapist (to provide advice on problems such as injuries or chronic back pain) and a person with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology (to provide advice on training for various sports or other physical activities). In fact, a staff member will even sit down with customers and develop a personalized training or conditioning program that meets their own specific objectives and needs at no cost to the customer upon purchase of equipment. The remainder of the staff in the store will consist of a manager, with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, and sales staff, who will have at least a high school diploma. Due to the long opening hours, it is expected that between 8 and 12 salespeople will be needed for each store. Because the stores are located in shopping malls, they will operate on a seven-day-a-week basis, open 9:00 to 9:00 weekdays, 9:00 to 6 Saturdays, and noon to 6:00...
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...To put it simply, having the tape on your skin is much like a physical therapist providing tactile cues for patients through movement, to provide a kinesthetic sense in either inhibiting or facilitating muscle activity. 3. What additional circulatory benefits does the tape provide that aren’t already provided by running itself? Lymphatic taping techniques have been studied to show improvement in lymphatic flow, but lymphatic applications are not taught to the public because assessment by a certified therapist is recommended. Lymphatic techniques work best with movement including exercise if the activity is not exacerbating the problem. 4. Is thin stretchy tape really strong enough to be effective at supporting muscles or mechanical correction during running? Mechanical correction is achieved more through cueing the body. The connective tissue (such as fascia) is most likely what is influenced by the tape rather than physically supporting a muscle. Support is often the term the public uses to describe the sensation of the tape on skin, similar to the sensation felt with a neoprene sleeve which does not offer actual structural...
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...Xantham gum Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide, derived from the bacterial coat of Xanthomonas campestris, used as a food additive and rheologymodifier,[2] commonly used as a food thickening agent (in salad dressings, for example) and a stabilizer (in cosmetic products, for example, to prevent ingredients from separating). It is produced by the fermentation of glucose, sucrose, or lactose by the Xanthomonas campestrisbacterium. After a fermentation period, the polysaccharide is precipitated from a growth medium with isopropyl alcohol, dried, and ground into a fine powder. Later, it is added to a liquid medium to form the gum.[3] It was discovered by an extensive research effort by Allene Rosalind Jeanes and her research team at the United States Department of Agriculture anthan gum derives its name from the strain of bacteria used during the fermentation process, Xanthomonas campestris One of the most remarkable properties of xanthan gum is its ability to produce a large increase in the viscosity of a liquid by adding a very small quantity of gum, on the order of one percent. In most foods, it is used at 0.5%, and can be used in lower concentrations. The viscosity of xanthan gum solutions decreases with higher shear rates; this is called shear thinning or pseudoplasticity. This means that a product subjected to shear, whether from mixing, shaking or even chewing, will thin out, but once the shear forces are removed, the food will thicken back up. A practical use would be in salad...
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...He favored scenes of ballet dancers, laundresses, milliners (At the Milliner’s, 1882;29.100.38), and of Parisian low life. This is why he would later be regarded as one or the most prominent realist painters. His attentiveness in ballet dancers intensified in the 1870s, and consequently he created about 1,500 works featuring ballet or ballet related things. Degas’s paintings are not traditional portraits, rather studies that address kinesiology, or exploring the physicality and discipline of the dancers by means of the use of contorted postures and unexpected vantage points. In Dancer Adjusting Her Slipper (1873; 29.100.941), the figure’s pose is difficult to decipher, it is viewed from a steep angle with both her feet and her head at the bottom of the picture, yet it conveys a sense of the dancer’s...
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