athletes and physicians need to be aware of in sports medicine?" I am interested in this particular topic, because i'm really into sports, and I love anatomy. So, studying them both together (sports medicine) is like they say, "killing two birds with one stone." Also, ever since I was a young boy I've always wanted to be a professional athlete. Yet, being a team doctor for a division 1A college, or professional team is just as thrilling to me. When people read my research, hopefully they will have a better idea of what sport medicine entails, they will have a more vivid image in their minds what it is all about.
Book Review
The book Any Given Monday by James R. Andrews writes about how to help curb the growing epidemic that is endangering our most athletically talented children, adolescents, and young adults. Andrews wants to make sure his informative knowledge about sports will be used to so that certain steps are taking to maximize the opportunities for the next generation of young athletes. Any Given Monday provides a reference guide to the twenty-eight most popular youth sports, outlining the health concerns most common to each, how best to treat them, and how to prevent from happening again—or from happening in the first place.
Dr. Andrews 40 year experience as a sports physician (surgeon) has lead him to deal with high profile professional athletes in every major sport. Athletes like baseball star Roger Clemens, pro golfer Jack Nicklaus, and future hall of fame NFL quarterback Drew Brees. I was amazed after reading this book because of the knowledge Dr. Andrews has about the human body’s limitations to sports. Andrews defined sports medicine as, “The care of the muscles, bones, and joints of athletically active individuals.”(Pg. 13)The book gives various precautions of how to prevent certain types of bodily injuries relative to certain sports. Also, Dr. Andrews gives an in-depth analysis of how to treat various injuries to the body, and really explains and knows what most sport injuries stem from.
Any Given Monday by Dr. Andrews is an excellent book that I highly recommended, for anybody involved in youth sports to read from parents, coaches to young athletes (college athletes also). They should read it because it is an excellent reference guide for all athletic activities. Andrews’s great passion, for medicine, and sports is clear to the reader by the large amount of knowledge he has on sport related injuries, and the background he has that got him where he is at today.
This book has changed the way I think about my topic, because it hits the nail right on the head of my desired career path. Before reading this book I had just a vague picture in my mind of what sports medicine is about in some areas. This book influences my research to expand the knowledge of informing people that sports medicine is very broad topic, and has a good deal of resourceful information. The book has helped me to better understand my research on sports medicine. Because it is a very broad topic it just does not deal with one area of the body limited to a certain sport, but a variety of body parts that stem from activity in a many sports.
Dr. James Andrews has tended to several sport related injuries, during his practice of medicine, as an orthopedic surgeon, and is the cream of the crop at performing Tommy John surgery. Revered as the father of modern sports, he is often consulted by elite athletes, colleges, and professional teams as well. Andrews desire for success appears to be what to be what got him to the status he is at today. From talking about medicine with his grandfather at an early age to, follow his father’s footsteps as a college athlete. Andrews said, “Because of my love of medicine and my love of sports, I desperately wanted to bring the two together professionally. “ I assumed that I would become a team physician for a college somewhere, which meant that I should try for an orthopedic surgical residency as my specialty in medical school; the term sports medical was not yet widely in use.” (pg.25) This particular quote from the book I was able to identify it as the fallacy: false analogy. Although, sports and medicine are two things that are not similar in essence, Andrews was able to make them share characteristics. The only trick about it was that in reality Andrews was able to combine the two-things/or subjects (areas of study), and make sense of it. Furthermore the unique quality of Andrews background in sports medicine makes his argument all the more clear. The argument in which Andrews strongly believes that, his practice in sports medicine will help to greatly reduce the number of patients in need of extreme medical intervention and will provide young athletes with a better shot at chasing their dreams, just as I was able to chase mine.
Reflections: Well my research has shifted because my former critical question did deal with medicine because there was not enough resourceful information on the topic. So, My new research question still deals with medicine, but focuses more on my long term goals in healthcare.
My longterm goals in healthcare is to pursue a sports medicine career, I think somewhat differently about my ultimate career goal then before. Because after doing this project, and the research conducted in the project has given me more insight, and knowledge of what I am striving to achieve someday. As before I have researched and looked into what it takes along the road of medicine to become a team physician. Certain books published years back informed me of helpful knowledge, about what field of study in medicine to pursue, that would open doors to a practice of sports medicine. While doing my research in the past I have been able to discover that internal medicine & orthopedics is a gateway to sports medicine. In my book review the author is a highly known orthopedic surgeon, who has first hand experience with this specific topic. So, I was able to get better picture of what orthopedics is about.
Opinion-based
articles
The
article talks about as the summer is approaching many people are going to be
headed out to lakes, rivers, and pools to cool off , or just go for a healthy swim.
The article brings awareness to the reader that swimming can cause injury as
well, being that it is a sport. The three most common swimming injuries
explained by Dr. Joseph Horrigan are “swimmer’s shoulder,’ meniscus tears and
low-back strain. Swimmer’s shoulder is also known as subacromial impingement;
the proper medical term for the condition. The injury is when the Tendons and a fluid-filled sac
known as bursa become inflamed and painful from being impinged in the shoulder.
Usually the injury occurs when the swimmer is exacerbating in freestyle
swimming, because the tendons are being pinched repeatedly. Knee injuries occur also primarily from breaststrokes,
and lower back injuries occur usually from the butterfly stroke.
As
Dr. Horrigan explains further in the article how to prevent most of these
swimming injuries it led me to believe he had diagnosed patients, according his
experience. Because these new medical discoveries relative to sport injuries
like Subacromial impingement is what I would consider to be a fairly new term.
The article also suggest for people to know their limits based on what
exercises that they do, because all exercises are not for everyone. I thinking
the meaning behind that statement is because everyone’s body is different. So,
some muscles groups are as strong as others within each and everyone’s body.
From
reading the article the Sports Medicine expert (Dr. Joseph Horrigan) has
appeared to investigate the injury known as Subacrominal Impingement to a good
extent. He also offers advice what to do to treat and prevent injuries related
to swimming. Just like any other medical condition, the doctor is going to
diagnose the patient, and offer how to prevent/treat the condition. However,
according to the advice given by Dr. Horrigan hes an expert at what he does ,
and is the Director of The Soft Tissue Center at DISC sports & Spine
Center. For, his advice is about the best your going to get for such injuries
that are rarely herd of.
With
sports evolving and rising along with sports medicine, specialized rehab
centers for those with sport related injuries are not always available in a
place the article calls city. With injuries severe as needing surgery, but not
enough sports surgeons to help those in need has been a problem alone. The
Sports Med Joint Care Centre of Dr. Satish Sonar is a facility that has
recently showed up in City. It specializes in arthroscopy a surgery for all the
joints in the body. Dr.Sonar also is an expert in minimal invasive hip joint
surgery, a fairly new field for orthopedic surgeons. Dr. Sonar is the first
doctor to offer operative as well as rehabilitative treatment under one roof.
Dr. Sonar says, “Although most sports injuries can be treated conservatively
with RICE (rest, ice, compression and elevation) therapy there are some that
require surgery.” City did have some sport Doctors, but the problem with that
was injuries where being treated by orthopedic surgeons. A doctor by the name of Sanjay Marwah has been
running an Institute in Sports Medicine for many years, says “There is no harm
in admitting I don’t operate all types of joint injuries. A dedicated joint
care Centre is more than needed in city.” Dr. Marwah feels that development of
sports medicine will not just boost the morale of the sports persons but also
encourage others to take up sports.
The article says that dedicated
sports treatment Centres will improve the accessibility and affordability for
the patients. I think the goal from the article is that the physicians are
articulating their specific skills to become recognized around the world. I
think these doctors want to get recognized around the world, because they will
provide a better awareness for the evolution of sports science. My response to
that is that it’s a great ideal for those wanting to provide the necessary
medical care, for patients in need. However, the reality is that only so many
specialized doctors are going to be readily available. But, hopefully as sports
medicine continues to evolve more and more specialized physicians will provide
the proper attention to athletes suffering from injuries.
According
to the article hand and wrist injuries represent the most common type, among
athletes. Sports Medicine specialists from Heekin Orthopedics share what causes
these injuries and how they are best treated. Hand and wrist injuries usually
consist of some kind of tendonitis or some kind of fracture. Acute injuries are
most common in contact sports, like football or hockey or in sports where
certain movements are exaggerated, such as tennis. Acute injuries include
fractures (most common in the fingers), strains, dislocation, tears, and inflammation.
As
the article goes on to explain the more chronic injuries result from the
overuse of the hands or wrist. The article says that these injuries will self
heal, but may require medical attention. The article gives the reader a clear
understanding that athletes do obtain a certain severity of an injury. Yet, I
think what is not specific enough is that how the excess of using your hands,
and wrists is causing the injury. Does it stem from to many jump shot in
basketball, or just to many slap shots in hockey? In response to reading the
article the information provided from Heekin Orthopedics was sufficient enough
to give the reader a good understanding of hand and wrists sports injuries.
Also, a few tips on preventing and treating the injuries.
Peer-reviewed, academic journal article
This article consists of a medical term referred to as The Overtraining Syndrome (OTS). OTS is medical condition that results from athletes going beyond their normal capacity to perform and compete. Each athletes’ training program is aimed to improve their physical performance, and to gain some sort of mental adaption. If an athletes training regimen gets to rigorous (meaning working out to aggressively, or just the volume of the work out) psychological maladaptations can cause a physical decline in the athletes’ performance. If the athlete over trains they can develop OTS. Part of this article was intended to inform those how to take proactive steps, and actions to help maintain a healthy immune system within the athlete to perform at an optimal level.
The article clearly points out that psychological/ physiological functions can be a sign and symptom of OTS, psychological/ physiological functions such as: Decreased Muscular strength, chronic fatigue, loss of appetite, restlessness, and many others. What I found unclear in the article is how the term derived, or what is the history of this condition. It will appeal to me that it is a more recent finding by medical researchers. They do talk about that it is related to the functioning of the immune system, and give proper advice on how to prevent, and treat the condition of OTS. It appears that as the body is overwhelmed with stress the immune system begins to breakdown leading to symptoms of illness.
In response to the article, I found the information to be a great source of knowledge for individuals who should be aware of the bodies limitations. People who exercise often, play sports, or just those who go to the gym and workout. With the level of sports competition rising in the early 21st Century, Medical science has discovered new condition as well. OTS is something I never herd of, and the more recent findings in medical science the better opportunity athletes have to remain healthy.
2 Political Cartoons or Advertisements:
The Image I chose shows what appears to be a sport physician tending to young football player. The young football player looks like he is just a teenager who injured his left arm. By what the caption says, the young boy appears to have injured his left arm throwing a football. And, the sport physician is wrapping some sort of ace bandage around the boys arm.This image selected addresses my critical question, because the doctor is letting the boy know what to do next time to prevent an injury. Something advice that the young athlete needs be aware of to stay physically healthy. The doctor is suggesting or giving this boy advice obviously since the boy has an injury. In response, the boy must be smart as well, by not avoiding professional help by a doctor. regardless if his parents brought him in to see the doc, or not the boy is not in denial.
Image two appears to be showing that college athletes don't always have everything on a silver platter. This kind of view for a college athlete on campus is very stereotypical. The image I assume is showing that some college athletes have a challenging time as student athlete because the level of competition to be the stand out athlete is difficult. Yet, the college institutions look at these gifted athletes as an asset, or how can they bring more revenue into the pockets of well-known collegiate athletic top schools. Thats what the image I assume is trying to portray by the two athletes dragging along this high-end fancy car. This image represents my critical question well because, student athletes need to be aware of what they get themselves into by playing at the competitive level. Serious injuries our involved, and can ruin your chances of a professional career, or if your not that athletic you can permanently damage your body. And, in reality the institutions or just concerned how to make a prophet of you.
An Open Letter To Young College Athletes
By Taylor L. Jones 5/19/2014
After conducting my research on sports medicine this year (spring of 2014) I was very intrigued by the Information I have come to find. I’m not only saying this out of the love I have, for the subject matter, or even my desirable interest to pursue a career in sports medicine. But, I say it because all major competitive athletes should have a keen awareness of what the risks and precautions are to avoid serious injuries to the body, and in some cases the psychological consequences that could happen as well. Its kind of common sense “right?” I mean, if I am an athlete, or just somebody playing in a pickup recreational game of basketball, I don’t want to inflict, or cause bodily injury to myself “right?” So, then what should I do, or what should I be aware of to prevent that? Well,
after reading the book titled “Any Given Monday” by Dr. James R Andrews, a world-renowned orthopedic surgeon. I discovered it explains what athletes can, and should do when engaging in sports.
Andrews quoted, “I firmly believe that the human body is the most fascinating and interesting machine ever created. But the truth is that the human body, like any machine, wears out with time.” To those that this letter is intended to, I could not emphasize this statement any more clear. The reality is that we have to treat are body’s as best we know how to keep it healthy. The book "Any Given Monday" which I suggest that you all read someday, gives just that advice on how to keep the body at its best state when engaging in active sports. From the do’s and don’ts of football to the in’s and out’s of Golf the book covers a total of 25 sports. Whatever sport you engage in there is some kind of advice in the book that could help you stay focused on remaining a healthy athlete. So, just read the book, and find out for yourself.
As a young boy my life long dream was to always become a professional athlete someday (preferably the NFL). Now that I am in my early thirties it is apparent that I will not be playing in the NFL, or a professional team. Yet, there are still a variety of competitive leagues that I could join. Like intramural or recreational soccer, or a local Bay Area softball team, YMCA basketball leagues just don’t cut it for me. However, my dreams are for from over. What I mean is that, as team physician for a Division 1A college, or a professional team regardless the sport, I would be putting myself in that atmosphere, and experience working with athletes while having hand on hand experience of what its like as a pro athlete. In a book I researched stated, “Medical care for all athletes must be directed by the team or family physician. “Team physicians are one of the greatest assets of an athletic program. Their primary role is to promote lifelong fitness and wellness, and encourage prevention of illness and Injury.”
I hope in time this letter will opened the mind of some of you, and that you will be able to get a clear picture how valuable your talents, bodies, and athletic career is. All of these things should be taken into account seriously, on and of the field of play. Because even the latest medical science like A Magnetic Resonance Imaging /or (MRI) can only diagnose an injury. It does not take the place of having a well-qualified sports medicine doctor further examine the injury. The interaction between the doctor and the patient is nothing a machine can do. As for me I love people, and my passion is, but nothing more to reach out help those young healthy bodies become the best they can be.
“Could it make me faster? Could it make me stronger? Could it make me injury-free? I started experimenting on myself, using my own body to see what steroid could do what. Today, I probably know more about steroids and what steroids can do for the human body than any layman in the world.”- Jose Canseco (former MLB player)
Work Cited
Andrews, Dr. James R., and Don Yaeger. ANY GIVEN MONDAY. First Scriber hardcover edition ed. New York: A Division Of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2013. N. pag. Print.
France, Robert C. Introduction to sports Medicine and Athletic Training. 2nd ed. N.p.: Cengage Learning, 2010. N. pag. Print.
Canseco, Jose. Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big. N.p.: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005. N. pag. Print.
Observation
So,
I was able to conduct my observation of sports medicine in the office of a
physical trainer (team physician) at Laney College in Oakland, Ca. I was also
able to briefly interview the physician, and ask him a few brief questions. My
first observation of what I had seen was the environment of the room. The room
was fairly good-sized room, about one third smaller than the average classroom
size at Berkeley City College. It was located near a basketball gym, a locker
room, and a weight room. In the room I was able to identify posters on the wall
that had all the major bodily muscles from the front, and backside of the body.
As well as posters that identified the names of major skeletal groups in the
body. The room also consisted of certain tools a sport physician would use to
treat common injuries to athletes. For instance, there was the huge ice dipped tub,
which is used to soak the body in an ice water bath to reduce inflammation of
the muscles. Also, as I recall there were a few massage tables that athletes
where being operated on. I was able to observe a football player, as well as a
volleyball player get their ankle wrapped by the physician in the room. The
office was very busy and athletes came in with concerns, and it seemed like a
social area for strong healthy athletes. When I asked the physician in the room
what are some of the main responsibilities that you deal with as a physician
his reply was: “Just to get familiar as possible with the athletes and the
coaching staff, things like their names and their previous career involved in
sports programs.”
While
I was observing the environment it was clear that the physician had experience
in the sports medicine field. The way the physician communicated to the
athletes led me to believe he had been doing that kind of job for some time
now. With all the people that where going in and out of the room, I think some
of them weren’t actually in a school sport, but could be in a P.E. class, and
just needed ice to cool a sore muscle. But, It appeared clear that the help offered
there was only intended for Laney students, and not the general public.
What I was able to get from being in
that environment around athletes, and the sports trainer helped strengthen my
vision for sports medicine. Although it would be nice working in that room with
community college athletes, I want to set my goals high. I want to work for a
major competitive college, or professional team. But, the upside of my
observation is that you have to start somewhere, and gain the experience before
becoming a huge success.
In the video Joe, and Bob talked
about some of the cognitive psychology topics they deal with in sports
psychology. What they said about the cognitive aspects of sports psychology
involved how behavior is tide into feelings. So, myself interpreted that as
something that affects the overall performance of a professional athlete. Simply,
I think the main point that they are trying make is that having the right/or a
healthy mentality affects the players on and of the field of play.
After watching the video I was able
to get a better perspective of how an athlete’s life has to be maintained on,
and of the playing filed. What I mean is that different aspects of behaviors
can be the cause of what going on with a person’s personal life, individual
life, and family life as well. If these areas of a person life is dysfunctional
in some kind of way the performance of that athletes potential can be minimized
in some way. This is why I think sports psychology is good new evolving field
of study; it will help more athletes deal with their life circumstances better.
Personal
Statement
I have always
had a passion about being the most enthusiastic person that I could be at what
I do in life. Like my parents there is something inside of me that has always
wanted to help people. Both of my parents really desired helping people in all
sort of fashions, by helping them with their journey of life. Growing up as
young boy I watched my parents help many people. I guess I inherited that
desire, so you can say. I have always been the kind of person that does not
seem to except much help in life, but that’s changed. I have grown to opening
myself to letting others in. I myself have help people deal with the challenges
of life, but not as nearly to the potential we all posses. I strongly believe
that you have to be able to help yourself before you can help others.
So, what I am
doing today to better myself is to stay focused on my future goals. What I mean
by my future goals is to continue at striving for my passion of helping others.
So, by doing that I am continuing to keep myself in school, while making the
grades possible to be accepted into any college I want. But, I really want to
continue to reside in California and work in the medical field as well as sports
with other athletes / physicians who have big dreams. They call it Sports Medicine;
also I am interested in sports psychology as well. So, now I am in the process
of working with a few volunteer programs to help me get a feel of that kind of
environment. After the summer I will be
applying to A UC School or a California State College, of my choice. I have
gone through a lot to get where I am at today, and so many doors have opened
for me. I just want to able to give that same help back to help open doors for
others, they would of never thought possible.
