After reading a blog post titled: "Just Orthopedics: Sports Medicine Blog", about kinesiology and a scholarly article called: "Warming up and Stretching for Improved Physical Performance and Prevention of Sports- Related Injuries", I have noticed some differences. In the blog post that I read, the author was talking about how physical therapy is so important for injuries and getting back to normal physically. The blog post was short and simple. It didn't drag on and on about some fancy words that anybody, other then a doctor, wouldn't be able to understand. It wasn't a five page article explaining the scientific and neurological benefits. It just was telling the average Joe that seeing a physical therapist would be pretty beneficial after experiencing an injury. The scholarly article I read was actually a summary about what the whole article was about. It was still longer than the blog post I read. It told about the advantages and benefits of stretching before and after competition. I noticed it was more detailed and specific. It sounded like it was a scholarly article. It used more advanced terminology and had references to other scientists and experts and it was longer.
The blog post seemed to target everyday people, and the article seemed to target either elite athletes or sports medicine professionals. This was apparent through the different diction used in both and the references made. I personally would trust the scholarly article because it is written by a scholar and is an excerpt from a book. It just seems more credible, but I think the blog post would relate better to the general population. We get a more relatable aspect from the blog and a more scholarly, or ;professional look at the topic with a scholarly article.
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http://knee1.com/blogs/Just_Orthopedic_Sports_Medicine_Blog/What_Can_Physical_Therapists_Do_For_You
http://link.springer.com/article/10.2165/00007256-198502040-00004
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