Kinesiology is definitely the field that I want to go in, but I didn't just wake up one day with a new found passion for it. I have always been active in sports since I was little and even now that I have graduated form high school and don't play any sports anymore I am still very physically active. Being active like I am, I have encountered many injuries. None of them really hindered me or stopped me from play though, until my senior year of high school.
I was at my soccer game defending the goal when the opposing team was charging down the field. I ran up to jockey the girl with the ball when I had cut sharp in one direction but my cleat had gotten stuck in the mud and my one leg didn't go with the other. I had pain in my knee and no matter how I tried to ice it and rest it, it would not go away. So finally I went to physical therapy. My physical therapist walked me through the whole process. He was very kind and understanding, he didn't provide any care or treatment without me knowing what was going on and why he was doing it. He helped me to be aware of my own body and how to strengthen my knee. I loved the feeling of being in control of my injury and he helped me to overcome it and return to the active lifestyle that I was accustomed to. This experience really made me appreciate kinesiology that much more!
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