Countless hours of college baseball practice finally took their toll on Dr. Christian Bourgeois ’07 during a base-running drill. When he pushed off the bag at third, he felt a pop. He’d broken the small sesamoid bone in the ball of his foot. After being on two national championship teams, he was sidelined. “I didn’t
Are protein supplements helpful for people who want to gain muscle mass? Our body mass is about 45% muscle. You can optimize the strength and size of those muscles with moderate to high intensity resistance exercises like lifting weights. Whether you are doing this to rehabilitate an injury or enhance athletic performance, to see and
In her home sewing room, Dr. Robin Dennison stitches bright swatches of cloth together. It’s a detail-driven, mindful process that will eventually pay off in the form of a handmade quilt. Her approach to the project epitomizes her work as the university’s director of nursing programs: Everything she does is a labor of love. Dennison
With the tips of his water skis bobbing just above the water, the camper white-knuckled the rope-handle with one hand and gave the thumbs-up with the other. The counselor watched from the stern of the boat as the motor revved to life, pulling the rope from slack to tight and lifting the camper up on
Ashley Nappi, a Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) student on the San Marcos campus, started grad school strong. Then she hit a bump. “I failed the practical twice. It wasn’t a major test, but it was my first experience with failure in grad school. I started doubting my capabilities,” she says. “A fellow student took
What do you picture when you hear the word gamer? It’s probably much different than the seniors Dr. Elizabeth Fain ’14, a Doctor of Education (EdD) graduate, has worked with at assisted living facilities. “One of the most important ways to help older people stay healthy and more independent is to help them avoid falls,”
For many women, an aching back is just part of pregnancy. It doesn’t have to be, says Dr. Cynthia E. Neville, a physical therapist and contributing faculty member who specializes in women’s health. “Up to half of all women who are pregnant experience back and pelvic girdle pain,” Neville says, which is thought to be
Megan Fryer ’10, a Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) graduate and occupational therapist at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, knows firsthand how radically stress affects people. “Patients who have sustained traumatic spinal cord or brain injury experience not only pain, but also profound changes in their lifestyle,” she says. “Stress reduction helps them stay motivated
As I finish my fellowship at the University of St. Augustine, I reflect upon the intensity of this past year and how I have arrived at this point in my career. As a farm boy growing up in SW Louisiana, I never thought I would be involved with an institutional setting such as USA, training