Reflection Paper About Swimming

Mid-term Reflection Paper From the age of three I loved swimming. Even now I can recall the feeling of invisibility that my neighborhood pool gave me when I first jumped in and began to float. I was defying what little conception of gravity I had developed and became a superhero mermaid in my mind. It baffled me how my body moved so easily in the water. As I aged, my childly loved transformed in to the pass of swimming. At the age of ten I began swimming year-round. This was a time in which my clumsily built body was trying to grow and obtain muscle, which is the prefect recipe for an injury. I still remember the race I hyperextended my shoulder. I was eleven and every inch of my body was intimidated for the two-hundred yard freestyle. My

I had no idea what to expect. All that I knew was that this man was supposed to be helping by pocking and prodding at my shoulder, and then would send me to do additional exercises. I was not a fan at first, but knew that I had to put forth the work in order to get back in the water. I endured doing band exercises next to the matured hip replacement patients and freezing ice massages. In the end, I finished my first physical therapy (P.T.) experience in a couple of weeks with a bit of resentment, but also a lot of gratitude for helping me. With my luck, I obtained planters fasciitis in my right foot that also result in a pulled IT band because of overcompensation. At this time I was thirteen and somewhat of a new perception of P.T. When I walked into the P.T. office, I saw interaction everywhere. A therapist could have been giving in one area, another tying up paperwork, others giving feedback on balancing techniques. Concentration levels were high and everyone was fully engaged in what they were doing. I observed, experienced, and fell head over heels for

My first semester I took Sports Medicine and Anatomy and Physiology. Both course expanded my knowledge of the body and made me realize how interesting its mechanics are. It was before the halfway point in semester that I knew for sure I wanted to become a physical therapist.

One factor about P.T. that interests me is that while everyone has the same basic structure, everyone is different. No two patients are built the same and therefore every injury is slightly different. Day’s might have similar foundations, such as similar types of injuries, but I could help a number of different types of people who need a variety of treatments. That is why P.T. is both challenging and interesting to me. I will never do the exact same thing twice with a patient.

Another aspect of P.T. that I enjoy is helping people. While working with injured patients may be mentally and physically straining, it is very fulfilling know you are aiding them by returning to daily activities in their lives. In doing this, I feel that you are helping a patient become more of themselves again, which is very rewarding. If I can use what knowledge the human anatomy and its functions to help people, then I feel as though I can giving back to the