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The Effect Of Step Frequency Training On A Male Runner With Patellofemoral Pain, Shelley Payne Dr., Katelyn Barrett, Joe Wilkins
The Effect Of Step Frequency Training On A Male Runner With Patellofemoral Pain, Shelley Payne Dr., Katelyn Barrett, Joe Wilkins
Health and Sport Sciences Faculty Scholarship
Running is a very popular form of exercise. The most common site of injury for runners is the knee with patellofemoral pain being the most common complaint. Patellofemoral pain is described as pain around the patella that is worse with activities such as running, squatting, ascending or descending stairs, or sitting for long periods. Much of the recent work with the treatment of patellofemoral pain has involved strengthening of the hip musculature to reduce pain about the knee. However, the ability of these strengthening programs to change lower extremity mechanics or sustain long-term pain reduction has been unproven. More recently, …
The Career Readiness Of Intercollegiate Athletes: Is There A Gender Gap?, Megan Parietti, Leeann Lower, Kristy Mccray
The Career Readiness Of Intercollegiate Athletes: Is There A Gender Gap?, Megan Parietti, Leeann Lower, Kristy Mccray
Health and Sport Sciences Faculty Scholarship
Career development is one of the major objectives of universities. It is well-known that intercollegiate athletes have many time commitments that make it more challenging for them to focus on their career development. To compound this issue, the effectiveness of career development efforts may be impacted by the gender of the intercollegiate athlete. The purpose of this study was to examine the career readiness of student-athletes, focusing on differences based on gender. This was accomplished through the lenses of the social cognitive career theory and career decision self-efficacy. A total of 137 intercollegiate student-athletes at a large Midwestern university completed …