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Personal Narrative: A Career As An Injured Athlete

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As an athlete I have seen many injuries and have obtained a few. I was always curious to how one goes about helping an injured athlete, the procedures taken to help them return to play, and the way the body itself functioned. It wasn’t until I fractured my finger in a softball game diving back to first base, and I had to go through the actual steps of recovery myself, that I found what I wanted to pursue in the future. Meeting people in the profession and seeing the things they did on a regular basis at my therapy appointments drew me even more towards physical therapy. After fully recuperating, I decided to pursue my interest and curiosity by taking a few sports medicine classes and I realized physical therapy definitely was the career I felt

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