Kendall J. Card and Dr. Kenneth Knight, Health and Human Performance Cold applications are commonly used prior to strenuous physical activities due to hypalgesic effects and benefits (1). In addition to hypalgesic uses, injured athletes are often treated with cold to control inflammation. Researchers have looked into the different facets of cryotherapy, particularly applications involving […]
Dry and Moist Heat Application and the Subsequent Rise in Tissue Temperatures
Christena Wood and Dr. Kenneth L. Knight, Health and Human Performance Research Question Is an electric hot pad as effective as a hydrocollator pack in heating tissue? Significance Since the advent of the hydrocollator heat pack, a sand filled canvas bag that is heated in a hot water bath, in the 1950s, the use of […]
Chronic Physical Activity and Resting Blood Pressure in Adult Women
Jared Tucker and Dr. Larry Tucker, Physical Education INTRODUCTION Heart disease has been the leading killer in America for almost a century.1 Currently, heart disease takes the life of nearly one in every three Americans.2 Because of the epidemic proportions of heart disease, research directed at preventing this serious problem continues to expand. The American […]
The Implication of Title IX Legislation on Women’s Athletics at Brigham Young University
Daniel C. Swinton and Professor Barbara Lockhart: Physical Education; Dr. Richard Kimball: History Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 has helped educational institutions throughout the country draw closer to gender equity in all facets of education. Much of Title IX is accepted and praised, but a hotly debated area having to do with interpreting […]
Self-Optimization of Stride Length in Uphill Running
Erin K. Nasson and Dr. Iain Hunter, Physical Education The economy of running is very important to both competitive and recreational runners. A runner wants to perform as economically as possible to minimize metabolic costs and in order to do this the running technique must be optimized. To minimize metabolic costs refers to ones oxygen […]
Single Fiber Myosin Heavy Chain Response to Eight Weeks of Sprint Cycle Training
Nathan Miller and Dr. Allen Parcell, Health and Human Performance Research has given us an increased understanding of skeletal muscle. We have learned that skeletal muscle function is influenced by neural, biochemical, molecular, and biomechanical factors. As our understanding of these factors increases so does our ability to facilitate positive adaptations in muscle function. Human […]
The Effect of Diathermy and Stretch on the Flexibility of the Hamstring in a Population of 48.4 + 12.3 Years
Sheldon Knight and Dr. Brent Feland, Physical Education Many studies have compared the different variable of stretching: duration of stretch, intensity of stretch, method, frequency, and modalities with stretch (i.e. heat and or cold). Stretching has been shown to improve flexibility, or increase range of motion, injury prevention, enhance muscle performance, promotion of healing, and […]
The Effect of Prior Knowledge of Pain Rating and Socialization On Habituation to Cold-Induced Pain
Brady Whetten and Dr. Ken Knight, Department of Exercise Science Cryokinetics is a popular tool for rehabilitating acute joint sprains. It involves numbing the limb with ice water immersion, followed by active exercise, repeated for a total of five bouts (8). The major limitation of this therapy is that the cold immersion necessary to induce […]
Intramural Athletes and Their Psychological Response to Athletic Injury
Stephanie Miner and Professor David Kaiser, Exercise Sciences The goal of this study was to expand the literature on the psychological effect of injury on intramural athletes. This study replicated a qualitative study (Tracey, 2003) which investigated the emotional response to injury and the rehabilitation process of intercollegiate athletes. This study was designed to investigate the […]
Benefits of Neuromuscular and Plyometric Training in Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement
Bethanie Evans and Professor David Kaiser, Exercise Science A greater incidence of ACL injuries in women compared to men may stem from complex, interrelated factors, including hamstring-quadriceps strength imbalances, joint laxity, and neuromuscular deficits. While congenital joint laxity cannot be reversed, both hamstring/quadriceps imbalances and neuromuscular deficits have been shown to improve with functional neuromuscular […]