Sports Medicine Portfolio by NIKOLAOS KOUNAVIS

I can Determine the Technical Regions for the Areas of the Body

2519191 — 2023-09-22 13:50:27 UTC

This activity laid out in simple terms the different technical regions in the body. It also helped me solidify my knowledge of the anatomical position. Remembering all of the terms was a bit challenging, but the color coding eventually helped me memorize and master this skill.

I can Identify all the Bones in the Appendicular Skeleton

2519191 — 2023-09-22 13:50:31 UTC

This sheet greatly helped organize my thoughts and notes about the appendicular skeleton. Once I learned all of the bones in the appendicular skeleton via other worksheets, it was super easy for me to remember where they were because of this sheet. This sheet was a major factor in me mastering this skill and organizing my thoughts about other areas as well.

I can List the 6 Characteristics of a Synovial Joint

2519191 — 2023-09-22 13:50:34 UTC

This activity alone taught me everything about a synovial joint. Color-coding and hand-drawing what a synovial joint looks like really helped me memorize its characteristics. I can now confidently say that I have mastered this skill, and I have this activity to thank for it.

I can Explain the Differences of the 4 Anatomical Joints

2519191 — 2023-09-22 13:50:36 UTC

This sheet had all I needed to know about the differences between the various anatomical joints. Once again, color coding was a major help for me in memorizing and mastering this concept. The white boarding of all the specific information related to each joint was also a major help!

I can Recall the Steps of Activating EMS and Chain of Survival

2519191 — 2023-11-01 16:19:14 UTC

After watching the introductory videos, I wasn't feeling confident about CPR. However, once I tried on a mannequin, I understood what I had to do. It all clicked. I was able to administer the right amount of compressions in the right amount of time and even got CPR certified! It's safe to say that I mastered this skill.

I can Explain Universal Precautions

2519191 — 2023-11-01 16:20:09 UTC

The videos shown in class were truly amazing in regards to helping me master this topic. They were easy to follow, concise, and taught me many things I never even knew before. The most helpful part, however, were the hands-on labs that taught me how to properly use an epi pen, for example. Those were invaluable in my mastery of this skill.

I can make an Inference of Proper Treatment based on the Situation

2519191 — 2023-11-01 16:20:18 UTC

The First Aid Project was a key assignment that helped me master this topic. In addition, reading over the works of other students greatly helped me as well. Without this assignment, I would have been clueless about environmental injuries and how to treat them. The videos shown in class were a great help for my understanding too.

I can Perform First Aid Skills (Splinting, Bracing, Blood Control, and Taping)

2519191 — 2023-11-01 16:20:28 UTC

Before this class, I never taped. Now, I can tape with confidence and apply first aid systematically and efficiently. Despite the fact I missed some taping days, I was still able to get a hang of it pretty quickly and can now help someone who has maybe sprained something!

I can summarize the function of skeletal and soft tissue anatomy for the shoulder

2519191 — 2023-12-19 16:42:48 UTC

This activity (and the many worksheets and notes that accompanied it) helped me master this topic. The color-coding was extremely helpful in me remembering where the muscles are. The only thing that threw me off was trying to find the space for the notes on the Deltoid and Latissimus Dorsi. However, the specific extra information given about the Deltoid and Latissimus Dorsi were also very helpful in me mastering this topic.

I can summarize the function of skeletal and soft tissue anatomy for the knee

2519191 — 2023-12-19 16:42:51 UTC

This assignment showed me in simple terms what the bones and ligaments around the knee were. This was key in my mastery of this topic. Another thing that helped me master this topic was my ACL tear last year. Because of that injury, I had to become more knowledgeable about the muscles and bones and ligaments in my knee and how to do exercises to make them stronger so I could recover fully. The last thing that helped me truly master this topic was actually viewing a live example of an ACL surgery. Once I saw that and all the structures in the body in and around the knee, I felt like I truly began to understand this topic.

I can summarize the function of skeletal and soft tissue anatomy for the ankle

2519191 — 2023-12-19 16:42:54 UTC

Very similarly to how I mastered the anatomy of the shoulder, color-coding the parts of the ankle joint was incredibly important to my mastery of this topic. After writing down all of the ankle joints ligaments and motions, marking all of these landmarks of my ankle joint with stickers as a lab, truly helped me understand this topic even further. Finally, the thing that helped me master this topic was the Identifying Muscles assignment via getbodysmart. It showed me how the muscles moved the ankle joint and how it related to the bones of the involved with the ankle joint.

I can critique movements that are associated with specific joints

2519191 — 2023-12-19 16:42:56 UTC

I mastered this topic through the Q-Angle lab shown in the picture: I was the "patient". After hearing the explanation of why Q-angles are measured and why having overly large or small Q-angles can have large negative effects on a person (like an increased risk of injury) from the assignment for the Q-Angle Lab and in lectures, I was able to master this topic. The other thing that greatly helped me was the Gait-Walking Lab. It helped me master the topic by forcing me to write much more detailed descriptions of my walking and by forcing me to be very attentive to flaws in my walking form (caused by issues in my hip joint or my knee joint). Thus, I was able to master this topic without too much trouble.