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Bridgewater College, Bob Anderson (photographer), photograph of a racer, undated
No full textArchival photograph from Bridgewater College Special Collectionshttps://digitalcommons.bridgewater.edu/track_and_field_photos/1019/thumbnail.jp
Cortisol Production in Female Soccer Players
Get PDFCortisol is released from the adrenal glands when there is an apparent stressor. Exercise, while beneficial, is seen as stress to the body and incites increased cortisol release. Cortisol is known to increase with exercise, and higher-intensity exercise tends to raise cortisol more compared to lower intensities. However, less is known about interval training and cortisol concentrations.
This review of literature dives into the background of cortisol: how it\u27s produced, what systems it regulates, and differences in production based on gender, stressors, exercise intensity, and duration. This paper identifies some knowledge gaps and links training intensities in soccer to cortisol production and how that could impact recovery
Bridgewater College, Photograph of a men\u27s track race, undated
No full textArchival photograph from Bridgewater College Special Collectionshttps://digitalcommons.bridgewater.edu/track_and_field_photos/1047/thumbnail.jp
Mortality in Medicine
Get PDFPractitioners in the medical field attend to health issues across one’s lifespan from birth to death and everything in between. A common conflict in today’s practice of medicine is establishing the true function of medicine. The complete reliance on medicine to ward off death proliferates the biomedicalization of natural life processes, like death. Biomedicalization is the process in which medical authority and its accompanying technology begin to control other aspects of daily life. With medicine’s ultimate goal being to cure disease and fight death, it interferes with the inevitability of human mortality. End-of-life treatment can be taken too far without acknowledging patient desires and values as they near the end of their life. Furthermore, the emotions surrounding mortality are something heavily avoided and rarely discussed by practitioners.
The question of how we can better prepare our nurses and doctors to navigate mortality in medicine guided this research. Common tensions emerged throughout this study including the general lack of preparation for the immense responsibility young professionals face in medicine; the difficulty of navigating challenging end-of-life conversations; developing the emotional agility to navigate one’s own emotions; and practicing medicine as a compassionate professional
The Effects of Water Submersion on Skeletal Muscle Activation, Fatigue, and Whole-body Gas Exchange
Get PDFTHE EFFECTS OF WATER SUBMERSION ON SKELETAL MUSCLE ACTIVATION, FATIGUE, AND WHOLE-BODY GAS EXCHANGE
C.C. Griffin. Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA.
Email: [email protected]
Fatigue of skeletal muscle can be affected by multiple environmental elements. Fatigue threshold can be measured by VO2 max on a cycle ergometer combined with the use of a metabolic cart and Electromyography (EMG) measurements. PURPOSE: The purpose of this experiment is to determine if water submersion affects skeletal muscle activation, fatigue, and whole-body gas exchange. METHODS: Three participants were recruited to participate in a cold and no temperature trial. Participants arrived and baseline vitals and measurements were taken. EMG electrode placement was measured. If participants were participating in a cold trial, then they were directed to sit in the water bath for 20 minutes, in the no-temperature trial, body composition was measured. After water submersion, electrodes were placed on previously marked locations. Participants cycled at 60 rpm beginning at a resistance of .5 kg and every 3 minutes resistance was increased by .5 kg until participants could not continue. RESULTS: There was a significant interaction effect between VO2 (ml/kg/min) and resistance (kg) between cold and control. There were no significant findings when comparing cold versus VO2peak. The interaction effect comparing heart rate (BPM) and resistance (kg) between cold and the control was trending towards significance with a p=.056. Post-exercise temperature (℃) was significantly different between cold and control. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that there are significant differences between cold and no-temperature HR, temperature, and VO2
Bridgewater College, John Gohde (photographer), photograph of a high jumper, undated
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Bridgewater College, Photograph of a soloist, Curtis Nolley, performing with a band, undated
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Bridgewater College, Action photograph of a tennis player, undated
No full textArchival photograph from Bridgewater College Special Collectionshttps://digitalcommons.bridgewater.edu/tennis_photos/1008/thumbnail.jp
Bridgewater College, Photograph of a volleyball game, undated
No full textArchival photograph from Bridgewater College Special Collectionshttps://digitalcommons.bridgewater.edu/volleyball_photos/1009/thumbnail.jp
