Julianna Sommers

ISM – Spring 2019

Mrs. Click
Mentorship site: Houston
Methodist Clear Lake

Kara Foster ATC, LAT

Education:
Work Experience:
-Undergrad degree in
-Grad assistant at
P.E with a specialty in
Boise State
sports medicine.
-Head Assistant at
-2 years of Grad
New Mexico State
school
-Houston Methodist
-Sports studies.
 Independent study mentorship (ISM) is a course
designed for students who are ready to study a
profession in a business setting under the guidance of
a mentor. With the mentor and teacher, the student
creates a unique plan of study.
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My project topic this semester is ACL

injury and rehabilitation. I chose this
as my project topic because this is a
common injury seen in the training
room, and I have personally been
affected by this injury.
 -anatomical location
 -components of the ACL

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 -Lachman Test
 -Drawer Test
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under CC BY-SA
 grade 1
 grade 2 This Photo by Unknown Author is
licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

 grade 3 (requires
surgery)
 post-surgery (2-6 months) This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC
BY-NC-ND

 without surgery (2-4

weeks)
 Heel slides
 quad sets
 Other injuries associated with ACL injuries This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC
BY-NC-ND

 Male vs female

 Benefits of rehab before surgery

 My current event was an article written about how
injuries are less prevalent when an athletic trainer is
present. This article relates to my project because my
mentor is an athletic trainer. School injuries are
assessed more quickly compared to schools who
don’t have access to an athletic trainer.
 Creating a knee model (highlighting ACL ligament)
 I will create my model using rubber bands and dog
bones.
 My product will be used to demonstrate the anatomy
and special tests done for an ACL injury

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BY-SA
 Throughout the semester I was fortunate enough to
learn about ACL injuries and other things related in the
sports medicine career. I learned about all the
procedures post-injury for an ACL as well as rehab
exercises for post surgery.
I would like to say thank you to my mentor for
allowing me to shadow her this semester and
teaching me everything she has taught me.
Thank you to my evaluators for taking the
time to come and grade my presentation. I
would also like to thank my parents for
always believing in me, and always pushing
me to do my best. Lastly, I would like to
thank Mrs. Click for accepting me into this
program and allowing me to learn more about
my future career.
“Fewer Injuries in Girls' Sports When High Schools Have
Athletic Trainers.”
ScienceDaily, ScienceDaily, 19 July 2018, This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/18071919564
1.htm.