Hello everyone! My name is Jenna Bowman and I am a junior biology major who has been recently added to the locomotion lab at Saint Mary's College this semester. I am very excited to be working with Dr. Young and Mohra Anderson on the project regarding the shoulder study, which is looking at the muscle activity of the shoulder in string musicians. I have been helping Mohra with data collection and learning the ropes of the electromyography with a few bumps in the road here and there. Most importantly, working on this project has gotten me interested in other ways upper extremity injuries can be prevented such as the common ulnar collateral ligament tear seen in baseball pitchers. I hope to aim my own research at this idea and learn more about the ways young pitchers can prevent this injury.
Hello everyone! My name is Emily Sierakowski and I am a sophomore biology major with hopes of going to medical school and eventually becoming an orthopedic surgeon. I have been working in Dr. Young's Locomotion Lab for two years now. Both of these years I have been on the ACL project. In the future, I am hoping to find a less invasive way to repair ACLs and other ligaments. This lab is helping me fuel my passion more and more because you can see how poor surgical experiences can lead to difficulties in people's everyday lives.
I am very excited to continue data collection this year! We are broadening our study to the tri-campus community so we can compare males' and females' knee function. We look at people that have previously injured their knees or people that have perfectly healthy knees! I love working with the Locomotion Team and I cannot wait to see where this study takes us! |
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February 2024
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