{"id":5543,"date":"2020-02-03T10:02:07","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T15:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/\/?p=5543"},"modified":"2020-02-03T12:37:35","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T17:37:35","slug":"division-of-physical-therapy-student-ryan-brooks-discovers-field-through-movement-and-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/2020\/02\/division-of-physical-therapy-student-ryan-brooks-discovers-field-through-movement-and-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Division of Physical Therapy Student Ryan Brooks Discovers Field Through Movement and Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.2 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ezjDoQuvQ7M?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" 0=\"allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p>Second-year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Physical Therapy<\/a> student Ryan Brooks \u201815, \u201917, found a passion for movement at a young age.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5545\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 210px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5545 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2020\/02\/Ryan_Brooks-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Second-year Division of Physical Therapy student Ryan Brooks.\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2020\/02\/Ryan_Brooks-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2020\/02\/Ryan_Brooks-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2020\/02\/Ryan_Brooks-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2020\/02\/Ryan_Brooks-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2020\/02\/Ryan_Brooks-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2020\/02\/Ryan_Brooks-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2020\/02\/Ryan_Brooks-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Second-year Division of Physical Therapy student Ryan Brooks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI grew up playing sports,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cI played everything from basketball to baseball to golf, so I\u2019ve always been really active and loved exercise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As an undergraduate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/exss.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Exercise and Sport Science<\/a> at UNC-Chapel Hill, Brooks focused on his love for movement and sports. After graduating in 2015, Brooks returned to pursue his master\u2019s degree in exercise and sport science, a field that continued to fuel his love of physical therapy. He said enjoying his classes and shadowing physical therapists was all it took to convince him of the career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI loved reading about it, and I enjoyed my homework, so I decided to go the PT route,\u201d Brooke said. \u201cI haven\u2019t regretted it since.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Shelby, North Carolina native, wants more than just his third degree from UNC-CH. He wants to make a difference and improve patient practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a doctoring profession, and we can really contribute to the field. We\u2019re not just here passively learning. We\u2019re here learning to form our own ideas and help contribute to the greater knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With any profession, classroom learning is crucial, but at UNC-CH, Brooks said the difference is how much time students get to spend working in the field and fine-tuning their skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love learning in the classroom, but the hands-on portion is where it all comes together, he said. \u201cYou can make your own mistakes there in the clinic and learn so much from it. So, it\u2019s a learning experience that\u2019s invaluable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brooks said much of that hand-on experience comes from small class sizes and strong relationships with instructors. He said individual attention makes all the difference.<\/p>\n<p>Before starting in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, Brooks worked to bolster his skillset as he spent time researching alongside his graduate advisor, an exercise oncologist. Brooks said it was an eye-opening experience to learn more about the disease process, but growing his communication skills is what he\u2019s most proud of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really learned how to talk to patients [\u2026], I learned how to navigate those conversations and just how to brighten someone\u2019s day and be a ray of light to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Implementing those skills is how he plans to improve his patients\u2019 quality of life \u2014 through exercising.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe as physical therapists prescribe exercise, and I think it\u2019s important for longevity. The more you move throughout your life [\u2026] the healthier you\u2019ll be in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following his graduation in August 2021, Brooks said he is pursuing a variety of options, including an orthopedic residency programs, sports residency programs, or pursuing a PhD. Brooks credited his family for pushing him toward his goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy family has been nothing but supportive of me for chasing my dreams,\u201d Brooks said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA big motivator in my life has been my two younger brothers and them being able to go to college. [\u2026] Being able to pave a pathway for them and show them that it is possible really is a motivator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<em>Blake Morgan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second-year Division of Physical Therapy student Ryan Brooks \u201815, \u201917, found a passion for movement at a young age. \u201cI grew up playing sports,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cI played everything from basketball to baseball to golf, so I\u2019ve always been really active and loved exercise.\u201d As an undergraduate in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/2020\/02\/division-of-physical-therapy-student-ryan-brooks-discovers-field-through-movement-and-sports\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Division of Physical Therapy Student Ryan Brooks Discovers Field Through Movement and Sports\">Read 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