Sara Oakman

RC 2001-128

Professor Brown

3/10/2021

Solution to Problems Within Exercise Science

Exercise Science is a broad field and includes many subfields and different occupations.

Because of the vastness of this exercise science, there are several problems that could come up

solely within each subfield and occupation. As with any field, problems range from human

resource issues, monetary difficulties, functionality, and more. Within the broader exercise

science, two major problems are a lack of research proving techniques work and a halt in

research.

Within exercise science, each occupation has there own set of techniques used to benefit

others for the greater good whether its research to expand the field, weight training to help

athletes grow, or physical therapy to help patients recover post-injury (Types, 2020). The

problem with this is when it comes to the more hands-on side of exercise science there is rather

little to no research to prove that these techniques such as taping, stretching, certain diets, or

weight training techniques work to help get a patient to where they want to be. Although vast

improvements in patients’ mobility or function have been seen after treatment, why is there no

research to prove that what was done works? Well, as Baldwin states, one answer to that question

and overwhelming problem within the field would be to expand research and explore case

studies among common injuries and the progress of how exercises and certain treatments or

treatment plans allow for progress within the patient (Baldwin, 2010). Case studies and expanded

research into many different treatment plans/options as well as independent studies within each
sub-field of exercise science would be a good solution for this problem because it would allow

for proof of why these devices are used and how they work.

Along the lines of continued and furthered research another problem within the field of

exercise science arises. This problem is a halt in research. Because of new developments in

technology, research within this field has been developed over the past five decades. But, now as

Baldwin states, the problem occurs of where to go with research from here?(Baldwin, 2000). The

field of exercise science has been able to study the body and how it works down to the genome

level but from there is difficult to dive further into the body beyond DNA (Deoxiribose Nucleic

Acid) (Baldwin, 2000). This problem within the field of exercise science has the same broader

solution of expanding research. To be more specific, a good solution for this problem would be

to expand research into other ways of the body’s movements as well as to focus more into

healing processes (Baldwin, 2010). Once again, the research process could be furthered into

treatment options and the proof of how and why they work.

Overall, exercise science can be summed up as how and why the body works the way it

does. At this point with new innovations in technology, the answer to those questions has pretty

much been answered, which makes furtheruing research within this field rather difficult. This has

become a common problem within exercise science in terms of a halt in research and figuring out

how to research proof of treatments within each sub-field being accurate and useful.
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https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jappl.2000.88.1.332

Baldwin, K., & Haddad, F. (2010, April). Research in the exercise sciences: Where we are

and where do we go from here--part ii. Retrieved March 06, 2021, from

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846553/

Types of treatment. (2020, May 08). Retrieved March 11, 2021, from

https://www.retptgroup.com/treatment/