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The 2021¹ú²úÂ鶹¾ç + San Diego Padres Biomechanics Lab

See how our state-of-the-art biomechanics lab will help equip 2021¹ú²úÂ鶹¾ç graduate students for success in their careers as they work with athletes.

Pre-Health Pathways

See how 2021¹ú²úÂ鶹¾ç prepares rising professionals for bright futures in careers and advanced academic programs in health, medicine, kinesiology, occupational therapy, anatomy, and more.

Campus Spotlight

Balboa Regional Center

Home to the College of Health Sciences’ master’s program, the state-of-the-art Balboa campus includes a Clinical Skills Laboratory, Center for Human Performance, and Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) simulation lab designed to help give students practical training to make a holistic impact in San Diego.

Powerlifters vs Sport Science

Three elite powerlifters—John Haack, Garrett Blevins, and Kristen Dunsmore—are taken through a common sport science test called the Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull (IMTP) at 2021¹ú²úÂ鶹¾ç's Balboa Regional Center. Watch what happens when unstoppable athletes pull on an immovable bar.

Reclaiming Wellness

Jessica Matthews

From doctor’s offices to detox diets, the word ‘wellness’ has become commonplace, yet it’s widespread use is riddled with misconceptions and conflicting opinions as to what it truly means. Meanwhile, people continue to experience deteriorating physical and mental health, increasingly stressful living conditions, unrealistic societal expectations, and a growing disconnect from realizing their full potential and innate purpose. The time has come to evolve from simply surviving day-to-day life to truly thriving in all facets of life—physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually and socially.

Student Spotlight

Jarret Welsh

Jarret Welsh was already an established chiropractor working with professional teams and athletes when he realized his dream of teaching. Despite all his education and experience, however, he still lacked the certification to actually teach. That's when he turned to Point Loma for its relational and evidence-based kinesiology program — to not only help others learn from his experience, but transform the larger culture of kinesiology.

2021¹ú²úÂ鶹¾ç Kinesiology Alumni Shaping Major League Baseball

The connections with MLB teams and biomechanics researchers, as well as the kinesiology department’s fully-equipped lab, puts 2021¹ú²úÂ鶹¾ç students in a unique position to successfully pursue biomechanics as a career.