u/TheTidweller

Not sure if this is the correct sub to be asking this, but wanted to give it a shot!

I’m hoping to get some advice from people who may have been in a similar situation.

I have both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sports Management. After graduating, I spent several years working in healthcare, but the pay wasn’t enough to make ends meet. I eventually made a career change and now work in project management for a construction company.

The job has given me valuable experience in project coordination, client management, problem-solving, budgeting, scheduling, and working with multiple stakeholders. While I’m grateful for the experience, it’s never been where my passion is and I’m feeling stuck with no room to grow.

I’d really like to get back into the sports or health industry, but I’m having a difficult time even getting interviews. I’m located in the North Dallas, Texas area, which I assumed would have plenty of opportunities between professional sports organizations, sports medicine clinics, hospitals, universities, and corporate wellness programs.

At this point I’m wondering:
Am I looking in the wrong places?
Are there certifications or skills I should be adding?
Should I be trying to leverage my project management experience into sports organizations instead of looking for traditional kinesiology-related roles?

Has anyone successfully transitioned back into the sports or healthcare world after working in a different industry?

I’m open to hearing about careers I may not have considered. I don’t necessarily need to be on the coaching or athletic training side—I just want to find a role where I can combine my education with the professional experience I’ve gained over the past several years.

I’d really appreciate any advice, especially from anyone working in sports, healthcare administration, sports medicine, collegiate athletics, or professional sports organizations. Thanks in advance!

Not sure if this is the correct sub to be asking this, but wanted to give it a shot!

I’m hoping to get some advice from people who may have been in a similar situation.

I have both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sports Management. After graduating, I spent several years working in healthcare, but the pay wasn’t enough to make ends meet. I eventually made a career change and now work in project management for a construction company.

The job has given me valuable experience in project coordination, client management, problem-solving, budgeting, scheduling, and working with multiple stakeholders. While I’m grateful for the experience, it’s never been where my passion is and I’m feeling stuck with no room to grow.

I’d really like to get back into the sports or health industry, but I’m having a difficult time even getting interviews. I’m located in the North Dallas, Texas area, which I assumed would have plenty of opportunities between professional sports organizations, sports medicine clinics, hospitals, universities, and corporate wellness programs.

At this point I’m wondering:
Am I looking in the wrong places?
Are there certifications or skills I should be adding?
Should I be trying to leverage my project management experience into sports organizations instead of looking for traditional kinesiology-related roles?

Has anyone successfully transitioned back into the sports or healthcare world after working in a different industry?

I’m open to hearing about careers I may not have considered. I don’t necessarily need to be on the coaching or athletic training side—I just want to find a role where I can combine my education with the professional experience I’ve gained over the past several years.

I’d really appreciate any advice, especially from anyone working in sports, healthcare administration, sports medicine, collegiate athletics, or professional sports organizations. Thanks in advance!

I’m honestly starting to lose faith and could really use advice from anyone who has dealt with chronic lumbar back pain.

I’ve done physical therapy, lumbar epidural steroid injections, medial branch block injections, medications like gabapentin and muscle relaxers, and even hydrocodone/oxycodone and none of it has helped. The pain is constant and centered in my low back/butt area. Sitting, bending backward, standing too long… basically every position eventually makes it worse.

What’s frustrating is that the pain doesn’t really radiate down my leg like classic sciatica. It just stays deep in my back and never lets up. Even the injections that were supposed to “confirm” things didn’t provide relief.

At this point I feel stuck mentally and physically. After seeing 6 different medical professionals, I’ve stated to lose all faith. I’m exhausted from trying things that don’t work and hearing “give it more time.” One spine specialist told me that I should consider an artificial disc replacement in my 30’s. I’m currently 29 and don’t understand why I need to be in this amount of pain for years before something is done. Has anyone been through something similar and eventually found answers or relief? Different diagnoses, treatments, lifestyle changes, specialists, exercises, literally anything.

I’m not looking for miracle cures, just hoping to hear from people who understand this because it’s getting hard to stay optimistic. Any advice is greatly appreciated.