Hip Pointers: A Painful Injury for Athletes

April 26th, 2014

How to Treat a Hip Pointer “Hip pointers” are a nagging, painful injury that athletes have to deal with.  They tend to hurt with many activities and when severe enough, can even prevent an athlete from playing.  We see these from time to time at SSOR.  Patients are often erroneously diagnosed or have doctors and

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Tips for Better Pitching Mechanics

April 15th, 2014

“DIY” Pitching Mechanics for Parents, Coaches, and Young Pitchers Baseball season is here and with the more pitches that are thrown this early, the more elbow and shoulder injuries we see.  We see a ton of pitchers here at SSOR and we find that we’re helping them with the same things.  Yes, many kids have

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Heel vs. Midfoot Strike in Runners

April 11th, 2014

Does a Midfoot Strike Help Reduce Injury in Runners? We see a ton of runners here at SSOR, competitive and recreational runners alike.  We have some that just run to stay in shape, start running to get back in shape, or are training for various types of races that cover a host of distances.  With

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