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10 Tips for Personal Trainers from a Sports Physical Therapist

August 23rd, 2013

Tips for Personal Trainers From a Sports Physical Therapist Dan did a talk recently at a local fitness facility at the request of the personal training director on sharing some common mistakes that personal trainers make with their clients or injuries we see as a result of some training practices.  We also talked about some

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Acclimatizing Athletes to the Summer Heat

August 18th, 2013

Heat Acclimatization for the Athlete “Two-a-days” will be starting soon at high schools across Kansas City to prepare for the football season.  Many kids have spent the summer inside in the climate-controlled atmosphere and as a result, aren’t adequately prepared to withstand the sometimes oppressive heat.  Some succumb to the heat and suffer heat illnesses

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Knee Pain in Swimmers

July 25th, 2013

Knee Pain During the Breaststroke At SSOR, we see many athletes from different ages, levels of competition, and injury histories.  Because of the volume of athletes we see here, there are definite injury trends within various sports.  One of those is medial knee pain with the “whip kick” during the breaststroke in swimmers.  This can

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