Sporting Kansas City’s Chance Myers’ Achilles Tendon Rupture

May 26th, 2014

Rehabilitation for Achilles Tendon Rupture: Sporting’s Chance Myers Chance Myers of Sporting Kansas City tore his Achilles tendon last Friday against Toronto FC.  This is a huge injury both for Sporting KC as well as for Chance Myers.  Achilles tendon reconstructions are arguably the toughest injury for athletes to come back from, even more so

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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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