The Alex Gordon Injury: "Grade 2+ Strain"

July 9th, 2015

Rehab for Alex Gordon’s Injury The hottest sports story in Kansas City today is the recent news that Royals All-Star outfielder Alex Gordon suffered a “Grade 2+ groin strain” in the game last night.  Reports surfaced today in the media that he’ll be out about 8 weeks.  Royals nation has collectively started to panic over the

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Whole Body Vibration: Does It Work?

June 24th, 2015

Whole Body Vibration Training Athletes, “weekend warriors” and non-athletes alike are continuously searching for an “edge” on the competition, methods to get faster healing following an injury, or just a way to “shake things up.”  Numerous “fads” and other modalities come and go, all promising a host of benefits.  From carbohydrate loading to hyberbaric oxygen,

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ACL Knee Brace: Do You Need One?

May 24th, 2015

ACL Knee Brace: Are They Effective? We see lots of athletes at SSOR that have anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions.  It’s no secret what an epidemic that ACL injuries are, especially in young female athletes.  It is well-documented that 75% of ACL injuries are non-contact and that young female athletes tear their ACL’s 2-8x more

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