Salvador Perez: Intercostal Strain

August 7th, 2017

Salvador Perez Injury: Intercostal Strain Royals All-Star catcher and fan favorite Salvador Perez recently went on the disabled list for an “intercostal strain.”  As of now, he’s on the 10-day disabled list.  At first glance, you might be thinking, “C’mon Salvy, it’s a rib muscle! How serious can it be?”  So what’s the deal with

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Soreness After Exercise: Stop or Carry On?

June 8th, 2017

“Soreness After Sports/Exercise: Should I Be Worried?” One of the more important roles we have as physical therapists is to help our patients wade through the ebb and flow of pain and discomfort and the proverbial “soreness” after activity, whether it’s work or sport.  Not all pain is “bad” and not all pain means pathology

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Kinesiotape: Is it Worth It?

December 28th, 2016

Does the Evidence Support Using Kinesiotape? If you’ve watched any sporting event, particularly the Olympics, over the last 10 years or so, you’ve seen the colorful tape with the fancy patterns donned by athletes all over the world.  It’s known as “kinesiotape” and the proposed list of benefits is long and distinguished.  As always, we

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