5 Ways to Reduce Achilles Tendon Rupture

Reduce the Risk of Achilles Tendon Rupture Ugh. Achilles tendon ruptures.  They affect elite athletes and weekend warriors alike, especially men.  Certainly, they happen to females too, and a couple of recent studies have found increases in both sexes (Huttunen et al, Am J Sports Med 2014; Lantto et al, Scand J Sci Med Sport […]

Questions to Ask your Physical Therapist

Questions to Ask your PT Many people come to SSOR Physical Therapy and have not had any experience with physical therapists prior to coming here.  Some may have had physical therapy previously, but maybe didn’t connect with the physical therapist or never quite felt that they “got it” in regards to what their concerns, desires, […]

Sports Nutrition: Fuel & Train

Sports Nutrition: Don’t Diet & Exercise, Fuel & Train” SSOR wants to thank Rebecca McConnville, MS, RD, LD, CSSD for her guest post.  The PT’s at SSOR get asked about sports nutrition regularly by our patients.  We believe it’s important to surround ourselves with a team of reliable, trustworthy, and knowledgeable professionals to refer our […]

How to Choose an Orthopedic Surgeon

5 Things to Consider When Choosing an Orthopedic Surgeon We get to spend a lot of time with our patients as physical therapists.  As a result, they value and trust our opinion when it comes to things like choosing an orthopedic surgeon.  Certainly, they’ll talk to friends and family, but inevitably, they ask us who […]

MPFL Reconstruction

Physical Therapy after Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) Reconstruction Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) reconstruction is a surgical procedure to help people who have patellar instability.  Whether it’s a traumatic dislocation or repetitive instability episodes, MPFL reconstruction is a procedure that really helps people restore function lost with the injury.  Patellar instability can affect both athletes and […]

Knee Pain & What It Means

Knee Pain Symptoms: Should I Be Worried? Without question, knee pain is easily one of the top two things we see at SSOR, back pain being the other.   Knee pain comes in many forms, has many reasons, and affects people across the lifespan.  People consistently report certain things aggravate them, and that is often […]

Types of Massage Therapy at SSOR

Massage Therapy at SSOR SSOR offers massage therapy at both the Overland Park and Prairie Village locations.  Did you know though that we offer four different types of massage?  Well, we do!  Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Reflexology Massage, and Sports Massage.   Below we have provided a brief description of the types of modalities we […]

Physical Therapist in Pro Sports

Recommendations for PT’s in Professional Sports One of my former PT students without previous pro sports experience landed a job in professional sports.  I was really excited for him for him to land this opportunity.  Many PT’s out there have similar desires but just never get a shot.  In this former student’s case, it’s particularly […]

Worst Gym Machines

What are the Worst Gym Machines? SSOR has a very active population that goes across the lifespan.  We have a goal-oriented population that demands results quickly.  They want to get back to their activities as quickly as possible.  Inevitably, the topic of working out comes up and they ask “What machines should I avoid (or […]

Shoulder Pain Doing the Plank?

Save Your Shoulders Doing the Plank In the last month, the physical therapists at SSOR have seen 3 female patients, all fit ladies who workout regularly, come in with shoulder pain as a result of doing planks.  The plank is a very common exercise used for core stability.  It’s a great exercise and when done […]

Elbow Pain: Are you sure it’s the elbow?

Neck Pain as the source of Elbow Pain Does this sound like you?  You might be male or female.  You’re probably age 40 or greater.  Probably have a job where you sit at a computer all day.  At the end of the day, you have aches and pains in your neck and shoulder possibly, or […]

Driving after ACL Surgery

When is it OK to Drive After Knee Surgery? The physical therapists at SSOR see lots of people that have had knee surgeries.  One of the first things they’re concerned about, even before walking, is when they can drive again.  Being able to drive and come/go as we please is one freedom that people take […]