Risk Factors of Overuse Injuries in Youth Sports

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From Overuse Injuries and Burnout in Youth Sports: A Position Statement from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine[i], medical professionals teamed up to determine the risk factors of overuse injuries in young athletes.  There are two main groupings of factors that play into an overuse injury including intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Every sport and […]

Running Medicine 2013

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 A great conference for runners and clinicians! Left to Right: Eric Magrum, Annetta Haddox, Melissa Jennings, Stephen Worrel Attending from P.R.O. were Annetta Haddox, Stephen Worrel, and Melissa Jennings. They are pictured here with Eric Magrum. Eric Magrum is the director of HealthSouth UVA outpatient. He also teaches and directs the VOMPTI program and helped […]

Combined Sections Meeting 2013

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The newest addition to the P.R.O. family, Melissa Jennings, recently attended the 2013 APTA Combined Sections Meeting in San Diego, CA. Read on to find out what CSM is all about… Here at P.R.O. Physical Therapy we are constantly trying to improve our patient care and clinical outcomes so while Virginia was covered in snow, I […]