Overland Park Physical Therapist to Present at Sports Medicine Meeting in Las Vegas

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Dec. 1, 2014 - PRLog -- Overland Park physical therapist and owner of the outpatient physical therapy clinic Specialists in Sports and Orthopedic Rehabilitation (SSOR), Dr. Dan Lorenz, will be presenting this weekend at the Team Concept Conference (TCC) in Las Vegas, NV.  TCC is a yearly conference featuring experts in orthopedic surgery and sports physical therapy.  It is supported by the Sports Physical Therapy Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

Dr. Lorenz will be presenting on a few topics.  He will be talking about post-operative rehabilitation considerations for meniscus lesions of the knee.  Meniscectomy, meniscus repairs, meniscus root tears, and meniscus transplants will be focus of the discussion.  He will also be talking about return to running and sprinting progressions for the athlete who is recovering from injury in the lower extremity.  Finally, he will participate in a roundtable discussion with other sports physical therapists as well as world-renowned orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Jack Steadman, on return to play considerations following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

Dr. Lorenz is Kansas City's only fellowship-trained physical therapist in sports medicine.  SSOR (www.ssorkc.com) is located at 133rd and Metcalf in the Deer Creek Woods Shopping area.  SSOR is in-network with most insurances.  Call for an appointment at (913) 904-1128.  In the state of Kansas, you no longer need a physician referral to see a physical therapist.