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OPTI Sports Science – How to Improve Your Free-Throw Shooting Percentage!
Oct 9
There are two seconds left in the fourth quarter. Your team is down by one and you have just been fouled and are on the free-throw line. Can you...
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Dancing Through Rehab – An OPTI Comeback Story
Mar 27
When Abby Moore first came into Omaha Physical Therapy Institute (OPTI) in 2017, she definitely was not dancing. In fact, she was on crutches and nursing a recently reconstructed...
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Preparing to Play Throughout the Game
Nov 26
There is always talk about warm-up prior to soccer practices and games but there is rarely a focus on re-warming up at half time or if you are coming...
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Coming Back Stronger after an ACL Tear!
Oct 24
Laura Ney’s Comeback Story- Coming Back Even Stronger After an ACL Tear!
Tearing your anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) can be devastating and leave you feeling defeated and emotionally destroyed. For...
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The Power of Touch
Oct 4
Do you remember when you were younger and you had to get a shot at the doctor’s office? What did you want to do at that moment? I remember...
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How To Use the Cool Down for Injury Prevention
Jul 31
Improving Neuromuscular Efficiency through a Cool Down is Key with Injury Prevention
Sometimes all you want to do after a soccer game or practice is sit on the ground and...
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The Incidence of Injury on Turf vs. Grass Field
May 10
It seems that in the world of soccer, more and more facilities are putting field turf in and moving away from a natural grass playing surface. How is this...
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ACL Survey Results from January ACL Comeback Club Party
Apr 5
We had the pleasure of hosting our first (and maybe annual) ACL Comeback Club Celebration on January 3th, 2017! Over the past 10 years, we have seen hundreds of...
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Cate Christopherson’s Comeback Story!
Mar 6
Cate Christopherson is a senior at Omaha North High Magnet School. As a former Omaha Physical Therapy Institute (OPTI) patient and current Sporting Omaha FC (SOFC) soccer player, Cate...
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Being “Blessed” with an Injury
Dec 12
During our physical therapy sessions at OPTI, we often joke with patients about celebrating their “anniversary” of their injury or surgery by treating themselves to their favorite ice cream...