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Wouldn't be surprised if the "injury" was more psychological than physical. Reynolds made a few key errors early summer, the media absolutely ganged up on him, and then the throwing errors really started piling up.
Baltimore/Maryland is kind of an odd place for baseball. Lacrosse is the huge spring/summer sport for the younger crowd, baseball is prety much ignored. The older fans who do follow it are stuck in the 60's and 70's and worship pitching/defense. You look at some of the local Orioles articles/quotes, and defense is probably weighted higher than hitting.
Below average defense at SS/3B is practically sacrilege around here. Reynolds mashed 37 HR's with a .800+ OPS, and most local Oriole fans are still lamenting the loss of David Hernandez. Horrible environment for a bat-first player, and Reynolds let it get to him.
On a side note, also doesn't help that the O's pitching allowed a ridiculously high batted ball velocity.