OrthoCarolina
Welcome to OrthoCarolina’s online home. As one of the nation’s leading orthopedic practices with offices across the region, OrthoCarolina is your destination for comprehensive orthopedic care. Leveraging our physicians’ expertise in the areas of foot and ankle, hand, hip and knee, shoulder and elbow, spine, sports medicine and pediatrics; and providing services that include physical therapy, MRI and post-surgical support; we can offer you a continuum of care unmatched in the region. OrthoCarolina. You. Improved.
Orthopedic Urgent Care
When time is of the essence, OrthoCarolina offers urgent care for the entire family. All of our Orthopedic Urgent Care (OUC) locations are staffed by board-certified Orthopedic Surgeons and licensed orthopedic Physician Assistants.
OrthoCarolina Running
As the regional leader in orthopedic care, OrthoCarolina running is your one-stop shop for all your orthopedic needs. Whether a professional or amateur, OrthoCarolina has all the services you’ll need to get back in the game. From orthopedics to imaging to therapy to training we are the only experts you’ll need.
OrthoCarolina Motorsports
Whether a professional or amateur, OrthoCarolina has all the services you’ll need to get back in the game. From orthopedics to imaging to therapy to training we are the only experts you’ll need.
OrthoCarolina Basketball
As the regional leader in orthopedic care, OrthoCarolina basketball is your one-stop shop for all your orthopedic needs. Whether a professional or amateur, OrthoCarolina has all the services you’ll need to get back in the game. From orthopedics to imaging to therapy to training we are the only experts you’ll need.
Fitness Training: A Healthy Approach
Whether it’s jogging, aerobics, Stairmaster, weight training or swimming, fitness training has become a major part of many American lives. Though these types of activities are felt to be relatively safe forms of fitness training, [...]
OrthoCarolina Sports Medicine Center
What do you have in common with professional and college athletes? If you choose OrthoCarolina, you’ll share the same physicians. We have one of the nation’s most comprehensive Sports Medicine groups, with decades of experience [...]
Most Frequently Asked Question: Ice Or Heat?
PROBABLY THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED question regarding sports injuries is, “When do I use ice and when do I use heat, and with which injuries do I use which?” It is fair to say that most people will use ice following their initial injury and after a few days begin to use heat to treat the injury.
Ankle Strengthening
Ankle strengthening can be a very important factor in healing ankle injuries. Four main strengthening exercises include eversion, dorsiflexion, inversion and plantarflexion.
Ankle Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of your ankle(s) after an injury will focus on the achievement of the following goals: obtaining normal range of motion, obtaining normal strength, and obtaining normal control/proprioception.
Achilles Tendon Exercises
Heel cord (Achilles tendon) and calf muscle stretching exercises are very important. These exercises should be performed for at least five minutes twice a day. You cannot stretch too much.
