OrthoCarolina Resources

“Knock knees” is a term used to describe the medical term genu valgum, which means the knees fall inside the midline of the legs.

Flat feet are a condition in which the foot doesn't have a normal arch. It may affect one foot or both feet.

In-toeing is a pattern of walking in which the toes point inward instead of straight forward. There are varying degrees of in-toeing, some being mild and others being severe.

A normal meniscus is a c-shaped cushion of cartilage that supports the knee joint. A discoid meniscus is shaped more like a disc and does not taper as much toward the center.

Blount’s disease is a condition affecting the growth plate of the tibia, also known as the shin bone.

American registered nurse Margo McCaffery, a pioneer of the field of pain management nursing, famously had a theory about human pain: "whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he says it does".

You can do anything for 20 seconds, right? No sweat. But, have you met Tabata?

When an athlete gets injured, we tend to focus on the physical aspects: What was hurt, the surgery, and when can the athlete get back on the field or court...

Most of us have had a headache before and know that they are…well, a headache.

At age 28, I was in the best shape of my life...

“In what other sport do you get a 15-second break every hour?” –Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

7 Things You Didn’t Know About Back Health

At Belmont Abbey, we strive to educate our students in three areas: body, mind, and spirit. In athletics, we focus a little more on the body area and work to keep our athletes in optimal physical condition both to prevent injury and to compete at a high level.

In part three of our series on "core" trunk muscles and back pain we look at the muscle called the transversus abdominus.