Treatments & Recovery
What We’re Doing in Physical Therapy: Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM)
Soft-tissue injuries sometimes happen gradually, such as overuse issues in athletes or people who do repetitive physical work
Read MoreTreating Position-Specific Injuries in NASCAR: Upper Extremities
Fast fact: As of 2013 there were 3,000 published injury studies on football, 1,000 each on baseball and basketball, 140 on bowling, 43 on arm-wrestling and 7 on tug-of-war. NASCAR injury studies? There were 3.
Read MoreWhat is Hand Therapy?
As a specialty practice of occupational and physical therapy, hand therapy focuses on orthopedic conditions that affect the upper extremities (hands and arms).
Read MoreCommon Foot Conditions Treated with Orthotics
OrthoCarolina providers can refer patients to Performance Orthotics
Read MoreWhat We’re Doing in Physical Therapy -- Dry Needling
When we contract our muscles repetitively, such as motion in sports activities, jobs or stress-related muscle tension, sensitive trigger points can develop within the muscle itself along the fascia that cover and protect them.
Read MoreBasic Sling Wear Instructions
Post-Rotator Cuff Repair, OrthoCarolina Matthews Physical Therapy
Watch VideoWhat We’re Doing in Physical Therapy – Check out H-Wave ®
H-Wave stimulation is a drug-free form of electrical stimulation, or small muscle fiber stimulator, that treats chronic soft-tissue injury, improves lymphatic flow, and helps decrease acute, chronic and neuropathic pain
Read MoreNew treatments for Dupuytren's contracture
One in ten Americans will have Dupuytren's contracture, so many of us will have a friend or family member affected by it.
Read MoreShoulder Surgery with Regional Anesthesia - Less Pain, Patrick Hayes, MD
OrthoCarolina surgeon Patrick Hayes, MD tells us how advanced anesthesia techniques that allow for regional localized blocks are helping shoulder surgery patients recover faster and with less pain.
Watch VideoHip Replacement Recovery Process, William Stucky, MD
Well known retired coach Ed Peeler (Crest Basketball & David Thompson's old High School coach) tells us about his recovery from a hip replacement.
Watch VideoACL Reconstruction by Scott L. Smith
Surgical procedure for ACL Reconstruction
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