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“It’s a good feeling to know you’re making a difference in patients and children's lives and improving the local doctors’ abilities to care for the people that live there.” – Dr. Patrick Hayes

Yoga is a great cross-training tool for runners to stretch, lengthen and strengthen tight muscles resulting from logging daily miles.

After a shoulder injury, Norm was seen at our University location...watch the visit unfold.

Approximately eight years ago, Aaron Hewitt, physician assistant manager at OrthoCarolina’s Sports Medicine Center, experienced what he calls his “aha moment.”

In the sports radio world, sitting on the couch, eating junk food and drinking beer can be the norm.

“For me, it’s about the runner’s high. There is nothing like running to provide a feeling of rejuvenation! “

However, despite the love for soccer, the majority of players in England, still played multiple sports.

As we enter the month of August, many children and teenagers are headed back to school. Many of us remember our high school football games on Friday night with the cheerleading team on the sidelines helping to lead the crowd in chants to help their football team win the game.

At OrthoCarolina we have a love for athletes, sports, and competition. The stories of determination and strength behind Olympic gold, mirror the stories of perseverance and drive our patients show each day.

There’s a feeling of freedom for runners when summer first breaks in the Queen City. Glowing armbands and reflective tape are retired as daylight lingers well into the evening.

Dr. Sarjoo “Sam” Bhagia, a physiatrist with OrthoCarolina's Spine Center, passed away August 10, 2016 after a brief illness. Dr. Bhagia was adored and respected by his teammates, peers, patients and friends, and his easygoing nature and laughter were an innate part of who he was both as a person and a physician.

Learn the proper technique for each exercise

I like 5K distances. One of my favorite races to run with friends is the OrthoCarolina 10K Classic, it’s a beautiful course.

“I was going nuts,” she says of those days without running. “What am I going to do now?”

Some of the world’s top physicians, researchers, and scientists in the field of musculoskeletal infections will unite in Charlotte August 5-6 during the annual meeting of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS).

The backpack serves not only as a stylish accessory, but also as the main transporter for books, homework, or maybe even a laptop.

Here's where you can find them!

Free workouts integrated into the sidewalks of Charlotte using clean graffiti, it's just water!

As students head back to school, many dancers head back to the studio and a vigorous training schedule.

A midfoot strike is ideal for runners and helps reduce the force and shock to a runner’s hip, knee and ankle.

Runners are often quick to blame shoes for injuries, and although not always the case, a properly functioning running shoe is important.

This includes our Orthopedic Urgent Care as well.

Injuries to the face are common in soccer, most often occurring through direct impact with either a soccer ball or collision between players.