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Throughout my 20+ year career as an occupational therapist and certified hand therapist, I have found the most rewarding part of my job to be the collaborative process with my patients.

After a long and brutal winter, spring has finally sprung in the Carolinas. For many of us, that means one thing – BASEBALL!

If you know OrthoCarolina, you know that we’re passionate about sports, including our local and regional college teams...

Read more on what Dr. Christian Clark with OrthoCarolina Pediatrics told the Charlotte Observer about overuse injury risks in children:

After thousands of miles and countless beers, NoDa Brewing Run Club has converted marathon runners into IPA fiends and craft beer snobs into PR machines.

It was just a standard practice for Lorissa Shepstone and the Charlotte Roller Girls last September...

19 Running Injury-Prevention Tips from OrthoCarolina Experts

When runners begin increasing their mileage, it is important to do so in a calculated manner to avoid overuse injuries.

Region’s Leading Orthopedic Group Expands into the Triad While Continuing to Offer Quality, Convenient Care

Whatever the reason, you've decided to take up running. Maybe you’d like to lose weight, or you’re working on strengthening your body to help with rehabilitation after an injury or a surgery...

Functional movements sound complicated but they’re just natural, compound body movements that use multiple joints in your body.

This year’s winners (Matt Kenseth, Duel #1, and Denny Hamlin, Duel #2), are both with our partner Joe Gibbs Racing.

This multidisciplinary organization provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and promotes clinical and basic science research of the cervical spine. The Cervical Spine Research Society is the recognized authority on diseases of the cervical spine.

High-intensity interval training is typically done at around 80-95% of your maximal aerobic capacity. It’s important to start slow and progress bit by bit when participating in HIIT training or any type of intense exercise.

Whether you’re an athlete or not, are these drinks really a smart choice for our bodies?

One in ten Americans will have Dupuytren's contracture, so many of us will have a friend or family member affected by it.

You've likely heard of high-intensity interval training (HIIT), a type of workout that isn't totally new, but is increasingly popular and can be confusing because there are so many types.

CrossFit seems to be everywhere yet still mystifies so many people.

Stretching does have some benefits in cases of a true flexibility deficit, but there are other ways to improve mobility and performance.

OrthoCarolina and Queens University of Charlotte Speaker Series

Our Sports Medicine Center of Excellence

Top orthopedic and spine centers are collaborating through a national alliance to link large employers with more cost-effective, quality surgery so their employees can quickly return to work at a better price.

Hickory YMCA members discussing how a partnership with OrthoCarolina Hickory is helping not only the Y, but the entire community.