General Orthopedics
Cortisone Injections for Runners: Yea or Nay?
Cortisone is a corticosteroid anti-inflammatory delivered through an injection that goes directly to the site of inflammation in your body.
Read MoreOrthoCarolina Physicians Recognized in 2022 North Carolina’s Top Doctors: Charlotte Region List
OrthoCarolina is proud to have 29 orthopedic physicians recognized in the 2022 North Carolina Top Doctors: Charlotte Region list.
Read MoreOrthopedic Research Powers Long-Term Wellness for Women
Orthopedic research focused on women helps fitness professionals like OrthoCarolina's Melissa Bisnet keep their clients healthy & safe for the long haul.
Read MoreWhat Is Tendinitis?
Tendons, thick cords that connect your muscles to bones, are more important than you might realize. For people who have had tendinitis (also called tendonitis), inflammation of the tendons causes pain and swelling, sometimes severe, and can make it difficult to do the activities you love.
Read More7 Winter Adventures in North Carolina Other than Downhill Skiing (and Where to Do Them)
Winter beautifully transforms North Carolina’s wild spaces into a playground for outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy.
Read More5 Ways to Safely Spend Time Outside This Winter
Here are a few engaging ways to get outside and stay active this winter.
Read MoreWhat Is Bone & What Does It Do?
Although bones look static when preserved in a museum or modeled in a classroom, bone in your body is just as alive as your lungs, liver, or kidneys.
Read More30 Things You Didn’t Know About Physician Assistants (PAs)
Ever wonder what Physician Assistants do? Here are 30 things you didn’t know about PAs.
Read MoreAnatomy Language | How Body Parts Are Named
Anatomy terminology is a highly detailed language to name all the parts of our bodies -- every bone, ligament and muscle. It’s like medical professionals speak one language at work and an entirely different one at home.
3 Signs of an Overuse Injury
Overuse injuries are extremely common and will happen to most people at some time or other. Recognizing the early signs of an overuse injury can help you avoid pain and excess downtime.
Read MoreSleep: The Secret Ingredient of Injury Recovery
After an injury, sleep is key to proper recovery. Learn more about the role sleep plays in muscle and joint repair and how to set yourself up to sleep well and get better quickly.
Read MoreIce vs. Heat: What Should I Use, When?
Inflammation and pain is the body’s natural reaction to an injury. To ease that pain and help the body heal faster, is it better to use ice or heat?
Stretches to Prevent Hamstring Injuries
Learn how to prevent hamstring injuries with these stretches from a Physical Therapist
Read MoreMinimally Invasive Treatment Yields Quick Recovery for Dupuytren's Disease
For patients with a contracture of the hand due to Dupuytren's disease, Needle Aponeurotomy offers a minimally invasive treatment and rapid return to normal activities.
Read MoreUpper Extremity Surgical Amputation Procedures: Targeted Muscle Reinervation and Starfish
Please note, this video includes some graphic scenes associated with the teaching process of orthopedic surgery. Thank you.
Read MoreWhat are the benefits of arthroscopic surgery?
Less invasive than traditional "open" surgery, arthroscopy can evaluate, diagnose and treat many joint conditions.
Read MoreWhat are the symptoms of bicep tendinitis?
Bicep tendinitis is the inflammation of the upper bicep tendon and those who experience it often complain of shoulder pain.
Read MoreHow Aric Almirola Won at Talladega a Year and a Half after Breaking His Back
Aric Almirola won the 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, October 14, 2018 in the No. 10 Smithfield Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing, marking his second-career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory. For Almirola, it was a sweet taste of success after a nearly-devastating injury in a wreck at Kansas Speedway in 2017 when he suffered a compression fracture to his T5 vertebra.
Read MoreHow should you treat a nosebleed?
When a nosebleed happens, there is no cause for alarm but steps should be taken to minimize blood loss. Should you lean forward? Tilt your head back? Physician Assistant Andy Hylton shares four steps to treat nosebleeds.
Read MoreSleep + Pain
Mattress Advisor set out to understand the complicated relationship between pain, sleep and the healing process. So we called on the expertise of Dr. Kinjal Parikh, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine with OrthoCarolina.
Read MoreWhat is Myofascial Pain and how do you treat it?
You have likely heard the term “myofascial pain” or “myofascial pain syndrome” being thrown around. Most people are familiar with the prefix “Myo” as it refers to muscles. “Fascia” is a thin sheet or band of connective tissue made primarily of collagen that helps to attach and separate muscles and internal organs. It surrounds and attaches to all structures within the body. Situations can develop where the muscles or fascia become chronically irritated and painful, sometimes including painful knots or trigger points.
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