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National PA Week

October is National Physical Therapy Month

Instead of waiting for change to be imposed, doctors at Charlotte’s OrthoCarolina, one of the region’s largest physician groups, have taken the lead in adopting a system to simplify billing and improve coordination of care.

As a specialty practice of occupational and physical therapy, hand therapy focuses on orthopedic conditions that affect the upper extremities (hands and arms).

OrthoCarolina providers can refer patients to Performance Orthotics

Leading up to a race, it’s important to plan your training accordingly to avoid overtraining...

Our physical therapists at OrthoCarolina play a vital role in keeping our patients healthy, improving movement, managing pain, promoting healing, and are often an important part of rehabilitation for those with chronic conditions.

Special art show displays works by Hand Center patients

Foam rolling has become increasingly popular over recent years, and foam rollers of all sizes can be found in almost any gym or physical therapy clinic in the United States.

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.

Whether you’re hitting the asphalt or the trails, the mountains, the beach or somewhere in between for your run, there are a lot of different factors that go into picking the right shoe.

Faulty alignment in your feet can create havoc and pain in the entire body...

How the foot interacts with the ground while running is a topic of many running conversations...

Back pain can sometimes feel unbearable...

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

Your core muscles are deep in your back and help stabilize and strengthen your spine.

Strength training is so often ignored by females.

The American Medical Association recently declared cheerleading a sport, saying that the rigors and risks led them to the decision.

For Matt Yost, being in shape isn't just part of his healthy lifestyle. His job and people’s lives depend on it.

Four years ago, I was not healthy. I was eating pizza and burgers 3-4 times a week and drinking too much beer and soda. Sure, we like to indulge sometimes, but I was not healthy. I peaked at 190 pounds, which is a lot for me, after a Christmas vacation with my buddies – and I felt depressed about my overall health.

Starting March 1, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) customers became eligible for a new bundled payment program for total knee replacement surgeries through an arrangement with OrthoCarolina.

Angela Sneed, ATC at OrthoCarolina, joins AT Podcast to talk motorsports and more

We know, we know, running shoes aren’t cheap. But, as you use your shoes, mile after mile they eventually begin to lose their cushioning, stability, and shock absorption.