Sports Medicine and Injury Care

Sports injury? Mysterious neck pain? At Carolinas HealthCare System, we treat a range of spine, muscular and sports-related conditions for adolescents, adults and seniors. Our integrated network of experts combine the services of board-certified sports medicine, interventional spine and physical medicine specialists into one comprehensive program. And access to care is never far from home. We’ll schedule you for an appointment within one business day (or even sooner) at one of our convenient locations.

Common Sports/Spine Injuries and Conditions:

• Muscle strains
• Joint sprains and pains: (ankle, hip, knee, shoulder)
• Back pain
• Neck pain
• Foot pain
• Plantar fasciitis (heel pain)
• Repetitive stress injuries (like carpal tunnel syndrome)
• Simple or stress fractures
• Work-related injuries
• Overuse injuries such as rotator cuff overuse, tendonitis and stress fractures
• Sports injuries
• Osteoarthritis
• Sciatica (symptoms including lower back pain, numbness, hip and knee pain)
• Tendinitis
• Concussion

Common Pediatric Injuries and Conditions:

• Overuse or sports injuries (e.g., Little League elbow, gymnast wrist, Sever's disease, Osgood-Schlatter disease)
• Growth plate injuries
• Growing pains
• Vertebral defects

Our services include:

• Joint injections (knee, hip, shoulder, wrist and others)
• Back and neck injections
• EMG/nerve conduction studies
• Management of neuropathy and neuropathic pain
• Platelet rich plasma injections/prolotherapy
• Gait analysis
• Exercise recommendations
• On-site X-ray
• Casting and splinting of fractures
• Diagnostic or therapeutic ultrasound
• Custom orthotics

Learn more by reviewing our Frequently Asked Questions.