Conditions we treat
Chronic musculoskeletal and sports pain
For muscle, tendon, and joint pain that hasn’t healed the way it should, from sports injuries to pain that comes with other conditions.
What we treat
Overuse injuries and muscle, tendon, and joint pain are a big part of what we do, for athletes and for everyone else. We look for the specific source of pain and treat it directly.
It isn’t only sports. We also treat musculoskeletal pain that comes with other conditions, including skeletal dysplasias and rheumatologic conditions like juvenile arthritis, especially when the inflammation is under control but the pain isn’t.
Common reasons patients come to us
- Overuse injuries
- Shoulder, elbow, hip, and ankle pain
- Tendon, muscle, and joint pain
- Pain with skeletal dysplasias
- Ongoing pain with rheumatologic conditions
- Pain that lingers after an injury
How we find the source and treat it
Finding the source
A careful history and hands-on exam, diagnostic ultrasound and imaging when they will change the plan, and diagnostic injections that pinpoint exactly where the pain is coming from.
Myofascial care
Myofascial therapies, trigger point injections, and dry needling for tight, painful muscles and the pain they refer to other areas.
Injections
Ultrasound-guided steroid injections and prolotherapy for joints, tendons, and ligaments, and nerve blocks when a nerve is involved.
Medications
Medications for muscle, joint, and nerve pain, matched to the source of the pain and to what you need to do day to day.
Joints and movement
Treatment for joint dysfunction and rehabilitation that restores strength and movement, with a clear plan to get back to sports and activity.
When pain lingers
When pain hangs on after the tissue has healed, the nervous system may have kept the pain signal turned up, and we treat that too.
Getting back to sports and activity
Treating the specific source is usually the answer. We pair it with a return plan that rebuilds strength and load gradually, and we coordinate with your orthopedist, rheumatologist, coaches, athletic trainers, and physical therapists so everyone works from the same plan. We aren’t surgeons, but we work closely with surgeons to diagnose problems and to guide non-surgical care, and we refer when surgery is the right answer.
We also treat confidence. After a painful injury, many athletes hold back or fear getting hurt again. We want you to move forward knowing that if something does happen, you’ll know what to do, and you’ll have a team behind you.
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Book online in a few minutes. No referral needed. We see children, teens, and young adults up to age 30 in Greenville, Charlotte, and by telehealth in SC and NC.