Between the Bones

Sports Medicine in Adolescent Amateur Athletics

Sports medicine is a subject typically associated with professional and collegiate athletes. But there’s another facet that’s important to discuss: sports medicine in adolescents and amateur athletics. At OrthoCarolina, we’re committed to providing specialized care in the space of adolescent sports. From close working relationships with coaches and parents to a deep understanding of what it takes to keep players healthy, OrthoCarolina prioritizes young athletes at every step of their sports journey.

Shoulder Dislocation and Instability with Dr. Bryan Saltzman

What do a shoulder and a golf ball have in common? Find out on this episode of the Between the Bones Podcast. Dr. Bryan Saltzman, an orthopedic surgeon at OrthoCarolina, talks to host Adam about the basics of shoulder dislocations and shoulder instability. In this episode, you’ll learn the best steps to take after a shoulder injury, what a chronic dislocator is, and the various types of treatments for shoulder dislocations and instability based on the mechanism of injury, your age, and your gender.

Hip Arthroscopy with Dr. Durham Weeks

On this episode of the Between the Bones Podcast, host Adam Walker talks to Dr. Durham Weeks, a surgeon at OrthoCarolina that specializes in arthroscopy and reconstructive surgery for injuries involving the hip, knee, and shoulder. The two discuss hip arthroscopy, which is a minimally invasive procedure that allows a surgeon to see inside your hip joint. Dr. Weeks will share his expertise on the procedure, what types of patients are good candidates for hip arthroscopy, and what the recovery period looks like after the surgery. Dr. Weeks, welcome to the show!

Value-Based Care at OrthoCarolina

Today, we’re bringing you a special episode… and it won’t follow the standard format. We will be diving deep into a topic that is a main priority for the team at OrthoCarolina: Value-Based Care. This subject couldn’t be covered in just one interview… so we did three. In today’s episode, we’re weaving together a story to explain Value-Based Care. What is it? How is it different from our current system? Why is it important? We’ll work to answer those questions with the help of four team members at OrthoCarolina. From all different perspectives - a doctor, a physician’s assistant, a nurse, an outpatient Ambulatory Service Center coordinator - we’ll learn what value-based care means and how it could change the future of medical care.

Understanding Physiatry & Pain Management with Dr. Swaroop Gonchikar

Have you ever heard of physiatry? No, not psychology or physical therapy, but physiatry. That’s pronounced FIZZ-eye-ah-tree. These medical doctors are specially trained to treat ongoing pain of the nerves, muscles, and bones using both surgical and non-surgical techniques. The main focus of physiatry is the patient’s function, independence, and quality of life. On today’s episode, host Adam Walker talks to Dr. Swaroop Gonchikar [https://www.orthocarolina.com/physicians/swaroop-gonchikar-md]. Dr. Gonchikar specializes in physical medicine & rehabilitation and in interventional spine and non-surgical orthopedics at the OrthoCarolina Spine Center. The discuss the basics of physiatry: what it is, when this type of medicine was started, and what type of pain it’s used to treat. They also dive into the details and get answers to these questions: What type of pain injections are there? How much do they hurt for the patient… really? And… How long does the pain relief last?