Joint pain shouldn’t decide what you’re able to do.
Persistent knee, shoulder, hip, and other joint pain can affect walking, exercise, sleep, work, and the activities you enjoy. Carolina Advanced Medicine offers advanced treatment options for appropriate patients who want to address the source of their pain and improve function.
Is joint pain changing what you can do?
Joint and soft-tissue problems can gradually change the way you move, exercise, work, and participate in everyday activities.
The first step is determining what may be contributing to your symptoms and whether one of our treatment options may be appropriate for you.
Book a Consultation- Knee pain when walking, climbing stairs, or standing
- Shoulder pain or difficulty reaching overhead
- Hip pain that affects walking or activity
- Pain or stiffness that limits exercise
- Joint discomfort that interferes with sleep
- Pain that returns when you become more active
- Ongoing pain despite rest or previous treatment
- Avoiding activities because you’re concerned about making the problem worse
The first step is determining what may be contributing to your symptoms and whether one of our treatment options may be appropriate for you.
Book a ConsultationFocused care for joint and soft-tissue problems.
Joint pain can come from different structures and different underlying problems. Our approach begins with understanding where your pain is coming from and how it is affecting your function.
Knee Pain
Pain, stiffness, or reduced function involving the knee.
Shoulder Pain
Pain or restricted movement that affects reaching, lifting, sleeping, or everyday activities.
Hip Pain
Pain or stiffness that may make walking, standing, exercise, or normal movement more difficult.
Other Joint & Soft-Tissue Pain
Certain tendon, ligament, muscle, and joint-related problems may also be appropriate for evaluation.
Treatment starts with understanding the problem.
Not every painful joint needs the same treatment. Before recommending care, our clinical team evaluates your symptoms, health history, physical findings, and functional limitations.
The goal is to determine what may be contributing to your pain and whether one of our available treatment options is appropriate.
Understand your symptoms
We look at when the problem began, what makes it better or worse, and how it is affecting your everyday life.
Evaluate function
Your examination helps us understand movement, tenderness, strength, range of motion, and other findings related to the painful area.
Build the right plan
If treatment is appropriate, we explain the options, expected treatment schedule, and next steps before you begin.
Treatment based on your clinical findings.
Depending on the condition being treated and your clinical evaluation, treatment may include one or more advanced therapies.
TruDose PRP Therapy
Platelet-rich plasma, commonly called PRP, uses a concentrated portion of the patient’s own blood as part of a regenerative treatment approach.
TruDose technology allows the clinical team to prepare and measure platelet concentrations used during treatment.
PRP may be considered for certain joint and soft-tissue conditions after a clinical evaluation.
Ask About PRPShockwave Therapy
Shockwave therapy uses focused acoustic energy as a non-surgical treatment option for certain musculoskeletal and soft-tissue conditions.
Depending on the condition being treated, it may be used as part of a structured treatment plan designed to address pain and improve function.
Ask About Shockwave TherapyThe treatment should fit the problem.
A painful knee is not automatically a PRP case. A painful shoulder is not automatically a shockwave case.
The appropriate treatment depends on what is causing the symptoms, the structures involved, your health history, and your clinical findings.
That is why our process begins with an evaluation rather than selecting a treatment before we understand the problem.
Could this approach be right for you?
You may want to schedule a consultation if joint or soft-tissue pain has persisted and is affecting your normal activities, especially if you’re interested in learning about non-surgical treatment options.
Examples may include people who:
- Have ongoing knee, shoulder, hip, or other joint pain
- Want to remain active but pain is limiting activity
- Have tried rest or conservative care without the improvement they hoped for
- Want to understand alternatives that may be available before considering more invasive options
- Want an evaluation before deciding on a treatment
A consultation does not mean you are committing to treatment. It is an opportunity to better understand your options and determine whether our program may be appropriate for you.
Book a ConsultationFrequently Asked Questions
Find out what options may be available.
Talk with our team about your joint pain, get your questions answered, and learn whether one of our treatment options may be appropriate for you.