WELCOME TO THE CHARLOTTE ATHLETE
Work with an expert. Fix your pain. Get back to the activities you love.
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
Are you trying to stay healthy/fit but can't because of pain stopping you from exercising?
Are you worried that an injury will stop you from participating in activities you love, like working out, CrossFit, running, or golf?
Have you been dealing with a chronic injury that just hasn't gone away?
Have you seen other medical providers in the past with no long-lasting change in your pain?
Are you frustrated you can't keep your fitness at the highest level?
The Charlotte Athlete is DIFFERENT.
We focus on solving these problems with our clients.
Our goal is to help you stay active in whatever type of training or sport you choose.
Life is a lot more fun when you're pain free and doing the things you love.
You being fit and healthy is also the best way to enjoy time with your friends and family.
We help you live the high performance, pain-free life you deserve.
Our goal is to help you stay active in whatever type of training or sport you choose.
Life is a lot more fun when you're pain free and doing the things you love.
You being fit and healthy is also the best way to enjoy time with your friends and family.
We help you live the high performance, pain-free life you deserve.
THE CHARLOTTE ATHLETE DIFFERENCE
WE SPEND MORE TIME WITH YOU
When was the last time you spend a full hour with a Doctor? We've created a treatment model that allows us to spend the time needed to provide effective, patient-centered, and individualized care. We take the time to answer questions and provide more attention and focus towards our patients specific needs to ensure the quickest outcome.
WE VALUE YOUR TIME AND CONVIENCE
Our unique model allows us get results fast. Our discharge rate is less than half the national average. Our comprehensive approach, and focus on the underlying cause, empowers our patients to not only get better quickly, but understand how to prevent relapses down the road. We won’t waste time laying you on heat packs or using outdated modalities that simply don't work.
WE ONLY PROVIDE 1 ON 1 CARE WITH A DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
The healthcare system has changed over the past few years, resulting in many clinics now having 2-3 physical therapy assistants per Doctor of Physical Therapy. Thus, patients are spending a majority of their time with assistants or technicians that are not required to even have a bachelors degree. Each session at The Charlotte Athlete will be spent 1-on-1 with the same Doctor of Physical Therapy. You will never be pawned off to a tech or assistant.
WE TREAT PATIENTS LIKE FAMILY AND FRIENDS, NOT A NUMBER
Its not uncommon for us to check in, make sure things are going well, and help in any way we can. We are your resources throughout your plan of care, and you are encouraged to reach out to us should you have any questions or concerns. The relationship we develop with our patients, truly investing in their health and active lifestyle, is unlike any healthcare professional relationship the patient will have had before.
WE CAN SEE YOU WITHOUT A REFERRAL FROM A PHYSICIAN
You can come directly to us before seeing your physician, or any other healthcare provider. At The Charlotte Athlete, we specialize in being the first point of care for patients suffering from an acute or chronic pain issues and we are trained in screening for pathology that may not make you amenable for physical therapy. We are trained to assess the whole body, and can begin helping to correct your problem immediately. This makes it very easy for patients to begin feeling better sooner, as they are not subjected to the lengthy process being passed around from one specialist to another.
WE UTILIZE AN OUT-OF NETWORK PAYMENT MODEL
This is not only a GOOD thing but a GREAT thing! This means that we can treat you in manner that will get you better faster without insurance restrictions. We can provide the exact types of treatments that you need without waiting for insurance companies to “authorize” treatments. We dictate how you are treated, not the insurance companies!
People always ask…Do you take my insurance? The first thing that patients must understand is that with our drastically changing healthcare system over the past 5 years, using your health insurance for this type of treatment is often not the best option. Co-payments, deductibles, and everything related to insurance is getting more expensive and the care provided by corporate physical therapy or big hospital systems is getting worse. We provide a number of payment models to meet the patient’s needs, so they can get the best available treatment that is based exactly on what they need, rather than what the insurance company will pay for.
Physical therapy practices that accept insurance have to hire a large billing staff to help navigate through all the complicated, tedious, and extensive paperwork that insurance companies require to get reimbursed. By skipping this step, we keep our overhead much lower so we don’t have to see a ridiculous amount of patients per day/week to be profitable. We treat just a few patients per day, in most insurance based practices a physical therapist and physical therapist assistant team will see >20 patients per day. As a result, each individual patient gets much more attention and focus.
People always ask…Do you take my insurance? The first thing that patients must understand is that with our drastically changing healthcare system over the past 5 years, using your health insurance for this type of treatment is often not the best option. Co-payments, deductibles, and everything related to insurance is getting more expensive and the care provided by corporate physical therapy or big hospital systems is getting worse. We provide a number of payment models to meet the patient’s needs, so they can get the best available treatment that is based exactly on what they need, rather than what the insurance company will pay for.
Physical therapy practices that accept insurance have to hire a large billing staff to help navigate through all the complicated, tedious, and extensive paperwork that insurance companies require to get reimbursed. By skipping this step, we keep our overhead much lower so we don’t have to see a ridiculous amount of patients per day/week to be profitable. We treat just a few patients per day, in most insurance based practices a physical therapist and physical therapist assistant team will see >20 patients per day. As a result, each individual patient gets much more attention and focus.
INJURIES WE TREAT
Lower back Pain
- Lower back strain
- Herniated discs
- Degenerative joint disease
- Sciatica
Neck pain
- Cervical strain
- Pinched nerve
- Muscle spasms
- Headaches
Shoulder PAIN
- Impingement Syndrome
- Rotator Cuff Tear
- Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
- Labral Tear
- Shoulder Dislocation/ Subluxation
- AC Joint Strain
- Instability
- Scapular Dyskinesis
- Acute Strain
Elbow/ Wrist
- Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
- Golfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)
- Wrist Pain
SACROILLIAC/ HIP PAIN
- Hip Impingement (including FAI)
- Labral Tear
- Gluteal strain
- SIJ dysfunction
- Bursitis
- Groin Pull
KNEE PAIN
- Patellar Femoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)
- Patellar Tendinitis
- ACL Tear (also all ligament tears)
- Meniscal Irritation/ Tear
Foot/ ANKLE PAIN
- Acute Ankle Sprain
- Ankle Instability
- Achilles Tendonitis
- Ligament Tear
- Pronation (Flat Feet)
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Posterior and Anterior Impingement
POST OPERATIVE
- ACL Repair
- Mensical Repair
- Labral Repair (both shoulder and hip)
- Knee Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Rotator Cuff Repair
- Total Knee Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement
- Total Shoulder Replacement (including reverse)
- Lumbar and Cervical Fusion
- Lumbar and Cervical Microdisectomy
