Carolina Nonsurgical Orthopedics (Formerly Known as Wake Nonsurgical Ortho) - Established in 2013

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Upon graduating from Duke residency and fellowship, Dr. Kanaan founded Carolina Nonsurgical Orthopedics (formerly known as Wake Nonsurgical Ortho & Sports Medicine) to help patients find new ways to treat joint pain, arthritis ,and sports injuries without surgery.  Over the years he's performed more than 50,000 ultrasound guided procedures and helped thousands of patients. In 2024, the practice was renamed to Carolina Nonsurgical Orthopedics to accommodate the overwhelming demand for nonsurgical orthopedics and the need for growth.

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Carolina Nonsurgical Orthopedics treats anything from minor fractures, sprains and strains to arthritis and any sports injury. We can treat ages 14 and up. We have onsite x-ray, ultrasound, and an orthobiologics (PRP and cell therapy) lab to be your one-stop-practice for orthopedic care. We also still use steroid/cortisone injections and viscosupplementation when appropriate just like any other orthopedic practice, but we are trying to limit the amount of steroid we use (recent studies have found it be harmful long term).

 

Over the years Dr. Kanaan and his staff have seen many patients that have no hope, and are facing pain or problems that traditional medicine can’t seem to fix. Whether it be orthopedic related, or nerve pain, or autoimmune issues, or viral damage to tissues, or damage from surgery. There are many rare disorders with no real treatment, and patients are left confused or depressed. Using ONLY published studies, the regenerative medicine division of Carolina Nonsurgical Orthopedics seeks to give patients the option to try safe and natural treatments such as PRP or Prolotherapy for rare conditions. We will provide studies for ALL treatments that we offer and we will never make false promises. Our goal is to just offer a little hope for better days ahead.

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Many of the common orthopedic conditions we use PRP, Prolotherapy, and Shockwave for are:

• Rotator Cuff tears

• Meniscus Tears

• Labral Tears

• Joint Arthritis (Shoulder, Knee , Hip , Ankle , Foot)

• Tendonitis , tennis and golfers elbow

• Fracture pain , new and chronic

• Muscle strains and sprains

• Nerve damage

• Post Surgical scar pain

• Runners knee

• Youth Injuries Age 14+ (UCL, OCDs, tendonitis)
   

Some of the more rare conditions we have treated with PRP, Prolotherapy, and Shockwave are:

• Ehlers Danlos

• Autoimmune Joint Pain (Lupus, Sjogrens, Rheumatoid, IBD, etc)

• Viral damage to joints and muscles

• Post-Covid loss of smell

• Phantom pain

• Peripheral neuropathy

• Chronic nonhealing wounds

• Ezcema

• Atopic Dermatitis

• TMJ pain

• CPS

• Male and Female Pelvic Pain and CPPS

• Migraines and Tension headaches

• Fibromyalgia
   

Some of the cosmetic conditions we treat with PRP are:

• Male and female hair loss

• Minor aging lines and wrinkles (microneedling + PRP)

• Skin spots and scars

 

Important Disclaimer to Patients: We do not prescribe or manage any oral medications including pain medications. We only utilize injections and procedures. We also do not see chronic neck, spine, or low back pain unless it is confirmed muscle tension unrelated to the spine such as muscle trigger points.

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