You've tried resting. You've tried stretching it out. If the pain keeps deciding what you can and can't do, one evaluation with a Doctor of Physical Therapy changes the plan. One on one, every visit, no referral needed.
Most clinics see three or four patients at once, hand you to an aide, and send you home with the same printout as everyone else. That is time management, not treatment. At Aureum Physio, every session is a full hour with your Doctor of Physical Therapy. Start to finish, evaluation to discharge.
These are unfiltered Google reviews from patients who came in with chronic pain, failed treatments, and no good options left. Read what actually happened.
The reason most people walk through our door. We find the cause, not just the symptom.
We restore how the hip and knee move before we load them with strength.
Return-to-run programs built around your mileage, your mechanics, your timeline.
Rotator cuff, frozen shoulder, overhead pain: mobility first, then strength that holds.
Calm it down. Hands-on care and targeted movement get the pain out of the driver's seat, quickly and safely.
Restore full range of motion and correct the movement patterns that caused the problem in the first place.
Rebuild strength and function for your sport, your job, your life. This is where you start feeling like you again.
Leave with the tools, the education, and the home program to stay out of the clinic. The best outcome is one that lasts.
No handoffs. No shared attention. No wasted visits. Dr. Smith knows your case cold because she is the only one who touches it. Progress compounds visit to visit, and nothing gets lost in translation.
Your evaluation maps how your body actually moves, where it's compensating, and why the pain keeps returning. Then we build the program around your life: the truck you climb into, the toddler you lift, the trail you miss running.
A comprehensive approach to relieving pain, delivered one on one by a board-certified orthopedic specialist. Tap a point on the model, or a card, and see exactly what we treat there.
Neck strains, cervical radiculopathy, tension headaches, stiffness, postural neck pain
Learn More →Rotator cuff injuries, frozen shoulder, clavicle fractures, shoulder bursitis, AC joint separation
Learn More →Carpal tunnel, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, hand and wrist arthritis, trigger finger
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Sciatica, herniated discs, scoliosis, lower back pain, spinal degeneration, chronic back pain
Learn More →Hip bursitis, labral tears, knee osteoarthritis, ACL and MCL injuries, runner's knee
Learn More →Your intake paperwork reaches you before your first visit, so the session starts with treatment instead of a clipboard.
From the evaluation to the last visit, the person treating you is Dr. Heather Smith, a doctor of physical therapy and board-certified orthopedic specialist. No aides, no shared attention, no starting over with someone new halfway through.
Every plan follows the 4-Phase framework and gets re-tested against your day-one baselines. You don't have to wonder if it's working. We show you the numbers.
No. North Carolina has unrestricted direct access to physical therapy, so you can be evaluated and treated at Aureum Physio without a physician referral. If your insurance plan requires one, we will tell you before your first visit so there are no surprises.
Aureum Physio accepts most major insurance plans and we verify your coverage before treatment begins, so you know what your visits will cost up front. If you would rather not use insurance, ask us about self-pay rates when you call.
Most patients come in 2 to 3 times a week for 4 to 6 weeks, and many notice a change within the first week or two. Your plan depends on what we find in your evaluation, and Dr. Smith will give you a realistic timeline on day one rather than a guess.
