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Orthopedic Urgent Care

Unexpected Injury? Find an orthopedic urgent care near you now.

When you need quick access to high-quality orthopedic care, turn to EmergeOrtho. Many of our locations offer specialized ortho urgent care, with fast, expert treatment for surprise injuries or sudden pain. Look up your nearest location to access this important service.

We understand accidents and injuries can occur at any time. EmergeOrtho’s orthopedic urgent care locations offer convenient, quick care for breaks, sprains, strains, muscle pain, and even back pain.

Simply call or walk into one of our orthopedic urgent care centers. One of our experienced and specialized orthopedic providers will give you the treatment you need quickly and conveniently—without having to wait at the ER.

What Can Be Treated at Ortho Urgent Care?

EmergeOrtho’s orthopedic specialists at our urgent care locations offer evaluations and treatment for:

  • Sprains and strains
  • Closed fractures (in which bone does not break the skin)
  • Sports-related injuries
  • Cast or wound-dressing problems
  • Recently painful, swollen, or injured joints
  • Neck and lower back pain and strains
  • Cuts and lacerations
  • Foot and ankle injuries
  • Hand and wrist injuries

Cost and Convenience

You can also go to the emergency room for these issues, but you will pay more and spend more time waiting. ER visits are lengthy, expensive, and inconvenient. With multiple locations in the area, EmergeOrtho urgent care is more convenient and quick.

We also make payment easy, offering multiple ways: self-pay with direct pricing, online bill pay, insurance, and CareCredit payment plan options. If you are not using health insurance, we will provide a good-faith estimate.

Why Choose Orthopedic Urgent Care Over Urgent Care?

Urgent care centers are not difficult to find, but they are not all the same. EmergeOrtho physicians are specialists. They treat and manage injuries and conditions related to the musculoskeletal system.

If you injure a ligament, break a bone, or have back pain, you need an orthopedist. Standard urgent care will treat you, but the physicians there are not specialists in these types of injuries and conditions. They will stabilize you and refer you to a specialist.

EmergeOrtho urgent care allows you to skip the middle step. We provide one-stop, quick access to the specialist you will need to see anyway. We are set up for diagnostic imaging, specialist evaluations, and immediate treatment.

An EmergeOrtho urgent care physician sits in front of a patient on an exam table and wraps her injured arm and hand.

What Cannot Be Treated at EmergeOrtho Urgent Care?

Our urgent care centers are specialized, which means we specifically treat nonemergency injuries and conditions related to orthopedics. We do not treat the following at our ortho urgent care centers:

  • Nonorthopedic care
  • Open fractures (in which bone is protruding from the skin)
  • Head or facial trauma
  • Partial or full amputations
  • Initial visits following a motor vehicle accident
  • Chest injuries

When Should I Go to the Emergency Room?

While you might be trying to avoid the ER, it is sometimes necessary for an orthopedic emergency. Some situations are not appropriate for any type of urgent care and are better treated as medical emergencies.

These are examples of symptoms or situations that are more appropriate for the ER than urgent care:

  • Significant trauma
  • Open fractures
  • Chest injuries
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Fainting
  • Pain in the arm or jaw
  • Severe, acute onset headache
  • Sudden dizziness, confusion, or weakness on one side of the body
  • Sudden difficulty talking, seeing, or walking
  • Heavy bleeding
  • Deep wound
  • Serious burn
  • Severe allergic reaction
  • Severe vomiting or diarrhea
  • Seizures

When in doubt, call your physician for guidance or call 911 if you believe someone’s life could be in immediate danger.

EmergeOrtho is proud to offer outstanding, specialized orthopedic care through orthopedic urgent care, giving our patients and new patients the treatment they need with the compassion and convenience they deserve. We have streamlined the process to make it as prompt, efficient, and affordable as possible.

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This website does not provide medical advice. The information on this website is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. For questions regarding a medical condition or treatment, seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified healthcare providers. Never disregard professional medical advice because of something you read on this website. If you need medical advice or treatment, click here to schedule an appointment.

Find an Orthopedic Urgent Care.

Locations

  • Apex
  • Asheville - McDowell
  • Brevard
  • Brier Creek
  • Burlington
  • Chapel Hill
  • Clayton
  • Dunn
  • Durham
  • Fuquay-Varina
  • Granite Falls
  • Greensboro | Orthopedic Urgent Care
  • Hendersonville
  • Hickory
  • Jacksonville
  • Leland – Brunswick Forest | Orthopedic Urgent Care
  • Morganton
  • Oxford
  • Raleigh
  • Reidsville | Orthopedic Urgent Care
  • Roxboro
  • Shallotte
  • Sherrills Ford
  • South Asheville
  • Southpoint
  • Statesville
  • Summerfield | Orthopedic Urgent Care
  • Wake Forest–Wakefield
  • Waynesville
  • Weaverville Orthopedic Urgent Care
  • Wilmington – Porters Neck | Orthopedic Urgent Care
  • Wilmington – Seagate | Orthopedic Urgent Care
  • Wilmington – Shipyard
  • Wilmington – Shipyard | Orthopedic Urgent Care
  • Wilson

EmergeOrtho is full of wonderful doctors! They make sure they go over every little thing and explain stuff so that you understand. I have 4 different doctors here and have been pleased with them all.

Michelle M

EMERGEORTHO PATIENT

They treat you with respect take the time to understand what your needs are and work toward that gold of fixing the problem. Very professional in everything they do I love going there for treatment can't say that about many healthcare systems. I recommend EmergeOrtho to everyone I see.

Ronnie W

EMERGEORTHO PATIENT

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