Our Story

Like many kids growing up in North Carolina, I dreamed of playing college basketball. When MIT offered me a roster spot and the chance to study Mechanical Engineering, I jumped at the opportunity—but balancing late-night problem sets with early-morning practices came at a cost: injuries were constant.

I learned quickly that health = minutes on the court. Extra mobility work and prehab sessions made me a regular in the Athletic Training Room. I even won the student-athlete superlative for “Most Likely to Be Found in the Training Room” my senior year. Those hours showed me something bigger: even the most talented therapists are limited by the tools they can afford. Tight budgets forced our staff to improvise, and at season’s end I watched perfectly good tables, cold-therapy units, and exercise gear head for the dumpster because selling used equipment was just too hard.

Fast-forward a few years—and major knee surgery sent me to one of New York’s premier sports-med centers. Different city, same complaint: “Buying and off-loading equipment is a massive headache.”

That was the spark. I set out on a mission to give physical therapists, chiropractors, and athletic trainers a simple, dedicated, and trustworthy marketplace for their gear – OrthoGear was born.

OrthoGear won’t solve every challenge your practice faces, but it will make buying and selling equipment easier, faster, and cheaper—so you can stay focused on keeping your patients moving.

Thanks for joining the journey!

— Ian Hinkley, Founder