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Could you imagine going through life every day with near-debilitating, chronic back pain? Back pain is one of the most common ailments in America - it's estimated that 8% of all adults, or 16 million people, suffer from chronic back pain in the U.S. every year. If you've never experienced a back injury or pain, be thankful. Chronic back pain affects every aspect of a person's life, from participating in sports to limitations with everyday activities, like cooking dinner. In fact, many people with chronic back pain can't even make a reliable living and put food on the table. Almost 83 million workdays are lost every year due to choric back pain.
The inability to work and provide isn't just a physical issue - it can become an emotional one too. Many people suffering from chronic back pain also suffer from depression and anxiety. Unfortunately, in the past, chronic back pain sufferers wanting to avoid addictive medications and invasive surgeries had few viable relief options. However, if you're suffering from a chronic back issue like sciatica, a pinched nerve, or a bulging disc, pain relief may be closer than you think.
Modern chiropractic care and, more specifically, a spinal decompression chiropractor in James Island, SC, may be the long-term solution you need for chronic back pain.
A common misconception is that chiropractors only adjust your back and neck when, in fact, they treat the whole body with all-natural treatments. Here at Elite Healthcare, our doctors focus on your overall health, not just pain. We want to find and address the underlying causes of your symptoms. If you're unfamiliar with an integrative approach to medicine, this strategy may seem new. Our chiropractic care is less about putting a band-aid on the problem and more about finding a natural, long-term solution to your pain.
Fortunately, our experienced chiropractors provide the best in natural pain relief. Prescription and over-the-counter pain medications mask the symptoms you're experiencing versus getting to the cause of your pain. Pain is often the result of your spine being out of alignment, which leads to nerve issues. Once your spine is back in alignment, the nerves function correctly again.
Because our chiropractic center offers a combination of different therapies and non-surgical treatments, we provide a comprehensive approach to healing. Depending on the extent of your back problems, spinal decompression therapy may be the answer to your chronic pain problems.
Initially developed in 1985 by Dr. Allan Dyer, spinal decompression has been used by chiropractors for years. Unfortunately, spinal decompression is often passed over as a viable treatment, despite its numerous benefits.
In the past, patients suffering from chronic back pain issues like herniated discs were usually prescribed powerful medications. They were instructed to refrain from physical activities, referred to a physical therapist, and sent on their way. While physical therapy has an important role in back pain recovery, some back conditions need a more comprehensive treatment approach. For those patients, surgery seemed like the only option.
Today, patients with chronic back pain have many more options to consider. One of the most effective treatments for serious back pain is spinal decompression. This proven therapy, provided by Elite Healthcare, has been shown to significantly reduce pain and help patients live a normal, even active lifestyle once again.
Spinal decompression, also called Lumbar Cervical Decompression Therapy (LCD Therapy), is a very effective non-surgical solution to chronic back pain problems. If you're like most patients, your back pain is caused by disc issues related to your spine. This type of therapy uses computer technology and a spinal decompression machine in cityname, state, to stretch your spinal column slowly and gently, relieving abnormal pressure on the discs in your back, which sit in between your vertebrae.
This precise stretching action causes negative pressure to form inside the discs in your back, making them retract. With time, this negative pressure causes a reverse vacuum of sorts that actually draws your protruding discs into place. When pressure is removed from the disc segments in your spine, you experience much-needed pain relief.
The primary purpose of spinal decompression therapy is to provide you with immediate pain relief while creating a healthy environment to heal your spinal disc condition. Some of the most common conditions that spinal decompression therapy treats include:
This happens when spinal discs in your back are pushed outside of the spinal canal. When pushed outside of their usual space, these discs can put pressure on the nerves in your spine, resulting in localized pain and pain throughout your body. If a bulging disc is left untreated, it has a high chance of rupturing, which can necessitate surgery and longer recovery time.
Herniated discs are discs in your back that fracture or crack and leak fluid. The fluid or gel that leaks from a herniated disc may irritate the nerves in your back. When this happens, you may experience an intense burning sensation that shoots up and down your lower back and legs.
As you grow older, joints in your body, like your knees and hips, begin to wear away with time. The same thing can happen to the discs in your back. Often caused by heavy lifting or a family history of spine problems, degenerative discs are painful and can lead to serious situations. In advanced cases, bone spurs can form and affect the nerves of your spine.
When a herniated disc or bone spur begins to put pressure on the nerves in your back, it often causes sciatica. Sciatica is a common back problem that causes pain to radiate from your lower back down your legs via your sciatic nerve. Sometimes, this pain is only felt in one of your legs.
This condition is similar to arthritis of your spine, where the cartilage inside your facet joint breaks down and becomes inflamed. The result is often intense neck and back pain. It's most often caused by degenerative changes in the joints located between the bones of your spine.
This painful condition manifests when the space in your backbone is too small. When this happens, pressure impacts your spinal cord and the nerves that travel through it. Like other conditions treated by a spinal decompression therapy cityname, state, stenosis is caused by wear-and-tear in your back, which forms arthritis.
This term is often used to classify a range of back problems, most often caused by a pinched nerve root in your spinal column. This pinched nerve root may occur in different locations down your spine, like the lumbar or thoracic areas. Usually caused by a narrowing of the space where your nerve root leaves the spine, symptoms of this condition include pain, tingling, numbness, and weakness.
If you're looking for a safe way to relieve your chronic back pain, spinal decompression should be on your list of treatments to consider. This painless procedure is backed by research showing higher success rates in many patients when compared to spinal surgery. Unlike many medications, spinal decompression from Elite Healthcare Physical Medicine is designed to correct the condition you're facing while also minimizing costs and eliminating recovery and downtime.
Some of the most popular reasons why patients choose spinal decompression over surgery and other treatments include:
Invasive procedures, like back surgeries, often leave the patient racked with pain, long recovery times, and complications. Sometimes, the surgery doesn't work as intended, leaving the patient responsible for a therapy that didn't work correctly. As a non-invasive treatment, spinal decompression therapy can treat back and neck pain without needles, incisions, or harmful manipulations of the spine.
Getting back pain relief from surgery is far from guaranteed. However, because spinal decompression targets the underlying causes of your back pain, it's a much more effective long-term treatment. Spinal decompression is not a quick fix. When coupled with positive lifestyle changes like losing weight, you can maximize the pain-relieving benefits of spinal decompression.
Surgery of the back and spine requires the patient to be bedridden and uncomfortable for days and even weeks. Recovering from back surgery is no easy feat and often requires strong pain medications to help. Sometimes, back surgeries don't go as planned, causing complications and worse scenarios. Spinal decompression, on the other hand, is very effective and doesn't require much recovery time at all. Once your spinal decompression session is over, you'll probably be able to drive yourself home from our office.
One of the least talked about issues with back pain medications is that they only treat the pain, not the underlying causes. For many patients, relying on meds to relieve back pain fosters dependency on pain pills. Pain pill addiction is a very serious issue in the U.S., often leading patients down a dark path. With spinal decompression, you won't have to worry about taking pills for pain relief. That's because the root causes of your back pain are addressed, not just the symptoms.
If you were to look at the cost of surgery and subsequent years of prescription medication, you might be shocked. When compared to spinal decompression, surgery is a much more expensive treatment to consider. You've got to take the cost of surgery into account, but also the fact that you'll be forced to take time off work. By choosing spinal decompression therapy, you're choosing a safe, non-surgical treatment that doesn't require any time off work.
Spinal decompression relieves pressure on disrupted discs, causing them to retract back into place. This revolutionary treatment also lets oxygen, fluids, and nutrients re-enter your spinal discs, which provides additional healing.
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By now, you probably have a better idea of how spinal decompression can help rid your life of back pain. But spinal decompression treatment does more than help with bulging discs, herniated discs, arthritis, and more. It has also been shown to provide patients with important quality-of-life benefits.
As mentioned above, harsh surgeries leave you bedridden and unable to work for long periods of time. Spinal decompression allows you to jump right back into the workforce, so you can continue providing for your family. Plus, reducing your back pain naturally increases your mobility since you won't be stressing about hurting yourself while moving. Instead, you'll be living in the moment.
One of the worst symptoms affecting people with back pain is the inability to sleep well. Sleeping with back pain can be horrible, causing you to toss and turn to find a comfortable spot. As soon as you find one and get settled, your back starts to hurt again. It's a vicious cycle, but adjusting your spine and relieving pressure with spinal decompression will help you get a good night's rest.
Did you know that when your spine is decompressed, it helps fluids circulate throughout your body? These fluids actually flush your lymphatic system, which helps support your overall immune system. Better circulation also benefits your brain and can help boost concentration and memory. The improved circulation from spinal decompression may also distribute oxygen and nutrients to your skin, creating a multi-benefit effect.
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At Elite Healthcare Physical Medicine, we practice an integrated approach to pain relief and chiropractic care. Our goal is to restore your spine to its proper alignment, which speeds up your recovery time and prevents additional injuries. If chronic back pain has taken over your life, it's time to visit our chiropractic office for a thorough evaluation.
Ask yourself this: Have you been suffering from headaches and sleepless nights due to muscle strain? Is your ability to work and put food on the table compromised due to a pinched nerve? No amount of over-the-counter pain medication can provide a long-term fix for such an issue. Thankfully, our chiropractors have years of experience providing relief to patients just like yourself.
After a comprehensive exam, our doctor will create an individualized treatment plan tailored to your body. That way, we can address the full scope of your symptoms by correcting any root causes of your back pain.
From minor chiropractic adjustments to spinal decompression treatment, we'll find the solution that your back and body need to heal correctly. If you're ready to get back on the road to better health, we're here to help every step of the way. Contact our Elite Healthcare Physical Medicine today to get started.
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JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The City of Charleston is looking at the application of a potential new development off Folly Road that would include a mini golf course and a new retail center.In addition to the mini golf course, this potential new mixed-use development would include a food court, a coffee shop, a wellness facility and a bar. There are also plans for over 120 parking spaces to accommodate patrons, according to the developer.If approved, the development, which has been named the “Community Corner,” would...
JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The City of Charleston is looking at the application of a potential new development off Folly Road that would include a mini golf course and a new retail center.
In addition to the mini golf course, this potential new mixed-use development would include a food court, a coffee shop, a wellness facility and a bar. There are also plans for over 120 parking spaces to accommodate patrons, according to the developer.
If approved, the development, which has been named the “Community Corner,” would take up 2.9 acres of land on Grimball Road Extension.
This project is still very early in the approval process and would require several other steps and approvals from the City to move forward.
Though nothing is finalized, this potential project has garnered quite a bit of attention on social media with residents sharing mixed feelings. Some shared concerns about an increase of traffic and the construction harming wetlands, while others say they are excited about the idea and feel the area needs more recreational activities.
Chad Biel is the owner of Bohemian Bull, a restaurant that is just half a mile from the location of the tentative development. Biel shared his thoughts on the proposed “Community Corner” project.
“I would say I see two sides of this,” he says. “It’s inevitable that the city’s going to grow. I think that there needs to be some better city planning. We have a lot of flooding on this street and a ton of traffic on this street. So, I would ask that, you know, that gets thought of when they’re doing these plans, but then, as a resident that’s kind of the piece of the pie, right? I have kids. So, they’re going to enjoy the mini golf but then we also will deal with all the traffic that comes along with that as more and more people come down this way in a relatively small highway that runs through here.”
Biel says he likes the idea of more activity options coming to the area and believes it could help foot traffic for his business, but he calls on city officials to consider some of the flooding issues and road traffic in the area. If that is addressed, he says he welcomes the idea.
“As a business owner, I think it’ll be a positive impact. I mean, every single time that we see other businesses opening up in the area, we always see a positive impact from it and we’ve had sales growth year over year, and that’s because the area is continuing to grow, we are continuing to get more people that move to James Island, we are getting more businesses on James Island,” he says.
The developer of this tentative project says that they plan to create a world class space that does not exist anywhere in Charleston.
While there is no form for public comment on this project, the city’s Technical Review Committee Administrator, Eric Schultz, welcomes questions about any of the items up for discussion by the committee. Schultz can be reached at 843-724-3790 or schultze@charleston-sc.gov.
The committee will meet Thursday at 9 a.m. to discuss this application.
This item is scheduled in the agenda to be heard at 11:30 a.m.
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Guests are encouraged to join the meeting 20 minutes before the agenda item is scheduled to be discussed. The “Community Corner” is up for discussion at 11:30 a.m.
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JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The Town of James Island is getting a new family park in the imminent future, and leaders want public input on what it should look like and what amenities it offers.Town leaders will hold a community meeting next Wednesday as an opportunity for residents to share their thoughts and ideas for the new park.Mayor Brook Lyon said this piece of waterfront property belongs to the citizens of James Island, and she wants the new family park to be a special place that makes everyone happy and meets everyone&r...
JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The Town of James Island is getting a new family park in the imminent future, and leaders want public input on what it should look like and what amenities it offers.
Town leaders will hold a community meeting next Wednesday as an opportunity for residents to share their thoughts and ideas for the new park.
Mayor Brook Lyon said this piece of waterfront property belongs to the citizens of James Island, and she wants the new family park to be a special place that makes everyone happy and meets everyone’s needs.
“Community input is extremely important. This park belongs to the citizens of James Island, of the town, and we want it to be a special place that makes them happy when they come here,” Lyon said.
According to a press release, the town purchased the property last year with Charleston County greenbelt and hospitality funds.
The town council just recently approved the project in November, and now they want to know your ideas before any finalized plans are made.
Lyon said the new park will sit on six acres at the end of Mill Point Road and is partially funded by a greenbelt grant of $930,000.
She said next week’s meeting serves as an opportunity for residents to share what they’d like the new park to look like and what kind of accommodations they’d like to see.
“We would like to get feedback from the community with what they’d like to see out here at the park. We are limited as the greenbelt application was for a passive park, so we can’t put tennis courts, or a basketball court, or anything like that that’s considered active,” Lyon said.
She said they expect the project’s total cost will be around $2.7 million, and since their funds are limited by the greenbelt grant, they’re going to have to pick and choose certain amenities; However, she said they don’t anticipate a lot of construction.
“Do you want picnic tables, leave it as is, any type of amenities, a dock? Those are the types of things we had in mind. It’s a tidal creek but it has good access for kayaking, fishing, crabbing and things like that. Those are things I believe our citizens are interested in having access to here in the Town of James Island,” Lyon said.
She said one of her priorities while in office is to protect the trees and the little green space that’s left on the island, adding that this park is the perfect chance to do just that.
“If you don’t cut the trees down to build houses, the trees suck up the water. It’s good flooding mitigation, it helps the atmosphere, it helps your peace of mind, it reduces traffic because the trees are there instead of more cars and people. Our island is so over-developed now and there’s very few opportunities for a park that any chance we get to have a park is great,” Lyon said.
The meeting will be held at the James Island Town Hall council chamber located at 1122 Dills Bluff Road at 7:00 p.m.
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Published: Dec. 17, 2024 at 7:45 PM PST|JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - Construction of a multi-million-dollar fire station on Johns Island that has been talked about for years is officially moving forward.This project took a significant step after the City of Charleston approved a construction manager at risk, or CMAR, contract during Tuesday night’s council meeting.A CMAR is when a construction manager agrees to take on a project and complete it within a set guaranteed maximum price, or GMP, and if construction servi...
Published: Dec. 17, 2024 at 7:45 PM PST|
JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - Construction of a multi-million-dollar fire station on Johns Island that has been talked about for years is officially moving forward.
This project took a significant step after the City of Charleston approved a construction manager at risk, or CMAR, contract during Tuesday night’s council meeting.
A CMAR is when a construction manager agrees to take on a project and complete it within a set guaranteed maximum price, or GMP, and if construction services end up exceeding the GMP that was agreed upon, the construction manager is responsible for those costs.
The set GMP that City officials approved for the CMAR contract Tuesday night is $12.4 million.
Fire Station number 23 is planned to sit on Maybank Highway at Wildts Battery Boulevard. Plans call for it to include a training room, three bays and two units: an engine company and a ladder company. Officials say there would be four personnel working on each unit.
“To have enough apparatus and units to respond when we need it, so this will provide for growth as we go forward as well as we continue to plan for future growth beyond this,” Deputy Chief Forrest Cockcroft says. “But right now this will give us another engine and a ladder to really beef up that initial first response that we get on most of our fires, especially on our commercial fires.”
The Charleston Fire Department only has one station on Johns Island, which is Fire Station 17 located on Bohicket Road.
Cockcroft says that they currently have coverage of all of Johns Island between the Charleston Fire Department and St. Johns Fire Department, but they are looking ahead to meet the demand as the population grows by adding this new fire station.
“One of the things we try to look to is to make sure that we have the appropriate amount of personnel on scene for a structure fire or different type of call types, so we have some benchmarks that we try to meet with that and this will allow us to meet those benchmarks much more quickly because we’ve got much more density of stations going in and additional firefighters on the road,” Cockcroft says.
City of Charleston council member, Jim McBride, who represents Johns Island says that this new fire station will also help out other stations in the surrounding areas.
“Sometimes fire stations from James Island and West Ashley have to come augment us if there is a big fire, so getting this station on there on Maybank will actually free them up to focus more on their areas, so it impacts not just Johns Island, but also James Island and West Ashley,” McBride says.
McBride says that the City of Charleston Fire Chief, Dan Curia, has been working ahead and training two fire teams that will occupy the new fire station once it is built.
He says that they expect shovels in the ground for this project in early 2025 with it expected to be finished by the end of the year.
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Published: Dec. 3, 2024 at 1:45 PM PST|JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The Town of James Island plans to build a brand-new Arts and Cultural Center in the future, and town leaders want to know your vision for it.Town officials invite you to a public input meeting next week as an opportunity to share your ideas for the new facility.Mayor Brook Lyon said the design plan is still in the very beginning stages, but your input still matters.“Everyone has ownership in it so everyone has a stake in it, so everyone feels...
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JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The Town of James Island plans to build a brand-new Arts and Cultural Center in the future, and town leaders want to know your vision for it.
Town officials invite you to a public input meeting next week as an opportunity to share your ideas for the new facility.
Mayor Brook Lyon said the design plan is still in the very beginning stages, but your input still matters.
“Everyone has ownership in it so everyone has a stake in it, so everyone feels a part of it and so it meets the needs of the majority of the people that will be using it and enjoying it,” she said.
Lyon said prior to this plan, the town didn’t have a dedicated arts and cultural building, so they leased the old library building from Charleston County for the past four years.
“It’s been a wonderful opportunity, but the space, the building itself needs a new roof and some repairs, and it’s a large expense to put into a building we don’t own. Council decided because of the expensive repairs as well as issues with parking, it would be prudent to move operations to town hall temporarily, close the current art center temporarily, move the operations to town hall, and then we’re moving forward with plans to build a new art center,” she said.
Lyon said the old library sufficed for the time being but doesn’t make sense financially to continue using it long term.
“It would not be financially prudent to put town money into that much money into a building we don’t own. And there were some stipulations on the parking. The parking lot is privately owned, and that was another issue that we felt like if we move our own art center over here, we have all the parking we need. We own the building, so it makes sense to put town money into a building that we own,” she said.
Lyon said this is the perfect opportunity for you to tell those in charge what your priorities are before any final plans are made.
We’ll have a survey for people to fill out. They can ask questions. I hope to have a slide presentation of the state-of-the-art center that I hope that we can mirror some of those qualities and meet the needs of the citizens that are interested in this wonderful opportunity,” she said.
According to a press release, the town council voted on Nov. 21 to move forward with plans for the new center: “Despite not owning the building, town taxpayers would have been responsible for these repair costs of $250,000 to $400,000 under the lease agreement, along with significantly higher parking costs for even a limited number of spaces at the site.”
The town plans on having more feedback sessions throughout the planning and design process.
“A lot of it is going to depend on what the community wants and what type of building we end up looking at constructing. I don’t have a direct answer for you yet. More will be revealed very soon, but hopefully, we’ll get the best for our dollar and have a great space,” Lyon said.
The new arts center will sit just feet away from the town hall, on the Town’s Hillman Lot.
The public input meeting will be held in the Town Hall Council Chamber on Dec. 11 at 7 p.m.
Lyon said current Arts and Cultural Center programming hasn’t stopped and will continue at James Island Town Hall for now.
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JAMES ISLAND — Town officials are in early stages of adding new community spaces that could improve quality of life for residents.Town Council approved two projects at its Nov. 21 meeting, one that will create a new park and another to build a new arts and cultural center.Purchasing the property for the park is expected to cost over $2.7 million, according to James Island Mayor Brook Lyon.The town requested a little over $930,000 in g...
JAMES ISLAND — Town officials are in early stages of adding new community spaces that could improve quality of life for residents.
Town Council approved two projects at its Nov. 21 meeting, one that will create a new park and another to build a new arts and cultural center.
Purchasing the property for the park is expected to cost over $2.7 million, according to James Island Mayor Brook Lyon.
The town requested a little over $930,000 in greenbelt funds from Charleston County's 2016 half-cent transportation sales tax to help buy 6.6 acres of land off Mill Point Road that will be used for their new park.
County Council gave unanimous approval on Nov. 12.
One of Lyon's priorities as mayor is to obtain more green space and create parks across town. A few months after Lyon was elected in 2023, she directed town staff to look for properties with acreage that could be used for the effort. She said the owner of the Mill Point Road property reached out to her personally with an idea for a park and offered to give her a tour of the land.
After seeing the property herself, Lyon took each Town Council member on a tour and said they "fell in love with it."
"There’s only so much land," Lyon said. "If we don't get it, somebody else will and then it won’t be there for public use."
When Councilman Lewis Dodson saw the property, he called the land stunning and knew it would make for a beautiful park.
"It’s unbelievable. It's nice, it’s quiet, it's calm. ... It's going to be a fantastic opportunity for the town and people of James Island," Dodson said.
The town will close the land for the park in December, Lyon said. Then, a public input session will be held to see what residents would want to include there.
While nothing is set in stone, Lyon said that because there is waterfront access on the property, some ideas for what the park could have include paddle boarding, kayaking, fishing and crabbing.
The park would be located in County Councilwoman Jenny Costa Honeycutt's district. She said this is a great use of greenbelt funds, and added part of the county's transportation sales tax is balancing growth with investing in conservation.
"This is one of those exemplary projects where instead of another multi-family development or housing going in, we’re going to be able to preserve six acres with access to waterfront," Honeycutt said. "I'm thrilled to be able to work with the town to make this a reality."
Lyon said she's grateful the town can help preserve land. Development on James Island has resulted in a loss of trees, which has become a problem for residents, as they often help absorb water during flooding. She considers the conservation of land to curb development an "added bonus."
"We just want to help get more parks and green space for our citizens," Lyon said.
While the park is a new asset, the town's plans for an arts center are to replace that already exists off Camp Road.
The town currently leases the building the arts center is in from Charleston County, and right now there's not enough parking. This was reason enough to purchase an acre of land at the corner of Hillman Street and Dills Bluff Road, next to the James Island Town Hall, Lyon said.
"It's a great space, and we've really done a wonderful job with it, but there's just so much more, so much better we can do for the community," Lyon said.
The arts center currently hosts several classes and groups for different activities, like yoga, knitting, crocheting, and throughout December, Christmas art classes for children.
Lyon said the town plans to move classes and programs from the current center to Town Hall in the next few months as they work on the new arts center.
While there are no concrete plans yet and Lyon hopes to set up a public input meeting in the next few weeks, she said some possibilities include having sinks in the rooms for art classes, proper ventilation for oil painting, pottery classes and even a theater stage.
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