We aren't guaranteed much as adults, but if there's one thing we can count on, it's that our bodies change as we get older. For men, that's especially true. One day you're lifting heavy weights and nailing your cardio regimen without having to stretch before or after. And then, in what seems like the blink of an eye, you start to slow down a little. You begin to notice aches and pains in places that weren't there before. You can't just go out for a night on the town, imbibe until your heart is content, and expect to wake up refreshed.
And while headaches and achy joints can be treated with ice and anti-inflammatory medicine, other aspects of aging aren't as easy to treat. You've probably guessed at this point what we're talking about: erectile dysfunction, or ED for short. When brought up to most men, those are two words that cause a guttural reaction of fear and trepidation.
While just about every man fears ED, millions suffer from it - almost 10% of the male population between the ages of 40 and 70. So, if you're beginning to have trouble performing in the heat of the moment, you're definitely not alone. You may be experiencing symptoms like:
Trouble Achieving an Erection
Trouble Maintaining an Erection
Lower Libido
Less Sexual Pleasure
Premature Ejaculation
Inability to Achieve Orgasm
However, at Elite Healthcare Physical Medicine, we understand that stats won't do anything to address the stress and anxiety you're facing in relation to erectile dysfunction. You need a viable solution - a science-backed treatment that doesn't require strange pills or invasive surgeries. As a fully integrated multidisciplinary clinic in Mount Pleasant, we have what you've been searching for: softwave therapy for ED in West Ashley, SC.
To fully grasp the benefits of using soft wave therapy for erectile dysfunction, you must first understand what causes ED to begin with. Put simply, erectile dysfunction is the inability to get an erection and keep it throughout sexual intercourse. You should know that it's not uncommon if you have erection trouble. However, if your inability to "get it up" becomes a common occurrence, you may be suffering from ED.
Erectile dysfunction doesn't just affect your penis - it also affects your wellbeing and relationships. It can lower your confidence, cause a large amount of stress that affects your ability to work, and may even cause contention with your partner.
You hear it all the time - as men get older, they often lose the ability to get erect. But why? As men age, the blood vessels in their penis start to fill up with micro-plaques, causing them to deteriorate. When these blood vessels deteriorate, it's more difficult for them to have steady blood flow. And that's the key to ED - having the constant blood flow to get and keep an erection. That's where the science-backed effectiveness of Softwave therapy swoops in to save the day.
Shockwave technology has been around for decades. It has been used at the highest-level research and medical facilities like the Cleveland Clinic and Memorial Sloan Kettering. However, Softwave therapy is a more refined, effective way to treat erectile dysfunction and also advance tissue healing.
Softwave therapy works by using electrohydraulic spark gap technology at its core. Its innovative design features a parabolic reflector applicator that produces very effective, low-intensity shock waves that are unfocused. Elite Healthcare Physical Medicine's Softwave applicator spreads energy to a large area of both superficial and deep tissue, creating a biological response that kickstarts your body's natural healing process.
For men suffering from ED, it is a revolutionary breakthrough treatment that doesn't require harmful surgeries or side effects from pills. In fact, it has been FDA approved for many uses, including improved blood flow, which is often the root cause of erectile dysfunction.
Book AppointmentUnlike some more traditional treatment options, Softwave therapy gets right to the crux of the ED issue. It uses shock wave technology on a cellular level, helping to naturally heal body parts, like the penis. Some of the most common benefits of Softwave therapy include:
Additionally, Softwave treatments don't require much prep, don't have any sketchy side effects, don't require any numbing agents or anesthesia, and result in little-to-no recovery time. Sound too good to be true? Contact Elite Healthcare Physical Medicine today to learn just how effective Softwave therapy is for our patients!
Softwave therapy works by using efficient, effective shock waves that cause biological regeneration processes that heal your body using its own healing factors. It works like this: Softwaves are created via a high-energy electrical discharge in water. The voltage is discharged between the plus and minus tips of an electrode. The spark gap or arching causes an equalization of voltage between the opposing tips of the electrode, which causes a hot plasma bubble. This bubble explodes and distributes in every direction, compresses the surrounding water, and generates a pressure > 10 MPa within nanoseconds.
To sum up, Softwave therapy uses low-intensity, unfocused energy that is delivered by a reflector in parallel waves. These waves help open up the blood vessels in your penis, allowing more blood to flow. At Elite Healthcare Physical Medicine, our team of expert physicians will develop a personalized Softwave therapy plan based on your body and needs. With the right number of treatments, you should be able to achieve and maintain firm erections as you did in your prime.
A Softwave therapy procedure averages 10-15 minutes but may be longer depending on treatment area and diagnosis. A gel is applied to the surface area to be treated. The applicator produces pulses as the clinician moves around the treatment area. During therapy, communication with your provider is necessary to identify treatment areas and monitor progress.
Once treatment is over, you may resume your normal day-to-day activities. In fact, most patients can have Softwave therapy while on their lunch break. You don't have to worry about recovery time, side effects, or any downtime at all.
More than 50% of men will experience erectile dysfunction at some point in their lives. If you're over the age of 30, have been suffering from ED, and don't want to rely on pills or surgery, Softwave therapy may be for you. That's doubly true if you've tried traditional treatments like Viagra and even surgery but didn't get the results you hoped for. Many academic studies about shockwave therapy for ED state that this revolutionary technology is successful where PDE5 inhibitors fail.
In fact, many urologists consider Softwave therapy the most promising ED treatment on the market. The truth is, even if you're not battling ED, men can use Softwave therapy as a preventative way to keep the magic flowing in the bedroom. Some of the key reasons to choose Softwave therapy over less effective, traditional treatments include:
If you're curious why Softwave treatments are so popular for ED, the answer is simple. Prescription drugs like Cialis and others that "treat" ED often come with less-that-savory side effects. At best, these effects are just something patients have to deal with. At worst, they can disrupt your day-to-day schedule and may prevent you from enjoying a healthy life. Sure, some men swear by the "little blue pill," but most guys aren't aware of the hidden risks with drugs like Viagra. The following side effects can be common in both short and long-term circumstances:
If you're suffering through erectile dysfunction, it's crucial to understand why it's happening. The primary reason for ED is a lack of blood flow to the penis, which makes erections difficult to get and keep. Rather than relying on prescription and gas station pills for a quick fix, more men are using softwave ED treatment in West Ashley, SC for an all-natural solution minus the side effects. With Softwave therapy, you don't have to live with ED, and you don't have to suffer from scary side effects from popping too many pills.
Book AppointmentSoftwave therapy is often a more effective solution for men with ED than similar but less effective treatments using pressure waves. Softwave therapy from Elite Healthcare Physical Medicine uses acoustic pulses or unfocused shockwaves with fast and steep rise times and high positive pressure. Our unfocused wave design makes it possible to spread energy to a larger area, which affects deep and superficial tissue. By targeting a larger area, a more potent biological response is often achieved, initiating your body's natural healing factors.
By comparison, radial pressure waves use acoustic pneumatic pulses with low steeping effects, slow rise times, and large negative pressures. Radial waves are shallower than the shockwaves used in Softwave technology and focus energy and pressure at the surface of the applicator.
Here's a quick breakdown of the differences between softwave therapy for ED in West Ashley, SC, and radial pressure waves:
If you're new to the world of Softwave therapy, chances are you've got some lingering questions you need answered. We'll do our best to answer a few of those questions here for your convenience.
Q. Has the FDA approved softwave therapy for ED in cityname, state?
A. Yes - Softwave therapy is FDA 510(k) approved for:
Q. Is softwave therapy painful?
A. Softwave therapy does not require surgery or any invasive form of treatment. With that said, some patients describe minimal discomfort or pain during our softwave treatments. Should this occur, your medical specialist will make necessary adjustments. Usually, patients do not have to endure any pain at all and only experience a pulse or tapping feeling on their skin.
Q. How long is a Softwave treatment session?
A. An individual session only takes five to fifteen minutes. It's typically recommended that patients have treatment once a week for three to five weeks. The length and frequency of your Softwave therapy sessions will be determined after you visit our medical clinic for a comprehensive evaluation.
Q. How long does it take for Softwave therapy to work?
A. Every patient we treat is different, and as such, will have different treatment recommendations. Often, patients notice the results of Softwave therapy after the first session. However, for the longest-lasting effects, most patients need between three and four treatments, with a week of non-treatment after every session.
Q. Can I combine Softwave therapy with other treatments from Elite Healthcare Physical Medicine?
A. It's hard to give a definitive answer to this question since every patient is different. It's important for you to have a full evaluation to determine the scope of your needs and the appropriate therapies. However, Softwave therapy often works very well with other treatments. In fact, other therapies offered at our medical clinic like massage therapy and chiropractic care can make Softwave treatment even more effective.
Remember - our team at Elite Healthcare Physical Medicine is always happy to answer any questions you may have about ED or our ED treatments. Give us a call today - it would be our pleasure to get to know you better!
Unlike some wellness clinics, our experienced providers work together to optimize treatment for men suffering from ED. We always strive to make sexual wellbeing an accessible part of your everyday lifestyle.
That's why, at Elite Healthcare Physical Medicine, our mission is simple: to correct the root cause of your erectile dysfunction by taking a comprehensive, total body approach to healing and treatment. We want to address your ED problem without having to resort to chemical-based medications or unnecessary surgeries. Instead, we focus on all-natural, effective solutions like shockwave therapy for ED in West Ashley, SC.
By discovering what's best for each person's individual body and needs, we can help create a healthier future for those in our community through our holistic physical medicine practices. Contact our office to learn more about Softwave therapy and how we can solve the underlying causes of your unique ED situation.
Book AppointmentCHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) will close southbound lanes on the West Ashley Bridge overnight beginning May 10.All lanes going from Downtown to West Ashley will close nightly from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. as crews complete construction work.Traffic will be detoured.The work is expected to take one to two weeks.Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) will close southbound lanes on the West Ashley Bridge overnight beginning May 10.
All lanes going from Downtown to West Ashley will close nightly from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. as crews complete construction work.
Traffic will be detoured.
The work is expected to take one to two weeks.
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Charleston County deputies seized enough illicit fentanyl from a West Ashley apartment to kill every person in Charleston and Colleton counties, and more, according to Sheriff Kristin Graziano.“This single seizure of fentanyl, this 2½ pounds, is enough fentanyl to provide a lethal dose to every person in the city and county of Charleston, and Colleton County, and add another 50,000 people to that,” she said at a pr...
Charleston County deputies seized enough illicit fentanyl from a West Ashley apartment to kill every person in Charleston and Colleton counties, and more, according to Sheriff Kristin Graziano.
“This single seizure of fentanyl, this 2½ pounds, is enough fentanyl to provide a lethal dose to every person in the city and county of Charleston, and Colleton County, and add another 50,000 people to that,” she said at a press conference April 24, five days after the drug bust. The two counties have a combined population of about 500,000 people. “That’s how big the seizure was. And that’s how important this is to this community.”
The synthetic opioid is 50 times stronger than heroin, and just 2 milligrams is considered a lethal dose. Fentanyl accounted for more than two-thirds of all fatal overdoses in 2021, killing nearly 1,500 people statewide, according to the latest data from the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
That year in Charleston County alone, 183 people fatally overdosed, according to Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal, who joined Graziano and other local leaders for the announcement.
“In 2022, that number skyrocketed to 240. We are on target for 2023 to beat that number again, which is not something we should be proud of,” O’Neal said. “One thing I would say is that there is hope.”
She held up a red bag containing Narcan, a nasal spray that can reverse the affects of an opioid overdose. The Coroner’s Office and the jail provide the overdose antidote “no questions asked,” the sheriff and coroner said. Both leaders also championed drug treatment and recovery services available through the Charleston Center and nonprofit Wake Up Carolina.
“Our country is in the midst of a public health, public safety crisis involving opioid addiction. I think that is not new to folks. But I think you need to realize that Charleston is not immune. We’re not immune to this crisis,” Graziano said. “This operation that was uncovered by law enforcement is a clear sign that we are clearly not immune to this.”
On April 19, deputies were attempting to arrest a man who had failed to appear in court for a 2019 case, when they found what Graziano described as “a significant drug-trafficking operation” in the apartment off Folly Road Boulevard where he had been staying. The man had fled — deputies believe he had jumped from a fourth-floor balcony to elude capture — but returned to the apartment complex later that day and was arrested.
Meanwhile, a search of the apartment netted the powdered fentanyl, about 2¾ pounds of marijuana, 682 Xanax pills, two pill presses, an AK-style rifle and two handguns. On the man, deputies found $7,700 in cash.
It marks the largest seizure of the deadly drug by the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office to date.
Tyrell Javon Sistrunk faces two charges for drug distribution, a trafficking charge, and three gun offenses based on the search.
Sistrunk was initially arrest on June 3, 2019, after leading deputies in a car chase through North Charleston. In the car, which Sistrunk abandoned to flee on foot, authorities found a child, cocaine and a pistol. Once deputies caught up to Sistrunk, he resisted arrest, elbowing one in the face, according to arrest warrant affidavits.
At that time, Sistrunk was charged with child endangerment, assaulting an officer, distribution of cocaine and a weapons offense.
On June 5, 2019, he posted $65,000 bail and was released. On March 2, a circuit judge issued bench warrants when Sistrunk failed to appear in court, prompting the deputies to search the West Ashley apartment where he was apparently living under an alias.
He is currently being held in the Charleston County jail.
The days may be numbered for the Mariachi figurines that greet customers at a Mexican restaurant in West Ashley.A new dual-lane car wash is being proposed where La Hacienda operates at 1859 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., according to ...
The days may be numbered for the Mariachi figurines that greet customers at a Mexican restaurant in West Ashley.
A new dual-lane car wash is being proposed where La Hacienda operates at 1859 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., according to site plans.
Olympus Pines Management Co. of Utah is eyeing the property for a 4,625-square-foot Tommy’s Express Car Wash.
The restaurant operators were unaware of new development plans for the former Applebee’s, according to assistant manager Rossy Hernandez.
Plans show entrances to the car wash from Sam Rittenberg Boulevard and Gardner Road.
Charleston’s Design Review Board was scheduled to consider preliminary approval on May 1, but the meeting was canceled April 26 after the applicant asked to defer consideration.
The property is owned by Carolina Child Care Properties LLC of Hollywood, which paid $2.875 million for the nearly 1-acre site in 2014, according to Charleston County land records. The landlord could not immediately be reached for comment.
Michigan-based Tommy’s Express Car Wash announced earlier this month it will bring its first Lowcountry site to 3680 Ashley Phosphate Road in North Charleston. Two others are slated for Summerville. Another is planned on Tanger Outlet Boulevard in North Charleston.
A New York City-based home and apparel shop is coming to downtown Charleston.
Hill House Home plans to open at 145 King St. by late summer on the ground floor of the four-story office building at the Queen Street intersection, according to a spokeswoman.
The brand first launched with bedding in 2016 but now includes home accessories, bridal, and baby and children’s items among other products.
The space will be designed by Amanda Lindroth, who designed the brand’s Palm Beach store. The retailer has other shops in New York City and Nantucket, Mass.
A longtime two-wheel store in Mount Pleasant is no longer in business.
The Bicycle Shoppe at 1539 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. next to fast-food restaurant McDonald’s recently closed.
A representative of the company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The bicycle vendor has another longtime store at 280 Meeting St. in downtown Charleston and a more recent location at 600 Front St. in Nexton near Summerville.
A Virginia-based coffee shop recently opened its first South Carolina outpost in downtown Charleston.
Mudhouse Specialty Coffee Roasters can be found at 375 King St. in the 1,300-square-foot space formerly occupied by Spring Rolls Asian Cuisine, just south of Calhoun Street.
It’s the first location outside the Charlottesville company’s home state and the fifth shop for Lynelle and John Lawrence, who founded the company in 1993 with a cart in a mall.
They now operate three sites in Charlottesville and another in Crozet, Va. A sixth shop in Richmond could open this summer. Another store is planned for Alexandria.
The King Street site was first announced in 2020. A representative of the company did not immediately respond for comment.
A new restaurant and market plans to open May 2 in North Charleston.
Hazel and Hank’s Gourmet Market will begin welcoming customers at 5117-C Dorchester Road in early May after an open-house celebration 2-5 p.m. April 29.
The new 1,200-square-foot venue by Brandon Close, the owner of Chipper Dog BBQ sauce, is in the former Nana’s Seafood site.
It will feature regional made-from-scratch sandwiches such as Chicago Italian beefs, Philly cheesesteaks and pork rolls as well as midwestern tenderloin sandwiches.
The market also will offer local and regional products as well as grab-and-go options. With seating for 12-15, the sandwich cafe will be open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
A new chicken restaurant is now serving in Berkeley County.
Bojangles recently opened on U.S. Highway 52 near Foxbank Plantation in southern Moncks Corner.
The restaurant chain is leasing the 2,858-square-foot building from Columbia-based Cypress Development Co., which announced its completion on April 25.
The new eatery includes a drive-thru and seating for up to 20 diners.
“With the growth in Berkeley County and the Highway 52 corridor specifically, we are confident this will be a great restaurant for them,” said Mark James, principal of Cypress.
The restaurant is near a future Dunkin’ donut shop, which is about to start construction. Nearby is the newly developed Publix-anchored Moncks Corner Marketplace at Cypress Gardens Road and U.S. 52.
Also, a new burger shop recently opened near Tanger Outlets in North Charleston.
Culver’s, which specializes in butterburgers and frozen custard, can be found at 4821 Tanger Outlet Blvd. in the former Steak and Shake site.
The Wisconsin-based chain has two other locations in the Lowcountry, in Ladson and near Summerville.
Shane Melton, who lives in West Ashley, received a big surprise during what should have been a routine visit to the Department of Motor Vehicles.Published: Fri Mar 24 2023|Updated: Mon Mar 27 2023CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Shane Melton, who lives in West Ashley, received a big surprise during what should have been a routine visit to the Department of Motor Vehicles.Melton learned he is a dead man walking.“There’s just nothing I can do,” he says.The Social Security Administration incorrectly...
Shane Melton, who lives in West Ashley, received a big surprise during what should have been a routine visit to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Published: Fri Mar 24 2023|Updated: Mon Mar 27 2023
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Shane Melton, who lives in West Ashley, received a big surprise during what should have been a routine visit to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Melton learned he is a dead man walking.
“There’s just nothing I can do,” he says.
The Social Security Administration incorrectly declared him dead, he says. He discovered this when he went to renew his driver’s license. Instead, he was shuffled into a back room and was accused of impersonating a dead man and stealing his identity, Melton says.
“They started interrogating me saying I was deceased and told me they’re going to call the cops on me,” he says. “They confiscated my ID, so I left.”
Melton says this initially didn’t seem like a major issue, but then he was laid off from his job.
“This has upended our entire lives,” his wife, Morgan Key, says.
Because the government considers him dead, Melton says companies won’t hire him. The family even had to move in with his parents to cut costs.
“He’s done interviews, job interviews, and everything,” Key says. “He’s doing everything that he can to get that job but they just can’t hire him legally.”
Being incorrectly declared dead can cause a lengthy list of problems, according to attorney Mark Bringardner.
“That’s going to prevent you from being able to take out a loan, apply for a job, pass any sort of background check, and your credit score will instantly go to zero,” he says. “So, that will present a whole host of challenges that can’t be fixed overnight and will take several months, if not longer, to fix between submitting the paperwork to the social security administration, as well as the credit score company to restore your credit.”
This issue is not uncommon, Bringardner says.
“It’s estimated this happens between 6,000 to 12,000 times a year or more, so that’s roughly 20 to 30 people a day,” he says. “Usually that occurs because of a clerical error at the Social Security Administration office, a hospital, a doctor’s office, or somebody filling out a form incorrectly and checking the wrong box.”
Catching and correcting the problem quickly is key, Bringardner says.
“Anyone who’s been wrongfully declared dead by the social security administration should contact them immediately and try to submit the paperwork,” he says.
But Melton says he’s gone to the social security office three times with various paperwork. He says the issue is the items the Social Security Administration can use to prove he’s alive either require a valid ID to obtain, like a passport or certified medical records, or only apply to certain people, such as military records or a church membership.
Melton says he doesn’t have an ID, any of the other documents or a path forward—leaving him frustrated and trying to fix what seems like an unfixable mistake he didn’t make.
“It can happen to anybody,” he says. “I never thought it would happen to me until I go to the DMV one day and boom, I’m dead. There’s nothing I can do about it. I didn’t cause the problem and they’re pretty much making me fix the problem when it’s impossible fix.”
The Social Security Administration did not respond to a request for comment.
Some additional advice from Bringardner: make sure you’re periodically checking your credit report to ensure this same mistake hasn’t happened to you. If it does, be prepared to involve a lawyer to help sort things out, especially your credit.
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Environmentalists and volunteers went to work in West Ashley to restore some marshland and fix ongoing water problems in the area.Published: Thu Mar 23 2023CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Environmentalists and volunteers went to work in West Ashley to restore some marshland and fix ongoing water problems in the area.Volunteers helping SCDNR, the Charleston Waterkeeper and the South Carolina Aquarium worked for hours over the course of five days. They moved and dug out mud by hand to build a new water inlet near the Ashleyville...
Environmentalists and volunteers went to work in West Ashley to restore some marshland and fix ongoing water problems in the area.
Published: Thu Mar 23 2023
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Environmentalists and volunteers went to work in West Ashley to restore some marshland and fix ongoing water problems in the area.
Volunteers helping SCDNR, the Charleston Waterkeeper and the South Carolina Aquarium worked for hours over the course of five days. They moved and dug out mud by hand to build a new water inlet near the Ashleyville and Historic Maryville neighborhood.
Charleston Waterkeeper Staff Scientist and Volunteer Coordinator Cheryl Carmack says it has been a great few days seeing people come together and learn about the program and the neighborhood.
“This is a historic neighborhood,” Carmack said. “So it’s exciting to come out here and help daylight this creek and get volunteers involved in every step of the process and to make such a huge impact for our water quality in the Ashley River.”
Environmental workers say the neighbors came to them when they realized the marsh was dying to see what could be done. Ashleyville residents were worried they would lose the valuable natural resources. Now, environmentalists are trying something new to help.
Michael Hodges is a Wildlife Biologist at SCDNR. He also manages the South Carolina Oyster Shell Dropoff Recycling Program there. He says the marsh is suffering from hurricane destruction and drought dry-up. Going forward, the channels will help retain water, and give incoming water a place to go.
“This is not something that has been done in South Carolina through hand excavation of new tidal channels,” Hodges explains. “Which is fancy words for moving mud, about 100 feet of new tidal channel which will be between two and six inches deep from front to back.”
One small scoop at a time, bucket by bucket, the volunteers are hoping to make a big impact on the marsh.
“It will help to combat with the projected sea level rise that we’re going to see here in South Carolina,” Hodges says. “By planting more marsh grass in here, that can actually increase the surface elevation of the shoreline. It can help with a little bit of flooding that could take place.”
Work wrapped on one inlet Thursday, but the groups will be back to plant marsh grass this year and continue digging two more channels within the next few years.
Sara McDonald, the director of conservation at the South Carolina Aquarium, says their team has been involved on this project for years, helping with the paperwork and grant writing to make it happen. She explains that a lot of their work happens outside the office.
“We work with communities and empower them to collect data and connect data with decision makers to help create solutions to problems such as plastic pollution, coastal flooding as a result of sea level rise and climate change,” McDonald says.
Their work with the marsh in Ashleyville is far from over, with more plans to plant marsh grass and dig channels. Hodges says it will be exciting to see how the project plays out over the next couple years.
A federal grant from wildlife and fisheries is funding parts of the project.
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