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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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Almost two years after Laura Cady found her neighbor left for dead in the road, which would bind her and Jenn Drummond's lives together, the state of South Carolina recognized her compassion.Cady, 43, remains modest about her role in saving Drummond's life in the early morning of June 21, 2023. She was the one who stopped after a different driver hit Dru...
Almost two years after Laura Cady found her neighbor left for dead in the road, which would bind her and Jenn Drummond's lives together, the state of South Carolina recognized her compassion.
Cady, 43, remains modest about her role in saving Drummond's life in the early morning of June 21, 2023. She was the one who stopped after a different driver hit Drummond and fled the scene, leaving her injured outside her James Island home. Cady found her near death and her contribution was stopping and calling for help, she said.
"I think I was the right person to find her," she said.
The doctors who mended Drummond's fractured skull and broken spine and Drummond's own will to live deserve far more credit, Cady said.
But none of that would have been possible had she not stopped. The S.C. House of Representatives saw fit to honor that fact. State Rep. Leon Stavrinakis, D-Charleston, presented Cady with a framed and signed resolution on Jan. 24 inside the Maybank Public House.
The January 2024 resolution calls her intervention "providential" for the composure and quick thinking she showed in saving Drummond's life. Doctors previously told The Post and Courier the timing of Cady's comfort and aid saved the woman's life.
Cady came upon Drummond by happenstance as she diverted from her usual route that day to drive her parents to the airport at 5:30 a.m. Stavrinakis said it would have been easy for her to not stop.
Cady, a stay-at-home mom, was joined by her husband, Michael, and two boys, Campbell and Rhodes, in accepting the honor.
"You saw breath, life and hope, and gave breath, life and hope," Stavrinakis said.
Clapping for Cady was Drummond in a restaurant that had once been her favorite place.
"It's really impossible to recognize you without recognizing Jenn as well," Stavrinakis said.
Drummond said that she'll always be grateful for Cady, a woman she's called an angel. Drummond said she recently moved to Columbia to live with her boyfriend. She lived with her younger sister as she recovered from the accident. She's not working again just yet, but she did finish physical therapy and was cleared to drive once again.
The two women hugged after the brief ceremony. Cady softly told Drummond that she was the real hero.
JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The Town of James Island is working with AmeriCorps volunteers for the first time to alleviate stormwater drainage issues.Town of James Island Mayor Brook Lyon says the team is working to help a neighborhood that is prone to flooding issues.“We have a lot of big rain events and the water has nowhere to go,” Lyon said.That means the potential for flooding is greater when pipes are clogged or culverts are blocked. That’s why AmeriCorps volunteers are helping out alongside Town ...
JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The Town of James Island is working with AmeriCorps volunteers for the first time to alleviate stormwater drainage issues.
Town of James Island Mayor Brook Lyon says the team is working to help a neighborhood that is prone to flooding issues.
“We have a lot of big rain events and the water has nowhere to go,” Lyon said.
That means the potential for flooding is greater when pipes are clogged or culverts are blocked. That’s why AmeriCorps volunteers are helping out alongside Town of James Island staff. They dug ditches and cleared pipes so seven homes could have working stormwater drainage.
“Whenever we set up a ditch we have to set up the streamlines from one end to another to make sure that it’s even all the way down so when water does flow through it doesn’t get stuck in a certain spot,” AmeriCorps member Hazely Mckeever says.
“Getting everything cleared out and connected again hopefully allows the system as designed initially and flow all the way out to the ocean and away from all these houses,” AmeriCorps Team Leader Theo Faucher says.
Lyon says it’s been a challenge keeping up with maintenance and thanks to an AmeriCorps grant, the Town of James Island was awarded a team of AmeriCorps members who have been extremely helpful. AmeriCorps member Madeleine Ball says it’s a win-win situation.
“It’s been a huge learning experience, especially the different projects we’ve done. I’ve learned more about construction. I would never have known how to dig a ditch,” Ball said.
“Very difficult, but a lot of fun. It’s hard work but it’s good work,” AmeriCorps member Finley Carlson said.
Lyon says the hard work is greatly appreciated by the neighborhood.
“They came out in droves, they met them, they thanked them. We are so grateful for all their hard work and all they’ve done,” Lyon said.
Lyon said if you live in the neighborhood, you can help by keeping the diches and these concrete pipes clear of trash and debris. She said making sure you don’t blow leaves in them will help keep the system running smoothly. She said if you’re having drainage issues and live on the island to contact town hall.
The team is wrapping up their work on James Island. Next, they’ll be headed to Newport, Kentucky to work with the Brighton Center, a community center, with a variety of services.
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