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Spinal Decompression Therapy in West Ashley, SC

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.

Spinal Decompression Therapy West Ashley, SC

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 West Ashley, 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.

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Non-Invasive Treatment for Back Pain

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.

Back Pain

Long-Term, Significant Pain Relief

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.

Significant Pain

Little-to-No Recovery Time

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.

Recovery Time

No Addictive Medications

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.

No Addictive Medications

Cost-Conscious Treatment

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.

Cost-Conscious Treatment

Natural Healing

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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The Smart Choice for Chiropractor Spinal Decompression in West Ashley, SC

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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West Ashley Bridge closing nightly for construction

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.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.

Mexican restaurant in Charleston could be demolished for new car wash

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.

Coming to King

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.

Pedaling away

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.

Perking up

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.

What’s cooking?

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.

Now serving

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.

‘I go to the DMV one day and boom’: West Ashley man mistakenly declared dead

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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Moving mud by hand: State officials work to restore West Ashley marsh

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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