Nate Upchurch made a career in resort management on the beaches along the Carolina coast and understands the joy people feel when they are able to make the sand and water of the Atlantic Ocean their playground. However, Upchurch also witnessed firsthand the frustrations many families felt when they couldn’t make it to the beach because of physical disabilities. “People who … [Read more...]
Can You Avoid the Cold and Flu Season?
Colds and flus have become synonymous with the holiday season. Once the kids are back in school, noses start to sniffle and throats begin to tickle. Getting sick is unavoidable, or is it? In a sea of crumpled Kleenexes and cough-drop wrappers, is there hope for a germ-free season? Some local experts gave their best advice on prevention, vaccinations and … [Read more...]
The Healthcare Solution: Atlas Healthcare, PA
Health insurance policies first emerged in the industrial era of the 1880s, powered by the rise of unions that sought compensation for the illnesses and injuries of steel factory workers. They were designed to mitigate the economic hardship caused by unforeseen accidents. Since those humble beginnings, health care has morphed into a huge industry, fueled by insurance … [Read more...]
Who Knows Best? Coastal Pediatric Associates
When it comes to your parenting questions, there’s a bevy of people, from neighbors and friends to grandparents and colleagues, who are ready and willing to o er opinions to you. Other times, you might want to keep matters – your child’s health being one – within a more select group. With Coastal Pediatric Associates as part of that trusted group, a doctor or nurse will always … [Read more...]
Reach Your Potential: Mount Pleasant Physical Therapy
The ability to live life to the fullest often depends on a physically sound body. So when life’s aches and pains – whether from aging, injury or overuse – prevent someone from reaching their potential, Mount Pleasant Physical Therapy can provide the treatment to help them get back on their feet again. As director of the clinic, Kim Durst works to assess and treat a variety … [Read more...]
Home Safe: BeWell Home Services
Is one of your loved ones living with a chronic condition, recovering from illness or simply in need of daily assistance? BeWell Home Services can provide them the comfort of knowing that someone is there to help. BeWell is the only faith-based nonprofit t home care service in the Charleston area. A division of Lutheran Homes of South Carolina, which has more than 100 … [Read more...]
Nothing to Sneeze At: Seasonal Allergies
It starts on the first beautiful day every spring. Your car is covered with a fine layer of sticky yellow dust. Your eyes begin to water, your throat itches, your head aches and you can’t stop sneezing. It is allergy season. Let the suffering begin. It is the price we pay for the lovely flowers that bloom in the Lowcountry, people say. It’s not just the flowers. Our favorite … [Read more...]
Erasing Your Mistakes: The PicoSure Laser at Lowcountry Plastic Surgery
Whether it's the name of an old lover across your wrist, a college obsession with a punk rock band made manifest on your thigh or a cheesy butterfly over your left shoulder, many adults in the Lowcountry are choosing to erase the past and start fresh. And thanks to the new PicoSure laser and the guiding hand of Tonya Fowlkes, medical aesthetician at Lowcountry Plastic Surgery, … [Read more...]
Getting Better with Time: Coastal Dermatology
Denise Boyd has faced more hurdles than the average person in the past decade-and-a-half, and, though she’s managed to rise above them all, the medical and emotional issues that have punctuated her life since 2001 have taken a toll on her physical appearance. “A doctor once told me that all the medical problems I’ve had have added 10 years to my skin,” said Boyd. Late … [Read more...]
A Happy Practice Makes Happy Clients: Smiling Oak Dentistry
When Dr. Jeff Gardner moved into a new, 3,000-square-foot building in September 2014, he updated his equipment and gave his thriving dental practice a new name. His recipe for success remains the same, however: Hire the best people available, treat them right and they’ll do the same for your patients. “In business, the customer is number one, but the team is number one as … [Read more...]
Toe-tal Foot Care: Coastal Podiatry
The poor maligned feet. Nobody thinks much about feet; we take them for granted. We stand on them for hours, we pound the pavement when running or walking and we bend them and squeeze them into pointy-toed stilettos until they scream for mercy. When your feet hurt, they can stop you in your tracks. Relief is close at hand. Dr. Rahn Ravenell at Coastal Podiatry is … [Read more...]