Garner, NC Health and Fitness

Dr. David Draper graduated from the hallowed halls of the University of Maryland's Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, where he learned to repair worn-out smiles with a dual emphasis in oral surgery and implant dentistry. Now, he works with the team at Tryon Family Dentistry, treating teeth with the latest technological gear, including intraoral cameras and digital x-rays that scale back the radiation and general nosiness employed by traditional x-rays. Their slate of cosmetic services, such as Six Month Smiles and Cerec One-Visit Dentistry, improve smiles in an abbreviated time frame, and a focus on sedation dentistry inspires an easy visit.

Committed to supporting its community, the practice sponsors seasonal charity drives, participates in philanthropic walks and events, and donates services.

Dr. Karen Harum leads the staff at Advanced Spa Therapy as they aid their clients in shedding excess inches through noninvasive laser treatments. Using the FDA-approved Zerona laser device, which prompts fat cells to evict their liquid contents into the body's lymphatic system, the staff helps to lessen the difficultly and frustration that can be associated with weight loss. Treatments are aided by diet, exercise, regular hydration, and at-home practice sessions with laser pointers.

For more than 20 years, Lowry Porter Ophthalmology's staff has helped to improve vision and ocular health at their full-service medical, surgical, and optical shop. To better care for their clients, ophthalmologists R. Frank Lowry Jr. and Isaac W. Porter focus on specialties: Dr. Lowry has performed more than 8,000 LASIK procedures, and Dr. Porter completed a fellowship at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago to become a cornea and refractive surgeon. Their extensive experience prepares them to handle everything from thorough vision check-ups to entrenched monocle removal. Once armed with fresh prescriptions, patients can browse a spacious optical boutique stocked with designer frames by Kate Spade, Gucci, Fendi, and Flexon.

The chiropractors at Team Chiropractic were all drawn to a career in spinal health for different reasons, but they all work with a unified goal of optimizing their patients' well-being through adjustments and musculoskeletal manipulation. Spinal adjustments target subluxations, or misalignments of the vertebrae, which can be responsible for larger problems with the muscles and nerves. Staff members work to keep bodies fitter than Olympian fiddles with spinal decompression treatments, cold laser therapy, and myofascial release.

Dr. Steven Isadore was inspired to enter the spine-aligning field after chiropractic care helped eliminate his own migraines, an ailment he continues to focus on in his own practice. Dr. Isadore's deft hands—which have eased the aches of dancers at the Carolina Ballet and professional golfers—apply precise chiropractic adjustments to spinal joints, reopening the lines of nervous-system communication more effectively than a heartfelt phone call from the medulla oblongata. Traditional Chinese acupuncture works to optimize energy flow along the body's 12 meridians, and neuromuscular-balancing techniques aim to relax taut muscles and improve circulation.

Dr. Kamran Qureshy draws on more than 10 years of experience as he beautifies bites in an elegant office enhanced by a soothing trickling fountain. Keeping abreast of dentistry advances, Dr. Qureshy continues his education with courses on cosmetics, conscious sedation, dental implants, and tooth cloning. With digital x-rays, Dr. Qureshy snaps accurate images with 80% less radiation than standard x-rays and supervillain x-ray vision. His intraoral camera displays images on an external monitor, which facilitates his search for oral disease and lets patients see any discoveries for themselves. Dedicated to helping others, Dr. Qureshy helped found the Morrisville Community Fund, which sustains 1,000 endowments that support community needs, nonprofit organizations, institutions, and scholarships.