Natural Medicine in Hanahan

At Rehab Bar & Grill, guests kick back at 25 tables and more than 100 bar-side seats to peruse a menu stacked with rib-eye steaks, six styles of buffalo wings, and hot dogs topped with chili, cheese, or onions. The kitchen prepares snacks until midnight on weekends, fueling conversations and pool games until the wee hours of the morning. Club-style lights illuminate an oversized dance floor where patrons dance to DJ-curated soundtracks three nights a week. DJ Donnie Dramatic blends hip-hop beats with Top 40 melodies during his Tuesday-night sets, and DJ Sean Cronin swathes Saturday nights in house music and drum-and-bass grooves. There are six 24-inch LCD televisions hovering over the 30-foot bar, helping sports fans applaud football tackles, basketball dunks, and the graceful pirouettes of monster trucks.

The team at Advantage Healthcare of Charleston knows that, just as pain can have multiple causes, it can be treated in multiple ways. That’s why a medical doctor, a doctor of chiropractic, a nurse practitioner, and a massage therapist are all on staff and ready to tend to clients’ needs. Given their diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, this team can tackle ailments such as sports injuries from various angles. Like wrapping bandages around your pills before swallowing them, this multifaceted approach can greatly shorten the time it takes to heal.

Specializing in laser-based procedures, Tri-County Laser Center turns its multipurpose, concentrated light beam against a wide range of cosmetic and anti-aging issues. Its skin-rejuvenation treatments use intense pulsed light to eradicate blemishes beneath the skin's surface and reverse sun damage, which happens to the sun after it fights the earth. Staffers also render a refirme skin-tightening service to improve the look of sagging jowls. The hallmark of their treatments is laser tattoo removal, which uses blasts of the light to break down pigment safely and noninvasively. They also wield their laser to purge spider veins across the body without using painful injections.

Robert G. Bloom earned his certification in hypnotism at Hypnosis Motivation Institute in Tarzana, California, before putting his skills to work at Summerville Hypnosis Center. There, Bloom helps clients to identify goals before guiding them into a state of heightened awareness. Using the power of suggestion, he works to align the subconscious mind with conscious goals. Patients can find help with weight loss or quitting smoking, address issues such as insomnia, or improve academic or professional performance.

Advanced Spinal Care creates personalized treatment plans for all its patients, tailoring each to specific goals and needs while acknowledging any medical and physical conditions the patient may have. Treatments provided include chiropractic care, rehabilitation, massage therapy, x-ray services, and lumbar disc decompression.

All acupuncturists follow the principles of Chinese medicine, but Charleston Community Acupuncture takes things a step further. Following the model of its Chinese counterparts, the center arranges its recliners, Zero Gravity chairs, and massage tables in sets of three or four so that patients can rest, relax, and heal together. Private treatment areas exist as well, but the staff values the restorative effects of a peaceful, social environment—performing most of its acupuncture treatments in a community setting that helps patients relax and find strength in numbers. Patients are also encouraged to take their time and decide for themselves when to end the treatment, indicating with a nod or a telepathic shout that it's time to remove the needles.

Chad Houfek and his staff of specialists share a collective expertise in herbal medicine, acupuncture, and massage. Their holistic emphasis on wellbeing allows them to mix and match treatments for a wide spectrum of maladies, including chronic pain, asthma, depression, digestive issues, and infertility.

Doctors and massage therapists join forces to address alignment issues, joint stiffness, and muscular tension all within the same visit to HealthSource Chiropractic & Progressive Rehab. Massage therapists correct muscular imbalances in shoulders and backs with hands licensed in therapeutic massage and shadow-puppet recital. Chiropractic consultations provide detailed assessments of the ailments behind each client's particular symptoms, as well as specific instructions for massage therapists and recommended courses of action.