When Karen Bostick, 70, neared retirement last year, she made a commitment to herself. She would follow the advice of her 89-year-old mother-in-law. “She told me that I must have a plan. I need to … Continue Reading...
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Upstate, SC Health & Wellness Articles
Digital Eye Strain: A Volcano Waiting to Blow?
Although his official position is security/customer service with Prisma Health in Greenville, Harold Moore spends seven to eight hours every day in front of a computer screen summarizing reports, … Continue Reading...
Could Sound Therapy Be Right for You?
Ancient holistic approaches to healing the body and mind have always existed, quietly closeted under the nebulous label of alternative medicine. Sound – or vibration therapy – dates back to earliest … Continue Reading...
Music and Mental Health
When Janelle Mitchell enters the room of one of her adolescent patients who was recently diagnosed with cancer, she doesn’t bring a stethoscope or bandages. Instead, she might be carrying a guitar or … Continue Reading...
From Brush and Floss to Digital Dentistry
If you compare dentistry in 2023 to what it was in 1963, you might be surprised to find how much has changed and how much has stayed the same. While dentists far and wide will tell you that your best … Continue Reading...
Changing Lives One (Calm) Smile at a Time
Comfort isn’t a word that usually comes to mind when thinking about a visit to the dentist. A study published by the National Institutes of Health found that dental anxiety affects an estimated 36% … Continue Reading...
Thrive Upstate: Community-Centered Care
Every day looks a little different at Thrive Upstate, particularly when it comes to the organization’s Head and Spinal Cord Injury services. From visits to community gardens to partnerships with local … Continue Reading...
Dog Has Boot Scoot?
Five minutes into your dinner party, your dog meanders in to greet your guests. Seconds after he enters the room, he plops down and scoots his boot for about 2 feet and then stops to lick his paws or … Continue Reading...
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Upstate Hearing and Balance: Ensuring the Best Possible Outcomes
With so many options available for hearing care these days, it can be hard to know who to trust and how to understand what you’re getting from the process. Quality and thoroughness are sometimes … Continue Reading...
Palmetto Proactive Offers Affordable and Accessible Care
Palmetto Proactive Healthcare in Spartanburg is changing health care expectations, medical bills and doctor-patient relationships – one patient at a time. Introduced in the early 2000s, the concept of … Continue Reading...
How to Prepare Your Pelvic Floor for Pregnancy
There’s a lot you can do to prepare your pelvic floor for pregnancy and giving birth. Body Works Women’s Health & Wellness can help you get ready for the experience of having a baby and the risks … Continue Reading...
An Upgrade for Sportsclub Fitness & Wellness
Established in 1975 as the Greenville Racquet & Fitness Club, today’s Sportsclub has been a successful, family-owned operation for more than 45 years and with success often comes expansion and … Continue Reading...
Pruitt Health Now Offers Palliative Care
PruittHealth in Anderson, South Carolina, recently an item to its list of personal health care services – palliative care, which is similar to hospice care in that it involves treatment of … Continue Reading...
Spartanburg Holistic Health: Still Offering Healing
Its methods have so far endured skeptics, ongoing battles with conventional medicine and methods, and, most recently, a fire that destroyed its facility. But despite the obstacles, the unexpected … Continue Reading...
Physical Therapy: Could It Be Your Pathway to Recovery?
Traditionally, when a person experiences an injury or symptomatic pain, the first stop is the family doctor or possibly a specialist. While expensive diagnostics such as an MRI might be the next … Continue Reading...
Everyday Hormone Health
Hormones affect our everyday life; our everyday life affects our hormones. “Hormones play an important role in regulating our cognitive function as well as our body’s physical abilities,” said Dr. … Continue Reading...
