Performance & Supportive Treatments

About us

Evidence-based services that reinforce healing, enhance performance, and help prevent future injuries.

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Bone Health

Strong bones are the foundation of a healthy, active life. Our bone health program focuses on early detection and proactive management of bone density issues to prevent fractures and maintain your structural integrity. Our team, which includes a certified clinical densitometrist, integrates bone health strategies with your overall joint preservation and sports medicine care.

Who It’s For

  • Patients with osteopenia or osteoporosis, post-menopausal women, athletes with a history of stress fractures, and anyone concerned about their fracture risk.

What We Do

  • We provide comprehensive bone density screening, fall risk assessment, personalized counseling on nutrition, targeted exercise, and medication when necessary.

What to Expect

  • Your evaluation helps us create a clear, proactive plan to protect your bones, keeping you strong and resilient for years to come.

Custom Orthotics

Your feet are your body’s foundation, and improper alignment can cause a chain reaction of pain in your ankles, knees, hips, and back. Custom orthotics are medical devices placed in your shoes to correct biomechanical foot issues, evenly distribute pressure, and restore proper function.

Conditions Treated

  • Plantar Fasciitis
  • Overpronation (Flat Feet)
  • Achilles Tendinopathy
  • Metatarsalgia (Ball-of-Foot Pain)
  • General Foot or Knee Pain

The Process

  • We conduct a thorough gait analysis and create a precise mold of your feet using casting or digital scanning. This data is used to craft orthotics tailored to your unique anatomy.

Benefits

  • Unlike over-the-counter inserts, custom orthotics provide targeted support to relieve pain, prevent injury, and improve your overall movement efficiency.

 

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Vasper Charleston

Vasper is a groundbreaking, low-impact training system that delivers the benefits of a high-intensity workout in just 21 minutes. By combining compression technology, cooling, and interval training, Vasper triggers a systemic anabolic response that accelerates recovery, reduces inflammation, and builds muscle with minimal stress on your joints.

Who It’s For

  • Everyone from elite athletes seeking a performance edge to post-surgical patients needing safe, effective rehabilitation.

The Experience

  • During the session, you’ll perform a low-impact workout on a recumbent machine while cooling, liquid-filled cuffs compress your arms and legs. It’s efficient, effective, and energizing.

Benefits

  • Vasper helps improve performance, enhance muscle growth, reduce pain, and speed recovery from injury and exercise.

Medical-Grade Supplements

Nutrition is a critical component of healing and performance. We offer a curated selection of medical-grade supplements to ensure your body has the high-quality building blocks it needs to repair tissue, strengthen bones, and reduce inflammation.

What We Offer

  • Collagen for tissue repair, Vitamin D for bone health, omega-3s to fight inflammation, and magnesium for muscle function.

Provider-Guided

  • Not one-size-fits-all. Your provider helps select the right supplements based on your condition, goals, and health profile.

Quality Assurance

  • We recommend products from trusted manufacturers that meet rigorous standards for purity and potency.
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Common Conditions We Treat

Knee pain & instability

Rotator cuff/shoulder injuries

Hip pain & early arthritis

Foot and ankle injuries

Back/neck strain

Tendonitis, overuse syndromes

Osteoarthritis

Frequently Asked Questions

This category covers services that support overall bone and body health alongside your active lifestyle: bone health screening and management, custom orthotics, Vasper training, and medical-grade supplements — each personalized to your goals.

We offer screening to catch issues like osteopenia or osteoporosis (lower bone density) early, along with fall-risk assessment, nutrition counseling, and targeted exercise recommendations. This is often a good fit for post-menopausal women, athletes with a history of stress fractures, or anyone wanting to understand their bone density.

We start with a gait analysis to see how you walk and where extra support is needed, then create a personalized shoe insert through casting or digital scanning. Custom orthotics can help with conditions like plantar fasciitis, overpronation, Achilles tendinopathy, and general foot or knee pain.

Vasper is a 21-minute training system that combines compression, cooling, and interval training to support muscle recovery and reduce inflammation. It’s used by elite athletes for performance training as well as patients recovering from surgery.

Our medical-grade supplements — including options like collagen, vitamin D, omega-3s, and magnesium — are selected by your provider based on your individual health profile and goals, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. Talk with your provider about whether any of these make sense for you.

Why Choose Charleston Sports Medicine?

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Rapid Appointments

Prompt scheduling when you’re in pain.

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Non-Surgical First

Conservative care before surgery.

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Personalized Plans

Care tailored to your goals.

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Evidence-Based Care

Treatments grounded in science.

Take the first step toward recovery. Schedule a consultation with our expert team to discuss your treatment options and get back to living the life you love.

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