Our team is highly skilled in diagnosing and treating a wide variety of injuries and illnesses. When you come see us, we will perform a full evaluation and can run different tests to determine what you are suffering from. In addition, we are also grateful to have our state-of-the-art digital X-ray technology to help us provide a proper diagnosis! Digital X-rays give us a clear picture of what is going on inside your body without needing physical film. Read on →

Staying active and exercising regularly is recommended throughout your entire life! While daily exercise is a good habit to get into, it can raise your risk of injury. Minor injuries like sprains and strains can be remedied in a few days, but more serious injuries like stress fractures can take quite a bit longer to heal. If you are experiencing pain while exercising, stop what you are doing! Exercising through the pain can make a stress fracture worse. Read on →

If you have ever experienced abdominal or chest pain before, you know how scary it can feel! Many different conditions can be responsible for this type of pain, and some of them can be really serious. One reason for abdominal pain could be pancreatitis. When your pancreas becomes irritated by something, it becomes inflamed and cannot function normally. We can help diagnose what your abdominal pain is related to! Check out AFC Urgent Care Easley’s latest blog all about pancreatitis below. Read on →

We are so grateful for the advancement of medical science over the years. With so many tools at our disposal to avoid serious illness, we can confidently use these methods to help keep people healthy. This includes the annual flu shot! In our latest blog post, we highlight the necessity of getting your annual flu shot as soon as possible each year to best protect you throughout the flu season. Read on →

It seems like we can’t catch a break when it comes to circulating illnesses lately! Typically, as the weather cools down, cold and flu season begins to ramp up and follows a particular pattern throughout the season. This year, RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, has been spreading at a higher rate much earlier than usual. We want your family to stay as healthy as possible this year! Our team at AFC Urgent Care Easley explains the details behind RSV and what warning signs indicate a serious infection below. Read on →

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is one of the most important things you can do for your long-term health. A healthy lifestyle is not something you can just do on occasion or seasonally! It takes consistent work every day to reach and maintain your goals. When the colder weather arrives, it can be harder to stay motivated to exercise and eat healthy. It can certainly be more tempting to stay inside where it is nice and warm or eat quick meals instead of opting for fresh ingredients. Read on →

Gallbladders can be a very finicky organ in your body. They have the very specific job of storing and releasing bile created by your liver, which helps break down the food you eat. If that process becomes disrupted, altered or is stopped somehow, the bile cannot be released properly and can eventually form into a hard deposit called a gallstone. Get the details about gallstones from our AFC Urgent Care Easley team below. Read on →

When you get sick, it always seems to be at the most inconvenient time. Life is busy, and no one has time to come down with an illness! The fall and winter seasons are the most common times to get sick with the common cold, and a cold is the most common illness during this time. If you are sick, it is important to know what you are getting sick from so that you can seek the appropriate treatment. Read on →

Did you know that there is more than one type of pink eye? Pink eye, or conjunctivitis, can come from a variety of different factors, but each case can be frustrating to deal with until it is resolved. When you have pink eye, the sensitive white membranes of your eyes become irritated due to some sort of external hazard. When they are irritated, it affects the blood vessels within your eyes and gives your eye that trademark “pink” hue. Read on →

Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia can be incredibly hard to live with. In addition to the memory issues and loss of independence affecting the person with the disease, it can be tough on family members as well as they watch their loved ones struggle. Unfortunately, dementia is incredibly common across the globe, affecting 55 million people today. That number is expected to grow in the coming years. Read on →