Engineering Wellness with Dr. Wade C. Verch
With Dr. Wade C. Verch leading the professional team of Carolina West Clinic at Bigbie Chiropractic, the Lexington practice’s treatment approach to addressing chronic pain and other nerve-related issues is innovative, comprehensive, and patient-centric. Since acquiring the clinic in 2021, Dr. Verch has applied his extensive educational background and specialized training to build on the practice’s existing foundation by introducing the latest in chiropractic technology and techniques to provide the highest level of care.
Carolina West Clinic at Bigbie Chiropractic is a thriving practice that uses innovative treatment approaches to address physical issues conservatively. Dr. Wade C. Verch, owner and CEO of the practice, said, “My motivation is to provide people with better options to achieve their best life, and the better we do that, the better their lives and their family’s life will be.”
A married father of three and 10-year resident of Chapin, Dr. Verch purchased the existing practice from Dr. Robert Bigbie in 2021. When he made the acquisition, “It was already very impressive,” Dr. Verch said. “Dr. Bigbie had such a long and impressive career, I was able to bring in my personal knowledge and skills to an already highly capable office. The result is the flagship of the Carolina West clinical history, thanks to this culmination of skills and technology.”
Although the practice has a sister clinic in Beaufort, South Carolina, which Dr. Verch helps to manage, Lexington “is my primary area of focus,” he said.
Originally a Michigan native, Dr. Verch’s early occupational intentions were to major in mechanical engineering at Kettering University in Flint, since “I am good at math and obsessed with the automotive industry,” he said. However, while attending college, a serious family crisis arose that detoured those plans. “When my stepdad became ill with cancer, I had to transfer from Kettering to Central Michigan University because it was the closest major university to home.”
When Dr. Verch found the quality of the engineering program at this school to be “lacking,” he considered other options that were available within this academic setting and discovered “what that school excelled at was exercise science, which is where I found a new passion,” he shared.
After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Health Fitness with a concentration in cardiac rehab from Central Michigan University, Dr. Verch continued his education by enrolling in the Palmer College of Chiropractic, the first and largest school of its kind in the world. “I became involved in chiropractic and the treatment of bones and nerves because it makes sense to me,” he said, and this still allowed “the engineering side of my brain to do its thing.”
Before and after graduating with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree, he also supplemented his developing expertise by attaining certification in NCV/EMG (nerve conduction velocity/electromyography) from the NeuroDiagnostic Institute. Additionally, “I spent years concentrating on the cranial cervical junction (the relationship between the head and neck),” he continued, “and became one of the few advanced graduates in orthospinology in South Carolina.” At the same time, “I also became hyper-focused on the treatment of peripheral neuropathy,” and pursued certification in the treatment of neuropathy with the American College of Physical Medicine.
With his extensive training, Dr. Verch can offer a broad range of treatment options for those who may be experiencing discomfort due to chronic pain. “I was able to bring six years of experience in the treatment of peripheral neuropathy,” he explained, “so we have great systems all around for a variety of nerve-related pains and conditions. My offices, over the years, have been able to help hundreds of people recover from that complicated condition.”
“We also excel in knee conditions, other joint pains, and plantar fasciitis. We also have orthospinology upper-cervical chiropractic on deck, which opens up even more avenues for care for people that is super safe and incredibly effective.” Plus, “I kill headaches and migraines like I’m mad at them,” he said.
“We have so much to offer—there is something here to help almost anyone,” said Dr. Verch. “We have several doctors with core techniques that can all offer the same experience in the majority of cases,” he added, “but we also have different specialties that set us apart.”
Beyond providing traditional chiropractic care, Carolina West Lexington “is also a spinal decompression center,” Dr. Verch said. “We use the most proven and advanced equipment available, the DRX, to treat bulging discs and spinal stenosis, in the low back or even the neck.” The DRX treatment is a nonsurgical, spinal decompression therapy that implements the use of a motorized device to gently and safely stretch the spine and relieve back and leg pain. This very sophisticated system reverses disc and nerve compression by applying equal amounts of pressure on the vertebral columns. This stretching of the spine takes pressure off the discs, which relieves nerve pressure. With improved flow of nutrients through the spine, injuries heal steadily with regular treatment sessions. “We have helped 1000’s of patients avoid surgery and are living better and happier lives,” said Dr. Verch.
Looking to the future, the practice endeavors to experience continued growth, which would necessitate a construction project in the near future. “Our office is around 2,900 square feet, but we have it maxed out in terms of equipment and personnel,” said Dr. Verch. “The three-year goal is to build on the adjacent plot of land, where I intend to build a facility of at least 5,000 square feet.”
“When I take a step back and look,” Dr. Verch concluded, “I’m very proud of my teams and clinics over the years and how many people we’ve been able to help, from such an array of different problems.”
“We strive to make every visit as pleasant as possible,” said Dr. Verch. “In addition to the resources and experience we have to offer, I believe we have the best intentions for our patients. We are busy, but we still keep a personal touch.”
Carolina West Clinic
943 Old Cherokee Road
Lexington, SC 29072
803-356-9315