Learn how Soda City Chiropractic was founded in Columbia, SC, and how Dr. Devin Carr’s background in athletics, teaching, and chiropractic shaped a patient-focused approach to movement, pain relief, and performance.
About Soda City Chiropractic
When I was 16 years old, I went to the doctor and was told that I would never run or walk normally again. As a very active athlete, that was difficult for me to accept. My parents brought me to a chiropractor, and about six months later I was back to running and being active again. Looking back, that was probably the first time the idea of Soda City Chiropractic began. To me, chiropractic represented hope for a better life filled with movement and the ability to keep doing the things that mattered to me.
It took me a while to officially begin my journey into chiropractic. I first became a science teacher, and those years reinforced how much I enjoyed helping people learn, improve, and reach their goals. My years in athletics and coaching also shaped the way I think about health and performance. I saw firsthand that movement, exercise, soft tissue work, and chiropractic adjustments could all play a role in helping someone feel and perform better. When I eventually entered chiropractic school, I knew I wanted my future practice to be built around helping people move better, reduce pain, and continue doing the things they enjoy.
When it came time to decide where to open a practice, I had to choose whether to return to Columbia, where I had spent so many years teaching and coaching, or start somewhere new. Columbia felt like home, so I decided to come back and build something here. The only problem was figuring out what to call it. While joking around with friends, someone suggested “Crack City Chiropractic.” Obviously that wasn't going to be the name but Columbia is Soda City, and the joke eventually led to Soda City Chiropractic. What started as an experience I had as a teenager eventually became a practice built around the same thing chiropractic gave me years ago: the opportunity to keep moving forward.
How it all started
Education
Bachelors of Science - Biology
Masters of Art in Teaching
Doctorate in Chiropractic
Advanced Clinical Training
Soft Tissue Training
Training focused on soft tissue assessment and treatmen
Pregnancy Care
Training for caring for expecting mothers.
Advanced full-spine adjusting
Uses precise, hands-on chiropractic techniques to improve overall spinal function.
General Adjusting Techniques
Multiple adjusting approaches to tailor care to the patient.
How I Practice
Hands-on chiropractic care for the spine and joints to improve mobility and help with musculoskeletal pain.
We don't only evaluate the spine. Shoulders, hips, knees, ankles, wrists and other joints may also be addressed when they're contributing to pain or limited movement.
Hands-on techniques for muscles and surrounding soft tissues when tightness, irritation or restricted movement is part of the problem.
Extremity Adjusting
Corrective Exercise & Movement
Targeted movement, strength, stability, balance and proprioceptive exercises based on what we find during your examination.
High-intensity laser therapy may be incorporated when appropriate to help manage musculoskeletal pain and support recovery.
Shoulder Pain
Shoulder pain isn't always just a shoulder problem. We also evaluate the neck, upper back, ribs, shoulder joint, and surrounding muscles.
Pregnacy discomfort
Pregnancy changes how your body carries weight and moves. Care is focused on the musculoskeletal discomfort and movement changes that can occur throughout pregnancy.
Who I work with
Low back pain
Low back pain can interfere with sitting, lifting, exercising, sleeping, and everyday movement. We evaluate the spine, pelvis, muscles, and movement patterns that may be contributing.
Sciatica
Pain, burning, numbness, or tingling into the buttock or leg may involve irritation of the sciatic nerve or related structures.
Sports Injuries
Auto Accident Injuries
Whether you're competing, training, or trying to stay active, we evaluate the joints, muscles, and movement patterns involved in your injury.
Neck, back, shoulder, and other musculoskeletal symptoms can develop after a collision—even when discomfort doesn't appear immediately.
Posture & Movement Problems
Sometimes nothing feels seriously injured—you simply feel stiff, restricted, uneven, or like your body isn't moving the way it should.
Neck Pain
Neck stiffness and pain can develop from injuries, posture, repetitive strain, joint restriction, muscle tension, and other mechanical problems.
My Approach to Chiropractic
The ultimate goal with chiropractic is to help you optimize performance to reach your goals.
Your care may include chiropractic adjustments, soft tissue work, corrective exercise, and light therapy depending on what is found during your examination. The goal is to determine what may be limiting movement, increasing pain, or affecting performance and build care around that individual patient.
Proudly Serving Columbia SC
Ready to Get Started?
Whether your goal is to reduce pain, return to exercise, recover after an injury, or simply move and function better, we'll build your care around what you're trying to accomplish
Our Columbia SC office
2205 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00am - 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm - 6:00pm
24/7 by appointment only
Contacts
803-966-7689
dcarr@sodacitychiro.com