The Wellness Blog
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Pain-Free Traveling
Do you know what’s worse than needing a vacation? Being in pain on your vacation because you injured your back on the way to your destination! Depending on your mode of transportation, our backs usually bear most of the pressure of traveling. Here are a few tips to help alleviate the pain of traveling, and how to it from beginning. Get Comfortable Immediately If you’re not in a rush to get going, take the time to plan out how you will be sitting. Make sure that your body is comfortable before your vehicle, airplane, or train starts moving. Starting off in a good
Continue ReadingStaff Spotlight: Jeri Plott
For seven years, Jeri Plott visited our Bedford clinic to seek care from Dr. A.J. LaBarbera for general back pain. Fast forward to today, Jeri has been working as a Chiropractic Assistant for Tuck Chiropractic for 9 years! Formerly a X-Ray and Sonogram Technician, Jeri really liked the idea of having the opportunity to get to know her patients instead of taking a scan and sending them on their way. She first joined the Bedford clinic and transferred to our Botetourt location to work with Dr. Anna Flynn two years ago. “The difference is that I would see that patient
Continue ReadingBike Where You Live: New River Valley
Pictured: Dr. Lee Matthis with his family rooting him on towards the end of Mountains of Misery. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you may have noticed that biking has taken hold of the outdoor culture of Southwest Virginia. Recently named “America’s East Coast Mountain Biking Capital“, Virginia’s Blue Ridge is the perfect place to take your fitness routine outside. The doctors at Tuck Chiropractic Clinic aren’t immune to the hype. In fact, we recently got the chance to swap biking stories at a full-team training event. Now, we’ve decided to share some of
Continue ReadingHow Does Chiropractic Care Fit Into Holistic Wellness?
At it’s heart, chiropractic care seeks to provide healing from the inside out with non-invasive methods and no chemicals. Through manual adjustments and supplemental therapies, chiropractic care can reduce pain and inflammation throughout the body using only what the body already possesses to heal. Because of these unique methods, many people use “alternative medicine” to describe chiropractic care, but we prefer to look at it as part of a holistic approach that should be integrated with other methods of care. What is Holistic Health and How Does Chiropractic Contribute? Holistic medicine, by definition, is a “form of healing that considers the whole person — body, mind,
Continue ReadingWellness in the Workplace: Tuck Chiropractic's First CSA Program
At Tuck Chiropractic Clinic, we believe that a healthy workplace is a happy workplace. We work hard to educate our patients and our employees about the importance of a healthy lifestyle both in- and outside of work. Tangible Ways to Encourage a Healthy Workplace Over the past few years, we’ve made great strides to make sure our employees have healthy workstations. They say sitting is the new smoking, so we’ve purchased or built desks that allow them to choose to sit or stand. We also look for local races and walks to participate in as a team. This year, we want
Continue ReadingThe Integrated And Collaborative Care Models Thrives Within The Tuck System Of Clinics
Tuck Chiropractic Clinic is always seeking out ways to provide a superior level of care to all of our patients. Every part of our patient-centered care is performed with intention and dedication. For years we’ve been singing the praises of an integrated, collaborative patient-centered care model that allows doctors across specialties to collaborate on behalf of the patient. We actively seek out primary care providers, orthopedists, physical therapists, and the like to take our care to the next level. Collaborating with Physical Therapists Dr. Harrison Hunt of Rehabilitation Associates of Central Virginia, has been a fantastic partner in this effort.
Continue ReadingBreathing Easy: Chiropractic's Impact on Asthma
Beyond the ability to reduce pain and heal injuries with non-pharmacological, manual therapies, chiropractic also has a lot of “fringe benefits”. Fringe benefits are additional results of treatment that improve your overall daily life. For example, chiropractic care for children can help reduce colic and ear infections. Adjustments can also help relieve sinus pressure from allergies. While you wouldn’t normally pair these ailments with chiropractic in your mind, they can be greatly intertwined. Asthma and chiropractic is no different! How Asthma Works Roughly 1 in 13 people have asthma, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. That means over 26 million Americans
Continue Reading4 Effective Low Impact Exercises
Daily exercising is essential to a healthy lifestyle. You might hear the term “low impact” exercise and assume that it’s a slow, not effective workout. However, low impact exercises are perfect for those who have stiff or sore joints, are recovering from an injury, or those who just want to switch up their current routine! Here are some of the best low impact, but still effective, exercises you can try today. Swimming Swimming is fun, relaxing, and good for your body! Because our bodies are buoyant, water in the pool puts virtually zero pressure on our joints. Speaking of joints, swimming in
Continue ReadingStaff Spotlight – Donna Carter
Donna Carter was born and raised in Bedford County and she wouldn’t have it any other way. She has been in the Bedford Clinic for fifteen years. She loves that she gets to give back to her hometown that she loves so much. When asked about her favorite part about working in Bedford, Donna says it’s the fact that she gets to work close to home and be a part of the wonderful community that makes up Bedford. “I know so many people personally because it’s a tight knit community. I’ve lived here my whole life and it’s so great,”
Continue ReadingStar Country Spot: Amy's Icy Slip and Fall
If you’re a country music lover, you may have recently heard some people talking to 94.9 Star Country’s Brett Sharpe about chiropractic and Tuck Chiropractic Clinic, in particular. We’re working with Star Country Radio to bring real life stories of our patients to listeners in our area. Hear Amy’s story about how Dr. “Too Tall” Skinner helped her work through an injury from an icy slip and fall accident: Amy isn’t a stranger to Dr. Skinner’s office. About a year ago, she visited Dr. Skinner after suffering injuries from a car accident. Fast forward to December, Amy slipped and fell
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