A chiropractor can help address back pain and other herniated disc symptoms. At your initial appointment, your chiropractor will go through your medical history, do a physical exam, and perform orthopaedic and neurological tests.

Your chiropractor will look for several things. These are important questions the orthopaedic and neurological exams can help your chiropractor answer.

Are the reflexes intact? That is, are your nerves sending messages correctly? (The classic reflex test is when the doctor taps your knee with a small hammer and your leg kicks up.)

If you paid attention in health class you know that our body needs to move materials around to function properly, such as oxygen. The transportation system is the bloodstream, which utilizes red blood cells as a bucket brigade, going to the lungs via veins to pick up oxygen, and carrying it to various body locations via arteries. A tree has similar needs and also uses a liquid transportation system.

UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
WORKSHOP
Union County High School
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026
6:00 p.m.

The Union County Board of Education will be participating in the TSBA sponsored workshop Planning: A Joint Venture on Monday, March 30, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. at the Jubilee Banquet Facility in Knoxville, TN.

My guiltiest pleasure is simple: I like some old-school country music. Before you assume the worst, I’m not talking about songs celebrating drunken binges or bad decisions. I’m talking about the golden era. The story songs. The kind that made your mind sit still long enough to reflect on the realities of life and what their lyrics were telling us about.

There are over a dozen all-inclusive playgrounds in Knoxville, Farragut, Clinton, Oak Ridge, Maryville and Lenoir City. It had been a while since I had been to any playground (the grandkids have grown up). Since I am researching the possibility of an all-inclusive playground for Union County, it seemed reasonable to visit a couple of these to see what they offer and what an all-accessible playground would be like. My personal concept of this type of playground is one with equipment that all kids, regardless of ability, can use.

The second Saturday of the month is fast approaching. Food City will again be preparing a free breakfast for Veterans at the American Legion Hall on Veterans St up the hill from the Sheriff’s Department. The breakfast is for all Veterans, their family, friends, and supporters, and will be held on March 14. Meet at 8:00 to shoot the breeze. Breakfast will be ready at 8:30.

I like to play with words; hence the title since I will be discussing eyeglasses. They run in both sides of my family. Better yet, the need for them does.
“Have you noticed something about Maverick’s eyes?” My mom asked. We had all begun to notice that one of his eyes moved on its own. Then his other eye began to do the same, so my daughter Sara took him to an eye doctor. By the way, she went to kindergarten with Dr. Seth. He was a sweet child then and he is a sweet man now. I couldn’t help but wonder how Dr. Seth was going to give this feisty baby boy an eye exam. After all, I have had those exams since I was a little girl.
When I was six years old, I started going to an ophthalmologist. He did the usual routine on me by dilating my eyes and having me read letters and numbers off of a chart in the distance. I even had to put on specials glasses while I looked over a drawing of a big fly. Then he instructed me to try to grab at the wings that stood out to me. To this day, I don’t know whyvthey couldn’t have used a butterfly instead. I mean, who wants to grab a nasty fly?

Chiropractic care is a non-surgical treatment option for herniated discs. But what is a chiropractor’s approach to treating a herniated disc? Before we get to that, we need a quick review of what a herniated disc is.

What Is a ‘Slipped’ disc? Is it the same as a herniated disc?

With the exception of the first two vertebrae in the neck—the atlas (C1) and the axis (C2)—there is an intervertebral disc between each vertebra of the spine. Discs act as a shock absorber and a shock distributor, and provide flexibility.

Shiloh Recovery Services and ICARE held an unhoused outreach event at the Recovery Court office, serving individuals and families in Union County.