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The ADVANCE, October 18, 2023/Page 14A
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Second Grade Through the Eras
Courtesy of Wheeler County
Elementary School
Much has changed
in education through the
eras. But one thing remains
unchanged; kids just want
to have fun. Second grad
ers at Wheeler County
Elementary School par
ticipated in Homecoming
Week by dressing up in dif
ferent costumes, including
clothing from their favor
ite era.
Second grade ELA
students have also been
learning to write “Ham
burger Style,” with each
part of a hamburger rep
resenting a sentence of a
paragraph. The top bun
reminds students to write
a topic sentence. Pickles,
tomatoes, and lettuce re
mind the students to write
sentences about the topic,
placing a period after each
addition to their ham
burger. The bottom bun
reminds students to write
a closing sentence, ending
with a period. Students
have had funny comments
about their hamburger,
such as, “Where’s the
meat?”, “I don’t like pick
les!”, and “What about
onions?”. Finding ways
to make writing fun can
sometimes be a challenge.
Students have also
been busy reading books
and taking Accelerated
Reading tests. They have
set goals and are trying
their best to make 100’s on
their tests. The students
are looking forward to
reading more interesting,
higher level, chapter books
in the near future.
During Homecoming Week, Wheeler County Elementary School 2nd graders dressed in
clothing from their favorite era.
MEET DR. Reuschling:
As Tri-County Clinic of Chiropractic celebrates its 15-year anniversary,
Dr. Heidi Reuschling, D.C. says helping people achieve greater health
never gets old.
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Dr. Heidi Reuschling, D.C., C.S.C.S,
hi 2008, in the weeks
leading up to her gradu
ation from an intensive
four-year doctoral pro
gram at Life University
College of Chiropractic
in Marietta, Heidi Reus
chling faced the decision
of where to open her chi
ropractic practice. She
reviewed a list of the “100
Best Small Towns” in
America, and the “Sweet
Onion Capital of the
World” was on that list.
“I visited at least 30
towns, but when I got to
Vidalia, I was immediately
drawn to the people here,”
says Reuschling, who
grew up in a small town in
Michigan. “Everyone was
so friendly and welcom
ing, and I could see myself
living here. I moved here
two days after graduation
and have never looked
back.”
Shortly after opening
the doors to Tri-County
Clinic of Chiropractic,
she began looking for
opportunities where she
could make a positive
impact and weave herself
into the fabric of the com
munity. When she was a
student in chiropractic
school, she mentored un
derclassmen in human
anatomy and volunteered
at Kanley Chapel and the
Boys & Girls Club, earn
ing her the prestigious
Harvey Lillard award for
extensive community ser
vice.
So it was no surprise
when she found her foot
ing volunteering with a
local Girl Scout troop,
and because she’s quite
the athlete (she’s a Cross-
Fit fanatic) and loves to
work with youth, she also
found herself coaching
soccer, even leading a co
ed travel team to a Geor
gia State Championship.
“Apparently, in Au
gusta, they hadn’t heard
of Lyons, but we showed
them who we were!” she
says, showing her fun,
competitive side.
Reuschling also
became very involved
with the Greater Vidalia
Chamber of Commerce.
“I started helping
coordinate the Business
Expo—something I re
ally enjoy,” she says. “But
it’s grown, and there’s so
much work involved that
Eve had to step away from
some of my other volun
teer duties for now.”
She’s quick to say that
helping people along their
journeys to better health
and wellness is her true
calling, and that it was her
destiny to become a chi
ropractor.
“Eve always believed
in the power of the hu
man body to heal itself,”
she says. “Once I learned
what a subluxation of the
spine could do to inter
rupt the nerve flow of the
body, I knew my mission
was to remove as many
subluxations from the
world as possible—mak
ing patients’ bodies feel
better.”
The spinal column
contains 33 bones called
“vertebrae.” A spinal sub
luxation refers to a mis
aligned vertebrae within
the spine from its normal
position. When a vertebra
becomes misaligned, the
pressure put on the nerve
roots within the spine can
decrease the function of
nerve signals between the
body and brain.
“Our nervous sys
tem controls every cell,
gland, tissue, and organ
in our bodies,” Reuschling
continues. “Spinal sub
luxations often interfere
with this control leading
to sickness and disease—
not just musculoskeletal
pain. There is so much
more to chiropractic than
just treating neck and
back pain.”
She points to research
conducted in 1921 by
Henry Winsor, a medical
doctor from Pennsylva
nia.
“The object of Dr.
Winsor’s study was to de
termine whether any con
nection existed between
minor curvatures of the
spine and diseased organs,
or whether the two were
entirely independent of
each other,” she says. “He
dissected [75] human ca
davers to see if there was a
relationship between any
diseased internal organ
discovered during autop
sies and the vertebrae as
sociated with the nerves
that went to the organ.”
Winsor and his team
uncovered compelling
evidence suggesting that
spinal misalignments
had far-reaching effects
beyond physical discom
fort—creating problems
with the stomach, lungs,
liver, spleen, uterus, kid
neys, etc. His work unrav
eled the delicate interplay
between spinal health and
the intricate tapestry of
overall human health.
“That study is a big
reason I chose to be a
chiropractor,” she says.
“Every day, a patient tells
me something completely
unrelated to their back
pain has also improved,
and I know why, because I
understand how the body
is built and how it works.”
In her hands, through
every adjustment, she
nurtures the well-being of
patients (her oldest cur
rent patient is 95 years
old, by the way).
“I always enjoy see
ing those patients who are
bent-over and can’t walk
well be able to ditch their
canes and function nor
mally again, but it’s most
rewarding to see patients
stay healthy over several
years,” she says.
“About ten years ago,
I saw a patient who had
come in due to some
back discomfort, but I
also learned he had severe
acid reflux—eating 15-20
TUMS and a prescribed
medication each day,” she
says. “We found a mid-
back subluxation during
our examination, and af
ter just six adjustments,
he was down to only tak
ing two TUMS per day.
After a month of care, he
didn’t have to take any at
all.”
Ten years later, Re-
uschling’s patient comes
in once each month for a
spinal “tune-up” and still
has no acid reflux.
She’s made “believ
ers” out of “skeptics.” Take
for example a mother who
accompanied her son to
the clinic.
“She made it clear
that she didn’t believe in
chiropractic care, but she
was willing to try any
thing,” she recalls. “Her
straight-A, athletic son
had deteriorated over
the previous year to not
even being able to get out
of bed to go to school a
couple days per week, and
when he did, he would
call her to come get him
before the day was over.
He had seen several medi
cal professionals with no
luck in treating his condi
tion. Upon examination,
we found multiple sub-
luxations throughout his
spine and recommended
that we do a 90-day course
of treatment to correct his
spine and see how he re
sponded.”
She says that it took
almost the full 90 days,
but when the young man
began improving, it was
miraculous.
“He’s active, healthy,
and getting on with his
life now,” she says.
Chiropractic care
TRI-COUNTY CLINIC
OF CHIROPRACTIC
is more affordable than
most people realize, and
some health insurers cov
er some of the costs.
Reuschling feels
that the health insurance
model needs an overhaul.
Insurance is so important
to have to avoid the threat
of losing everything one
has earned due to a cata
strophic medical event,
but she believes insurance
has become less effective
for wellness visits and
things like chiropractic
adjustments.
“If it’s cheaper to cut
off a leg than to save it,
the insurance company
wants to amputate,” she
says. “It’s becoming more
difficult to send a patient
for an MRI and get it ap
proved by insurance, de
spite obvious medical
necessity. Insurance com
panies are fighting tests
because they’re expen
sive.”
But though Reusch
ling is somewhat critical
about the state of insur
ance in today’s world, she
praises the network of
medical professionals in
the area, noting that they
work well together to im
prove patient outcomes.
She says that she and her
staff have sent patients
with back pain to the ER
when they recognized
that the patients were
having heart attack symp
toms.
“A lot of problems
present as back pain—
heart, kidney, gallblad
der, stomach and blad
der issues can feel like
back pain,” she says. “But
during our examination,
when we realize what’s
going on, we don’t hesi
tate to send them to an
other doctor. I want to
give a shout out to the lo
cal medical providers who
get our patients right in
when we send them over
to assess an urgent medi
cal issue. Together, we’ve
saved lives.”
For fifteen years,
through the gentle art of
chiropractic care, Heidi
Reuschling and everyone
at Tri-County Clinic of
Chiropractic seize oppor
tunities to heal patients’
bodies and spirits, mak
ing a lasting impact on the
lives they touch.
“We are only given
one body,” she says. “We
have to do what we can
to keep it healthy. We can
help.”
SEE A CHIROPRACTOR
Each year, about 35 million individuals are treated
by chiropractors in the United States. Of those, an over
whelming maj ority report chiropractic care as being effec
tive in controlling pain and treating certain types of in
juries and discomfort. Here are three reasons to consider
chiropractic care.
TO REDUCE OR ALLEVIATE BACK OR
NECKPAIN
Many causes of back and neck pain originate from ir
ritated nerves and damage to the soft tissues of the body.
Chiropractic care and adjustments can help alleviate pain
or discomfort in the back and neck naturally, without the
need for addictive pain medications.
WHEN YOU ARE INJURED
If you were injured in a fall or car accident, you may
have undetected musculoskeletal injuries (including her
niated discs, sprains and strains) that cause pain and dis
comfort. Many times, chiropractic care can help alleviate
these symptoms.
TO ENHANCE FEELINGS OF
GENERAL WELLNESS
Christopher F. Foster, D.C. explains that 31 pairs of
nerve roots are integrated with the human spine. Pinched
nerves can cause pain and discomfort, and so proper
spine alignment can bring much-needed relief and make a
difference in overall feelings of health and wellness.
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