[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 23 (Monday, February 14, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E221]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING DR. REGINALD RODGES

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 14, 2011

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
distinguished life of Dr. Reginald Rodges who in 1997 was the youngest 
African American to graduate with a doctorate from Parker College of 
Chiropractic.
  In 1998 he obtained his license to practice and opened the Mid-Delta 
Chiropractic Clinic. During that same year he was severely injured in 
an automobile accident where he sustained a broken neck and severe 
damage to his right hand and legs and underwent rehab for a year. He 
refused to give in to his disability and be a burden on society and in 
1998 resumed practicing chiropractic.
  In 2002 J&R Chiropractic was created to implement his innovative 
ideas and philosophies which laid the foundation for the opening of 
Chiro/Elite Natural Pain and Health Center. This facility specializes 
in three unique areas of service; herniated disc in the cervical and 
lumbar spine; fitness/gym; and nutritional weight loss center.
  Dr. Rodges realized there was a void in the black community relative 
to fitness and weight loss in the Mississippi Delta. Through his 
innovative health practices he has enhanced the health and lives of his 
patients, and the first in the Mississippi Delta to address issues with 
the morbidly obese and obese.
  His facility caters to a diverse population with varied socio-
economic backgrounds.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Dr. 
Reginald Rodges and his dedication to the Mississippi Delta citizens in 
his health endeavors. His career has touched and is touching the lives 
of people both youthful and aged.

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