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Dickson Medical Asso-
ciates is pleased to wel-
come Josh Vaughn as clin-
ic director of its Physical
Therapy clinic.
A native of the Dick-
son-area, Vaughn comes
to DMA from Results
Physiotherapy where he
has practiced physical
therapy for the past two
years.
“Dickson is the city I
grew up in. I like it here,”
said Vaughn. “It's very a
home-filled place where
my family can grow up.
There is a need for phys-
ical therapists in Dickson.
So if I need to work, what
better place than where I
can give back to the com-
munity that raised me.”
DMA unveiled their
physical therapy services
in December of 2015. Lo-
cated at 766 Hwy 46
South, DMA Physical
Therapy provides an ar-
ray of quality services in
orthopedics, sports medi-
cine and total joint re-
placement.
"One thing I really like
isthatIcangoonthisjour-
ney with a patient and
guide them through a
whole treatment regimen
from day one,” said
Vaughn. “I like the aspect
of helping people, but also
giving them the tools to
help themselves.”
Vaughn is currently
earning certification in
dry needling. This certifi-
cation will establish
Vaughn as one of the few
specialistsintheareawho
can administer this thera-
py technique.
One of the biggest
questions Vaughn gets is
how dry needling is not
acupuncture.
Vaughn describes the
dry needling process with
an example of a patient
with an issue of chronic
back pain with constant
spams. As the therapist,
his first task is to work on
the muscles, to release
tension and restore bal-
ance,sothepatientcanre-
build the muscle with the
right range of motion.
“If it takes so long that
I dig and dig into a muscle
and I’m not seeing pro-
gress happening like it
should, I can use fine fila-
ment needles and go into
the muscle belly,” said
Vaughn.
The needles activate
trigger points to relax the
muscles. Vaughn says dry
needling is a good way to
getsomequickmovement
in people and follow up
with correct exercises to
maintain it.
“That’s why it’s not like
an acupuncture,” said
Vaughn. “There is no chi
involved. Dry needling is
only a tool to move recov-
ery along. It’s not a treat-
ment I hang my hat on. It’s
not necessarily the right
method for everyone, nor
is it a day one treatment.”
For Vaughn, a key part
of his job is getting inside
his patients’ heads and
figuring out their number
one need.
“When you get that
kind of aha moment from
someone who has gone
through therapy for a
while and says, ‘You know
what?Iwasabletopickup
my grandkid. I just did it
and forgot I usually can't.’
It’s a neat thing to be a
part of that moment,” said
Vaughn.
Vaughn has begun see-
ing patients as of August
1. Appointments can be
made by phone at 615-560-
5112.
Dickson Medical Asso-
ciates is one of the largest
multispecialty, physician-
owned medical groups in
Tennessee. DMA has
eight locations providing
a wide range of medical
services and diagnostic
testing. The multispecial-
ty practice of 21 physi-
cians and eight mid-level
providersoffersthelatest
inmedicaltechnologyand
patient care for the five
counties it serves. For
more information about
Dickson Medical Asso-
ciates, please call (615)
446-5121 or (800) 303-5121,
or go online to: www.dick-
sonmd.com.
Dickson Medical hires
therapy clinic leader
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Josh Vaughn is the new clinic director of DMA Physical Therapy.
The Maryville-based
Ruby Tuesday restau-
rant chain said Thursday
that it would close 95 of
its underperforming lo-
cations by the end of the
year in a move to help cut
losses.
The locations to be
shut down were not im-
mediately identified.
Shares of the compa-
ny fell 10.2 percent in af-
ter-hours trading on
Thursday after the chain
reported a fourth-quar-
ter net loss of $27.6 mil-
lion, or 46 cents a share,
compared with a net gain
of $4.3 million, or 7 cents
ashare,inthesamequar-
ter last year.
Adjusted earnings to-
taled 10 cents per share,
while revenue totaled
$279.3 million, down
from $296.8 million last
year.
But the costs of the
planned closures make
up a large portion of the
$43.8 million expense
that reduced net earn-
ings.
The company said
that employees dis-
placed from the closed
properties would be of-
fered positions in nearby
locations, when possible.
Ruby Tuesday said it
had a total of 724 loca-
tions as of May 31.
“The decision to close
restaurants is a difficult
but necessary step as we
take aggressive actions
to strengthen our organi-
zation,” JJ Buettgen, the
CEO, said in a release.
“Performance at each
of these locations, de-
spite the loyalty of val-
ued guests and the ef-
forts of our dedicated
employees, was not
meeting expectations,”
he said.
Total revenue
dropped 5.9 percent dur-
ing the company’s fourth
quarter,to$279.3million.
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Casual dining chain Ruby Tuesday plans to close dozens of underperforming locations.
Ruby Tuesday to close 95
restaurants by end of year
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