Clinic is Business of the Year in Personal Services Category
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August, 2004 - The Madison Spirit

SpineCare, a clinic specializing in treating and relieving back and neck pain, was among the winners for Business of the Year by the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce. SpineCare won in the Personal Services category. The awards banquet was held August 26 at the Von Braun Center.

Dr. Anthony Houssain, chiropractic physician and clinic director, credits his win to the clinic's involvement in the business community "from Day 1, even before opening the clinic." As a result, business owners became familiar with the practice. "We used the tools that were here" with the Chamber to help our Clinic, he said. "That gave us a leg up and allowed us to prosper as quickly as we did."

SpineCare offers the following services:

• Work and sports-related neck and back disorders, the main workload.
• Nonsurgical neck and back problems ranging from whiplash to slipped discs.
• Referrals from area family physicians, orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine physicians and obstetricians.

Six other groups were recognized at the awards banquet, Holly McClain said. She is communications director for the Huntsville/Madison County chamber.

Hearing SpineCare announced as the winner, Houssain was "pretty shocked. I didn't think we were going to win, but just being nominated was an honor." He was just looking forward to enjoying the night and only jotted down a few notes for an acceptance speech. "I had to ad lib while I was up there accepting the award." The 2003 Personal Services winner, Linda Hamlin with Linda's Printing Services, presented the award to Houssain.

Houssain gained the following credentials to practice at SpineCare:

• Board certification, American Academy of Pain Management.
• Diagnosis and clinical management of whiplash-related disorders, Spine Research Institute of San Diego.
• McKenzie Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy of Spinal Disorders, McKenzie Institute, USA.
• National University of Health Sciences, Lombard, IL, bachelor's degree, human biology, and doctor of chiropractic.

Houssain's wife Elizabeth is a speech pathologist with Restore Care. Their daughter Emma just turned 2 years old.

SpineCare's office is in Sullivan Square North, 3825 Sullivan St. Suite 1. Call 461-7775 for more information.