Schilsky Chiropractic Center

11/21/2025

This Thanksgiving, my heart 🧡 is full in a way that holds both gratitude and grief. As many of you know, our team has walked through deep hardship this year. We have carried losses that changed each of us, including the heartbreaking loss of our dear Amaya someone whose light and love touched every corner of our clinic and every heart in it. We miss her every day.

In the work we do as a chiropractic team, we spend our days caring for others... lifting, aligning, supporting, and helping people stand tall again. But there are seasons when even the caregivers need rest. Seasons when the ones who hold others up must pause to breathe and allow themselves to be held.

🧡That is why, on behalf of myself (Dora), Dr. Sprague, and our entire Team SCC, we have chosen to close our clinic for the week. This pause is not just a break in our schedule... it is a gift of time to heal, to reflect, and to reconnect with the little things that help us move through difficult moments. It is a chance for our team to find space, warmth, and steadiness again.🍁

To our patients, thank you. Thank you for your kindness, your patience, and your trust. You are part of our extended family, and your support means the world to us. Every smile, every story, every moment we get to help you feel better... those are the blessings we carry with us.

As we step into this Thanksgiving holiday, we honor Amaya, we honor our team’s resilience, and we honor each of you who make up the heart of this community.

Healing, like chiropractic care, often begins with the smallest adjustments. A gentle shift, a softened breath, a moment of letting go and letting in love and light.

So may our Thanksgiving be filled with the warmth of togetherness, the courage to release what we cannot carry, the grace to welcome new strength, and the sweetness of the little joys... shared laughter, full hearts, warm memories, and even that perfect slice of pumpkin pie!

With love and light,
Dora Sprague, CEO

11/11/2025

💥WE DID IT AGAIN!💥Three of our DREAM TEAM legends Mrs. Paula, and Mrs. Emilee and Ms. Melody are now Clinically Certified Chiropractic Assistants through the North Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners!!!!!

This isn’t just their WIN it’s OUR win. 🙌

At SCC we believe in investing in excellence. Every team member is either clinically certified or actively earning that certification because “good enough” isn’t in our vocabulary.

For 30+ years we’ve built the best of the best: a team that doesn’t just love what we do… we’re experts at it.

✨ OUR Mission is to HEAL - OUR Passion is to CARE ✨

Award-winning Chiropractor HAVE YOU BEEN INJURED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT? SCC is the leading facility in Onslow County for accident-related treatment. Our office regularly receives referrals from the medical profession, the insurance industry, and injury attorneys who have seen the results of quality ch...

11/11/2025

11/10/2025

🇺🇸 HAPPY 250th BIRTHDAY, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS! 🎖️💪

From TEAM SCC, we salute the few, the proud the MARINES! 🙌
We’re beyond grateful for your courage, honor, and sacrifice. ❤️🤍💙
Proud to stand alongside so many Marines, veterans, and heroes in our community and on our team. 🇺🇸🔥

10/31/2025

🎃👻 It’s time to VOTE for Team Toy Story! 👻🎃

This Halloween, our team went to infinity and beyond! 🚀 We transformed the practice into Andy’s toy box full of color, laughter, and the kind of friendship that reminds you what makes a team filled with LOVE!

We chose Toy Story because it’s about loyalty, laughter, and never leaving a friend behind... something that has always defined who we are together 💫

Meet our cast (vote by number if you’d like!):

1️⃣ 👢 Jessie the Cowgirl – played by Emily, our loyal and kindhearted cowgirl with a calm spirit and steady smile 🤠

2️⃣ 🐑 Bo Peep – brought to life by Melody, our gentle, caring, and dependable friend 🩵

3️⃣ 👽 Alien – portrayed by Josie, always curious, cheerful, and ready to make everyone laugh 👾

4️⃣ 🦖 T-Rex – played by Miss Sarah, our clever dino with the biggest brain and an even bigger heart though she’s “invisible” in our photo, she’s still roaring in spirit! 💚🧠

5️⃣ 🐶 Slinky Dog – represented by our sweet Miss Amaya 💕 Though she isn’t in the photo, Slinky Dog sits proudly among us... a reminder of the way Amaya always kept our team connected with her laughter, kindness, and light.

6️⃣ 👩‍🚀 Buzz Lightyear – played by Dr. Sprague, our witty space ranger whose quick thinking and doing keeping our universe going
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7️⃣ 🤠 Woody – played by Dora, our steady hand and true friend who keeps the team together through it all 💫

This celebration was one that Amaya and our team had been planning together, and she was so excited for it. After her passing just a week ago, we decided to move forward... not just to celebrate Halloween, but to celebrate her. She found joy in these little things, in making others smile, and in bringing us all closer! So we did it... we laughed, we dressed up, and we filled our office with the warmth she gave so freely. 💖

This one’s for Mrs. Amaya... our Slinky Dog... who will always stretch between us, keeping our hearts connected no matter where life takes us.

Now help us share the love!

👉 Vote for Team Toy Story in the Halloween costume contest cast your vote below by number! 🌟

10/26/2025

Dear SCC Family,

It is with the heaviest of hearts that I share some heartbreaking news. Our beloved practice manager, colleague, and dear friend, Amaya, was tragically taken from us in a car accident on Friday morning.

Amaya was so much more than a teammate, she was the soul of our practice. She was selfless, endlessly kind, and had a gift for truly seeing people. She didn’t just love others, she loved people, all people, deeply and without judgment. She saw the real good in everyone, even when others couldn’t, and that is such a rare and beautiful thing.

She was brilliant, unfailing, and wise beyond her years. She led beside me with honesty and loyalty, always putting others before herself, always lifting those around her. She was the quiet strength and a heart that helped set the tone for our team. She was a devoted mother to two incredible children, and one of the most genuine souls I have ever known. Amaya embodied everything good about this practice, compassion, integrity, and connection, and she is the true reflection of this incredible team I have the honor of leading.

As you can imagine, our entire team is grieving and taking time to process this loss. To give everyone the space to heal, we will remain closed on Monday and Tuesday. Our doors will reopen on Wednesday morning, as we begin to find our way forward, honoring Amaya by returning to what she loved most, caring for others.

When we return, we will do so with care and intention. This is hard for all of us, and I am helping guide my team, and myself, back to this place we love, with the patients we love. I ask for your patience and understanding as we carefully manage our schedule in a way that allows us to truly care for you the way we always have.

We will not be over scheduling appointments so that we can take the time we need to care for each of you well, without rush or overwhelm. Our goal now is to honor the work we do by doing it well. To do that, I will not rush my team or overfill our days. We have many appointments to thoughtfully reschedule, and that means availability may be further out than usual. Please know this comes from a place of deep respect for both our patients and our team.

If you already have an upcoming appointment scheduled for Wednesday or after, please plan to keep that appointment, you will not receive a call from us, and we look forward to caring you then. For those who do not have future appointments we will be reaching out over the next few days to get you rescheduled. We kindly ask for your patience as we work through this process.

We also want to gently ask for your kindness, mindfulness, and respect for privacy when speaking with our team members in the days ahead. This loss has deeply impacted each of us, and reliving it repeatedly can be very difficult. Out of respect for Amaya’s family, we will not be sharing personal details, that is their story to hold and share in their own time.

If you’d like to offer condolences or have questions, please reach out directly to Dr. Sprague or myself. The best way to support our team right now is simply through patience and kindness.

Dr. Sprague, myself, and our entire team have already begun finding our own small ways to honor Amaya within our practice and in our daily lives. As we move closer to the holidays, we will share more about the special ways we plan to continue celebrating her light and legacy. For now, we kindly ask that you please do not bring this up one-on-one with our team members. I have promised them that we will be gentle with one another, and I ask that our patients extend that same gentleness to each of us. We have the honor of caring for so many of you and reliving this loss in repeated personal conversations would be too heavy for our team as they heal.

Amaya’s kindness, compassion, and commitment will remain part of everything we do. Her light will continue to guide how we show up for you, for each other, and for our community.
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your understanding and love during this time.

With love and light,
Dora Sprague
CEO and Co-Owner

10/24/2025

Our practice had to close suddenly this morning, Friday, October 24. Our team is going through a difficult time, and we appreciate your kindness and understanding. We will reach out to reschedule today’s appointments and will update everyone on next week’s schedule as soon as possible.
Thank you 🙏🏼 TEAM SCC

09/21/2025

Nothing reproduces the adjustment from a Doctor of Chiropractic! No stretch, gimmick gun, exercise or contorting your spine to get a “POP” Go see your chiropractor and get your spine properly aligned! If not we still love you and will take crawl ins:)

08/26/2025

Dr. Sprague had the opportunity to attend The National Event for Chiropractic, where he engaged with the ICA (International Chiropractic Association) and the ACA (American Chiropractic Association) to discuss the latest developments in healthcare and chiropractic, promoting better education and, ultimately, better patient care.