Mountain Home Christian Clinic

01/06/2026

Solstice Reclinable Wheelchair, Evolv Easy Stand, and Zinger Electric Chair
Currently available at the Christian Clinic.

01/03/2026

Practicing at the clinic is a whole different ballgame, but it’s one all providers need to begin addressing for their patients in reality….

"You're prescribing privilege, not medicine," I told a room full of doctors and health professionals.

They invited me to keynote the Movement is Life Summit about health equity and movement in underserved communities. Expected a clinical talk. Got a mirror.

I couldn't stop thinking about two patients. One from Southwest Atlanta's —where sidewalks disappear and gunshots punctuate evenings. Another drives three hours from rural Georgia because I'm the only Black orthopedic surgeon she trusts within 200 miles.

Both need movement to heal. Neither lives where movement feels safe or possible.

"Your zip code is a stronger predictor of your health than your genetic code"

The room went silent.

How do you prescribe movement to someone whose neighborhood is designed to keep them still?

My Atlanta patient can't walk her block safely. No sidewalks. Just liquor stores and abandoned lots. My rural patient has land but no specialists, no PT, no follow-up care without a half-day journey.

Every time we write "walk 30 minutes daily," we assume sidewalks.
Every time we prescribe swimming, we're assuming pool access.
Every time we say "join a gym," we're assuming disposable income.

We're prescribing privilege.

I shared what orthopedic surgeons rarely discuss:
• Patients from certain zip codes arrive 10 years older physiologically
• Same diagnosis, vastly different outcomes based on address
• Movement prescriptions ignoring environment is medical gaslighting

"We keep prescribing behaviors without addressing barriers," I said.

After 10 years of surgery, I've learned: I can fix joints perfectly, but zip codes determine whether they heal.

One attendee: "You just changed how I'll practice medicine, I've been prescribing privilege my whole career."

That's when it crystallized. My expertise isn't just surgical—it's in translating the intersection of medicine and justice. In making healthcare professionals see what we've been trained to overlook.

Because here's what I realized: We don't need more physicians writing prescriptions. We need physicians writing new narratives. We need doctors who stop treating symptoms in the exam room and start addressing systems on platforms that matter.

The physicians getting invited to keynote aren't the ones with the most degrees. They're the ones brave enough to say what others only whisper in hospital hallways. They're building movements, not just practices.

Because real authority comes from speaking uncomfortable truths. Real influence happens when you stop just prescribing medicine and start prescribing change.

Real change occurs when doctors and healthcare professionals realize that-
Your voice matters Beyond The Clinic.

01/01/2026

12/30/2025

Yesterday, we had the honor of participating in a tribute for an extraordinary woman, nurse, and friend Theresa Boekholder. She was a dedicated volunteer to the clinic and her absence is going to be felt greatly, but what an excellent role model she was for us all with her service and love of others.

12/23/2025

Theresa was a dedicated volunteer at the clinic, as well as Bookie. Prayers for their family during this time. Here are the service details for those who may wish and are able to attend.

A Memorial Page for Theresa M. Boekholder has been posted on the Roller Funeral Home web site - With All Our Respect.

12/18/2025

A wonderful time of fellowship was had by all our volunteers and staff today for our Christmas Clinic lunch party. We enjoyed those who were able to attend and missed those who couldn’t. Lots of food, laughs, and remembering our Saviors birth this holiday season.

The clinic will be open Tuesday Dec 23 from 9-12.
Will reopen Tuesday Dec 30 from 9-3p and then we will see you in 2026 on January 6th with regular hours.
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

12/17/2025

12/17/2025

There will not be an evening clinic December 18th.

12/16/2025

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