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Dr. John Hood first became interested in chiropractic care when he received a lower back injury while he was on a 100 mile training ride on his bicycle training for a triathlon while in college.  He knew that he wanted to work with a professional team as a team physician so pursuing a doctorate in chiropractic seemed like the right fit.

Dr. Hood is a 1993 graduate of The University of Iowa and a 1997 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa.  Upon completion of his doctoral program from Palmers, he first practiced in Cincinnati, Ohio treating primarily worker’s compensation and auto injury patients from 1997 thru 1999. 

Dr. Hood then pursued his desire to open his own practice in February of 2000, in which he purchased Chiropractic Care Center located in the beautiful Smokey Mountains of Sevierville, Tennessee.  Dr. Hood’s practice grew more abundant every year and by April 2005, he was forced to relocate into a bigger office located at 1011 Middlecreek Rd in Sevierville.  His new expanded office allows him to offer his clients all of the latest state of the art technological advances in non surgical treatments.  These include treatments of herniation/slipped disc/sciatica pain as well as cold laser treatments for conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, heel spurs, and swollen knee pain.   

Dr. Hood has also provided treatment for various professional athletes such as Jay Gibbons of the Baltimore Orioles, Jerry Lawson: a professional marathon runner and former American record holder, Tony Cosey: 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Steeplechase and Doug Sharp: 2002 US Olympic Bronze Medalist for the USA Bobsled Team.  Dr. Hood has also had the privilege of treating Chad Kroeger and his ever popular rock band, Nickelback, before their concert this past September of 2006 in Knoxville, Tn. 

For pleasure Dr. Hood takes pride in his health and training for the many marathons that he runs, including being a 7 time Boston Marathon Runner. He ran his first marathon in October of 1993 in Minneapolis, MN and qualified for The Boston Marathon on the finish of that race.  He ran his first Boston Marathon in 1996, which marked the 100^th Boston Marathon Anniversary that year.  His best finish was in 2003 which he placed 100 overall out of roughly 22,000 runners!  His fastest marathon finish was December 9^th, 2006 in Kiawah Island, SC with a time of 2:38:24, in which he placed 2^nd place out of roughly 1,500 runners. He placed 3^rd at that same marathon the year previously.  John has also competed in some Ironman Triathletes as well and is sponsored by New Balance Knoxville and PowerBar Team Elite.  

You will find Dr. Hood constantly in the local spotlight, always receiving recognition from the Mountain Press for his many achievements athletically and professionally. He is well respected in the community and is known for his integrity and loyal dedication to his patients. Dr. Hood credits his patients as being his biggest reward and claims that the trust that they instill in him is the foundation of his success today. 

I enjoy staying in shape by running. I race for New Balance Knoxville and have competed in seven Boston marathons. I also enjoy helping with the Sevier County Aquatic Club swim team as a volunteer coach.