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The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered dramatic changes throughout everyday life — and in the medical community as well. Not only are providers across the country postponing elective procedures, but many are also encouraging people to avoid in-office appointments to reduce their risk of exposure to this highly contagious coronavirus.But what...

We have the flu vaccine in the office at this time.  To make is easier for you, our patients, please call the office to schedule a time to come in and get your flu vaccine.  Protect yourself and your loved ones by getting your flu vaccine this year.  Call our...

Please visit the website: health.rutherfordcountytn.gov to get the most up-to-date information that Rutherford County has on COVID 19 information.  Check your eligibility for the vaccine on this site.  Thank you.    

The office is closed today, Tuesday, February 16, 2021, due to the weather.  If you are having a medical emergency please dial 911 or go to your local emergency room.  To speak to the doctor on call please dial 615-687-3495.  We will try to keep  you up-to-date with the office...

Managing your diabetes can be difficult in the best of times, but it can be especially tricky during the holiday season. The foods that can wreck your carefully balanced blood sugar levels are everywhere. From pumpkin spice lattes to Christmas cookies, the temptations are endless. Fortunately, with a little bit...

It’s probably happened to you at some point during your life. You felt an unfamiliar bump under your skin and just didn’t know what it was. Or you know someone who was concerned about a mass that the doctors thought might be a tumor, but in fact turned out to...

Chronic diseases are one of the biggest reasons people go to the doctor. The Centers for Disease Control defines chronic disease as a condition that lasts one year or more and requires continuing medical attention or a limitation on your daily activities — or both. Common chronic diseases include heart...

You’ve likely heard of shingles, but you don’t know exactly what it is beyond your impression that it’s painful, lasts for a while, and is kind of mysterious. At Sulkowski Family Medicine in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Dr. Thomas Sulkowski and our expert team have seen many shingles cases over the years,...

You know that annoying little skin lesion that’s been bothering you for a while? We might be able to remove it with just one simple tool: cold. Okay, it’s extreme cold — liquid nitrogen, to be precise — so we have to be careful, but cryotherapy is an extremely effective...

You’ve all seen it — that moment when an athlete crumples to the ground, grabbing their knee, knowing the worst has happened. Sometimes it’s after a collision, but most scary is when there’s no contact at all and they just go down. A torn ACL is a bitter pill to...

Dr. Sulkowski would like to reassure our patients that the office is open for patients that still need care for their chronic illnesses and other acute illnesses that may arise. We are cleaning and sanitizing the office and taking all precautions to help in containing COVID-19.  The office is making...

Breathing is so automatic for most people that we hardly ever give it a second thought. If you have asthma, or if your child has asthma, though, you never take breathing for granted. When you suffer from asthma, your airways narrow and swell and can even produce extra mucus, all...

As youth sports have exploded across the United States, so has another alarming statistic: As many as 3.8 million concussions occur each year as a result of competitive sports and recreational activities. That number is probably low since up to 50% of concussions may go unreported. At Sulkowski Family Medicine...

Immunizations are an important part of childhood. They protect against serious diseases and prevent your child from getting illnesses that were once common. However, declining immunization rates around the world are causing a reappearance of diseases like measles, in some cases causing death. Immunizations are more important than ever to...

Do you have stretch marks? Whether your stretch marks have recently appeared or you've put up with them for years, there's now a way to diminish their appearance and up your confidence. It’s called Icon™ by Cynosure. This game-changing tool will help you fall in love with swimsuit season all...

If you’re living with a chronic illness, you may feel isolated and unwilling to connect with others who could help you cope with adverse symptoms. Chronic diseases are incredibly common, affecting 6 in 10 people in the United States alone. Factors like age, genetics, and gender may contribute to an...

You’ve probably heard of cryotherapy, which is the local or general use of low temperatures to treat medical conditions. Different applications of cryotherapy have been growing in popularity.  Whole body cryotherapy, which is said to provide better recovery by exposing patients to extremely cold air (as low as -110 °C)...

Your annual physical is coming up, but maybe you’re thinking of skipping it this year. After all, you’re busy with many different responsibilities, and it would be so much easier to take at least one thing off your plate. But that one thing should never be your annual physical.  It’s...

To put it in layman’s terms, acute care is inpatient care, in contrast to ambulatory care, or outpatient care. In an acute care setting, you remain under constant, round-the-clock care.  You generally need acute care when it comes to minor to major traumatic injuries, care for chronic disease, and recovery...

In 2015, about 30.3 million Americans were living with diabetes. Each year, another 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with the condition. If you are one of these many Americans living with diabetes, you know how important it is to monitor your status daily.  Especially if you were recently diagnosed, you...

Losing weight is hard work, and keeping it off is even more difficult. The only way you can achieve permanent results is through a combination of healthy lifestyle choices like proper diet and exercise. If you’re nearing the end of your weight-loss journey, you should be immensely proud. At this...

When you think about immunization, it’s probably childhood vaccines that spring to mind, but the kids aren’t the only ones that should be kept up to date. Adults can benefit from topping off previous vaccines to maintain immunity against certain diseases and help protect those around them too. Vaccines work...

A scar is a normal part of the healing process when your skin sustains damage. Still, even though scars are usually harmless, sometimes they can be disfiguring or aesthetically unpleasant. That’s why Dr. Thomas E. Sulkowski and our team at Sulkowski Family Medicine in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, offer noninvasive laser therapy...

Your skin stands between you and the outside world, shielding your body from whatever the worlds throws at you, from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays to bacteria that mean you harm. The evidence of a job well done can begin to pile up as the years go by, leaving you...

Just about everyone has stubborn fat deposits that won't budge regardless of how healthily they eat or frequently they hit the gym. At Sulkowski Family Medicine in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Dr. Thomas Sulkowski offers SculpSure® body contouring system, a painless and surgery-free solution to this common plight. Start now and you...