diane mastrando
February 2, 2018 00:22
The staff is very nice. Chiropractic care and office physical therapy did not help resolve the pain in my leg, nor did it help me run again. I was told by the chiropractor that the pain in the back of my leg was from my low back. After the leg wasn't getting better, I requested (orthopedic Dr ) an MRI of my back. This was not showing any problem that would cause this pain. After more weeks of treatment, I requested an MRI of my leg and was found to have a hamstring tear. Now I will see a PT and possibly have some procedure to correct this ongoing painful problem.
I would definitely recommend chiropractic care, but it would be helpful if they could look outside the box. If one gets too consumed with defending their practice and misses the point of their purpose, no one wins. Adjusting the spine will not fix the tear, but it makes sense that adjustments to optimally align the spine may prevent a tear in the future.
All along, I kept the chiropractor, physical therapist and sports medicine doctor in the loop about what was going on and basically they have not helped me. Chiropractors and medical doctors do not acknowledge each other and this is unfortunate. I am still not able to run without pain. It is all unsettling. I have been proactive in my care, but one should expect the professionals be more pro-active in trying to resolve a problem, in a more timely fashion. This would save money and improve healthcare.
Also, I have a neck tightness that I never had before and it happened after an adjustment. There were no recommendations given to me to correct this. I was kind of surprised.