Being middle aged, other than a couple of broken bones, sprains and severely pulled muscles, I have never really experienced constant debilitating pain. Three months ago, I ended up in the ER with unbearable waves of pain shooting down my leg, across my foot and into my toes. Diagnosed with sciatica pain due to a back injury, the pain killers were not relieving the pain (I was exceeding the daily intake by 4 times) and getting little guidance from a family doctor. Previously I have never had a chiropractic, acupuncture or even a massage treatment so you can imagine my hesitation but desperation due to the pain.Based on a referral and feeling that a specialized chiropractic clinic in back injuries was needed, I started treatment with Dr. Brian Reive. He diagnosed the injury based on my descriptions, an x-ray, visual indications and years of specialized experience. After five initial treatments with little improvement, spinal decompression was started. Within a couple of DRX 9000 sessions, there was noticeable reduction in pain. I was still taking large quantities of pain killers and getting very little sleep so I also started acupuncture with Dr. Danielle Baert. During the acupuncture sessions, I felt immediate relief from the pain. With continued treatments of both decompressions and acupuncture, slowly the pain in my leg and foot reduced to a minor discomfort allowing me to stop taking pain killers and sleep through the night. Once the pain was under control, massage treatments were also required to help loosen the other muscles which were overcompensating due to the back injury and sciatica pain.

I am hopeful to make near 100% recovery and believe that the decompression and acupuncture treatments were instrumental in this. Although the process for recovery was expensive, for me the goal was to be pain free and regain my lifestyle. The staff were very helpful and friendly, showing concern in achieving a recovery for me.