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Newark Chiropractor :: What Our Patients Say
What others say about chiropractic care can help you make the right health care choice. Review a selection of Advanced Back & Neck Pain Center patient testimonials below and please email me or contact the office if you have any questions.
Yours in Health
Dr. Richard McKay
Severe Scoliosis
Hi, my name is Paula K. Chapman and I have been diagnosed with severe scoliosis and severe facet disease along with degenerative disease. I also have multilevel tricompartment stenosis and neural foraminal impingement, more severe on the left side. I have abnormal soft tissue in the left spinal canal representing a calcified synovial cyst. On and on and on … in plain language, I have a severely screwed-up lower back!
I have been in back pain for most of my life in one venue or another and no one (medically) could ever explain to me why. I’ve been in debilitating back pain for the past five years with not much hope for any relief. After many falls and trips to the spinal specialist all they could offer was the severity of my back with the only kind of relief were nerve blocks. They never even discussed the scoliosis issue with me. I was told that surgery would be of no benefit and would probably make my situation worse. I truly felt as if I was left with no hope at all. I had to learn to live with my pain and get nerve blocks that never lasted more than three weeks at a cost of $2,000 each!
I began reading some information sent to my husband through the mail from Advanced Back & Neck Pain Center. I was very skeptical at first but I continued reading all I could, then went online to their site and began reading more & more! I thought maybe they could help me, what did I have to lose? No one was offering me any hope. After discussing the entire situation with my husband, I decided that I would make an appointment. What did I have to lose?
I came to Advanced Back & Neck Pain Center!!! For the first time, in a long time, Dr. Rinow explained what was happening in my life and why as we studied the x-rays and he showed me the severity of my diagnosis! He explained to me why I was falling all the time due to the severe scoliosis and why no other doctor ever addressed the situation earlier in my life! Now I knew why I was suffering so badly and that I didn’t have to anymore!!! As we began the chiropractic adjustments, in less than three weeks, I could actually reach over and shut the car door, which I haven’t been able to do for quite some time. I can now get out of bed without crying for five minutes before I could straighten up and proceed with getting dressed. I can put on pants without all the debilitating pain I had been experiencing for far too long! This past weekend I walked the entire mall without having to sit down several times! No pain and feeling great!
With every adjustment I fell more and more blood flow throughout different parts of my body. I really forgot what that felt like! I can see the difference in my feet! They are a healthy pink again! I feel the difference every day, with less and less pain. Even co-workers and family members are commenting on the difference in my attitude, vitality and my coloring! It goes to show just how devastating constant pain can be on your psyche and very well being!
I am so glad that I decided to try the chiropractic experience, with their modern scientific methods, have been the best for me! Chiropractic has given me such terrific results as practiced today, no surgeries and no prescriptions, and I am so very grateful!
Thank you so much Dr. Rinow for teaching me about how my body works and when it gets what it needs it will heal itself, with a little adjustment! Thanks for giving me back my life!
Neck Injury
My name is Ed Long and I sustained a neck injury in 1993. I have been seeing a chiropractor ever since the accident in Rochester, New York. I have been in pain every day since 1993. The chiropractor in Rochester helped, but never got rid of the pain totally, just temporarily.
I moved to Delaware in 1999 and was seeing another chiropractor here a couple of times; however, he was so terrible, I drove back to New York to see my previous chiropractor a “few” times a year. I lived with the everyday pain by taking Advil, Aleve or Ibuprofen. I could not tilt my head up for more than a couple of minutes without my neck muscles tightening up and giving me pain. Needless to say, my moods were not always the best.
One morning in April of 2008, I woke up in severe pain and could not keep my head straight. I was tilted to the right and could not move. It was like the injury just happened all over again, 15 years later. I got on the computer and found a chiropractor to get me in ASAP! It was the best thing I ever did, calling Advanced Back and Neck Pain Center. I called and Marie told me to come right over. I was in such bad shape they couldn’t help me that day; I was too inflamed. Dr Rinow suggested that I go to the emergency room if it got worse. Two days later, I woke up at 7 a.m. in so much pain, I was in tears. I drove myself to the emergency room. They prescribed an anti-inflammatory and pain killers to help, which they did, but it only took care of the pain, not the problem.
I started therapy two weeks later with Dr. McKay and Dr. Rinow. Since then, they have not only stopped my pain, but they have corrected the problem. My neck curvature was 119% the “wrong way”. One year later, my curvature is 61% and I no longer require pain medication and can look up with no pain coming to me after a couple of minutes.
Not only do I continue to see Dr. McKay and Dr. Rinow, but I recommend to everyone in pain to go see the group at Advanced Back and Neck Pain Center. They know how to fix you. I thank them for giving me back a normal life!
Sincerely,
Ed Long
Back Spasms
I came to Dr. Rinow & Dr. McKay four months ago with back spasms and pain so severe that it was actually interfering with my ability to prepare my own food at times. It definitely had destroyed my quality of life. I still tried to pursue my usual activities with housecleaning, yard work, gardening & volunteer work. Increasingly these activities became more and more difficult to do and all the pleasure for these activities was gone. By the time I finished an activity I was shaking in pain and even unable to breathe properly because I was holding my breath to persevere. The spasms were in my mid back and would last unrelentingly for months on end. This went on for 3 years!
One doctor told me that I had an “old back” and suggested muscle relaxants. I have an underlying heart condition and when I consulted my cardiologist he said “Absolutely Not”. That left narcotics. I was unwilling to take these. I want an active vital life, not a drugged one. I then went to a chiropractor that my doctor recommended from another practice and got some small relief, but the spasms persisted. I had visited Dr. McKay almost 20 years ago with a lower back problem and he had treated me with great success.
In an effort for relief I called the office and was seen immediately. X-rays were taken for the first time and I was diagnosed with scoliosis. I also had degenerative arthritis of the spine… I immediately received an adjustment from Dr. Rinow and I was treated every day for a week. By the end of the week, I never again had a spasm on the right side of my back. Then I began a 3 day a week schedule and exercise program that Dr. Rinow recommended. Every week the spasms lessened and the time between spasms increased. Because I also have osteoporosis and had 2 broken ribs several months before the doctors had to take this into consideration in my treatment plan and explained that they would not be as aggressive as normal but to be patient and results would follow.
After 3 years I really doubted that I could be helped. I have been in treatment now for 4 months. The spasms are gone. Not only did my back spasms resolve, but there were improvements to pain that I had just taken for granted that I would have to live with forever. My blood pressure normalized, my heart function improved dramatically and stabilized. I had suffered from upper arm pain and neck stiffness. I never even mentioned the upper arm and shoulder pain because the back pain was so intense, but this pain is totally absent now.
I have now resumed all my activities. I also resumed my weight lifting program and Thai Chi. I have been mountain climbing with my son and now I have no doubt that I can go with him again to Mt. Washington next week for a shot at the Presidential Traverse. The joy in my life is back. I love physical activity and work hard to keep fit. I was losing all this before I came to Dr. Rinow & Dr. McKay. The advice I got from other doctors and the previous chiropractor was to stop all these activities. Dr. Rinow & Dr. McKay never once limited me. The few times I did do something beyond my capacity and the spasm returned, they saw me right away and cured the spasm on the spot. I am so grateful that I was not limited or restricted.
I would like to comment also on the holistic approach to health and wellness that is part of the whole office atmosphere. The entire office staff works with great kindness and efficiency to relieve pain and make it a great experience based on your personal wellness. I was amazed at the treatment options now available as compared to my visits twenty years ago. I have now committed to make chiropractic care part of my life so that I can continue to experience life to the fullest. I know with Dr. Rinow & Dr. McKay’s expertise I will have many more years of fitness and adventure.
Sincerely,
Elma May Page
