Hillside Chiropractic
Reviews
Jeff, Liann and Scott are the best. They really care about every patient as an individual and the outcome of the treatments is phenomenal! My wife and I now live over 30 miles away from Hillside's offices but we will not go anywhere else! Treat your body and go get a treatment as soon as possible.
Early January 2013 I slipped and fell backwards on icy stairs leading from my home. The edge of 3 of the steps hit hard across my hips, shoulders and back of my head. Routine chiropractic adjustments seemed to take care of the resulting stiffness and assorted aches and pains, but then I realized I was experiencing headaches more and more frequently and they were increasing in length and intensity. The pain seemed to reach up "under" my skull in the back of my head, often concentrating on the left side. At times it would feel like a large muscle or tendon was "on fire" while stretching from my head, down my neck and into my shoulders and side, or like someone had beat on the back of my head with a hammer. I was taking 3 ibuprofen at a time, at least 2-3 times/day and often woke up with a headache. I added acupuncture to more frequent chiropractic adjustments and that mix of treatments again resulted in relief for a while, but the time needed between treatments started to decrease so I knew I still hadn't found a permanent solution. Symptoms did not point to concussion so my doctor recommended physical therapy. Dr. Jeff and Scott are known to my husband through a business networking group where he learned of Hillside's treatment methods and successes. On his urging, I chose Hillside for their ART therapy and have been receiving treatment for about 5-6 weeks. The 3 days following the first treatment was the first time in several months I had been headache-free for that long. I didn't realize how debilitating and frequent the headaches had become until I wasn't suffering from them all the time anymore! Visits to Dr. Jeff and Scott have decreased from twice/week to once every 7-10 days, and with each visit I continue to feel better and more on the road to total recovery. Headaches are almost non-existent now, and the stiffness and scar tissue are dissipating while range of motion increases with each treatment. I haven't taken anything for pain for almost a month. It is so great to have the confidence that I have finally found the appropriate treatment for my injury and that I can and will recover completely. I highly recommend Dr. Jeff and Scott and the treatment provided at Hillside! At my first visit, they took the time to listen, ask questions, get a complete history and do all they could to really understand what was troubling me and why. They also explained the treatment, and the follow-up video after the first visit was a great reminder and reinforcement of the what and why of ART. I encourage anyone who is dealing with pain to not accept it as a permanent part of your life, but instead make at least a few visits (not just one) to Hillside Chiropractic. My injury had taken place 14 months previous to my first visit. It took that long to get to the point of pain and discomfort I was experiencing, so I have known it was going to take some time for my body to readjust to the right way again. The good news is that I am on my way -- and it feels great!
On Feb 12th, I slipped on some ice and fell catching myself on the ground with my forearm. It hurt like crazy so I went in for x-rays to my doctor. The x-rays came back fine so I called Dr. Jeff and asked to be seen. I was in the following day and Dr. Jeff took the time to listen to my ordeal before he began working on me. I saw him about 5 times each time getting much better range of motion afterwards so I knew he was doing something. On the 5th time, he told me that he had loosened up the muscles and was now able to see that I definitely had some type of underlying injury and thought it best that I go have an MRI done. I followed through with that and the results were conclusive. I had torn the tendons in my rotator cuff area and it required surgery. I have since had the surgery to repair the damage and as soon as I am able to eliminate the arm sling, I will go back to Dr. Jeff and continue his therapy as I really believe that Dr. Jeff had enough knowledge in this area of expertise to know when to recommend seeing my MRI specialist. Not every chiropractor would have done this as it means lost revenue for them. Dr. Jeff knew that he had reached a point where surgery was necessary to move on with the therapy he was providing. I will be following up with him in a few weeks to keep the scar tissue from limiting my recovery, as this is where Dr. Jeff excels, and this is his area of expertise. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for relief!
I saw Dr. Jeff several months ago with a painful frozen shoulder issue, where I could not even lift my hand above my head. Dr. Jeff preformed his ART treatment, and I noticed a significant difference after my very first visit. Now after a few months of treatment, I now have full use of my shoulder/arm without pain anymore. I would recommend Dr. Jeff to anyone. Not only does he do great work, but he explains what he is doing while he does it.
As someone that has had headaches since age 4, I was skeptical to go to another chiropractor. After I was hospitalized again in 2010 for 5 days due to a severe migraine that would not go away no matter what medication I was given, a friend suggested I go to Hillside Chiropractic. After seeing Dr. Jeff just three times I was able to get rid of my migraines and took myself off of my headache medications. Three years later, I only have a headache one to two days per year, much much less then before.