First I have to mention that I am 58 years old and have always been very vocally against chiropractors.
A little background; I had a very physical, active life that landed me in emergency rooms many times over most of my life. I broke my neck in 6 places back in 1994 and also have a couple bad discs in my lower back as well as spinal stenosis in my lower back. I've been through physical therapists, orthopedic surgeons, pain management treatments etc and never had any significant success. My active lifestyle had deteriorated to being able to handle short walks only, having to pay contractors to handle even my light gardening and repairs, and spending most of my days on the couch.
Out of pure desperation I decided to try a chiropractor a couple months ago.
A family member suggested Dover Family Chiropractic so I gave them a call. There was a fairly quick appointment available with Dr. Errico and I took it. At first I was disturbed that the initial appointment DID NOT include an adjustment because I was in pain but after seeing the depth of the testing they did before laying a hand on me, I began to understand and appreciate their process. The initial consultation with the actual doctor was even more impressive than the testing. I was amazed at the amount of homework he had done on me. He knew everything that had ever happened to me! That's a lot of medical records to go through!
The next appointment was when I would get my first adjustment and I was a little apprehensive to say the least. I was picturing all kinds of horror stories like he would twist and crack my neck and I'd be paralyzed or worse! The actual adjustment couldn't have been farther from my fears. They use something called a "drop table". You simply lie on it face down and the doctor manipulates (drops) the different sections of the table minute amounts while applying only light pressure to targeted areas of the spine to make the adjustments. It took only a couple minutes and to be honest, I left the office convinced I had been fleeced. No way could those minor movements actually do anything.
A couple hours later, I began to notice a sensation I hadn't felt in years. Total relief from the pain and pressure in my neck and back. I was stunned to say the least.
Now I'd be lying if I said that my pain never came back but the truth is after 2 or 3 adjustments my lower back pain was gone and has not returned. The pain and pressure in my neck is 100% gone after adjustments and it usually comes back only a little between adjustments (once or twice a week).
Dr. Errico has made me a believer and has given me my life back!