INSPIRED TESTIMONIALS

Constant pain. Ever present, unrelenting, insidious, unstoppable pain. Mine was in the form of a migraine headache that would never, ever, go away. Day in, day out, day and night, all night. The best I could hope for is the pain would subside for awhile. Drugs? I’ve taken so many I can’t remember them all. Hydrocodone was a favorite, but I didn’t like the side effects. Depakote, Imitrex, Ultram, you name it, I’ve tried it. At one point, I was seeing three doctors and they were all trying something a little different, but nothing worked to stop the pain. Eventually, I spent a week in the hospital where I had numerous EEGs, CAT scans, with and without dyes injected into my veins. Ispent an entire day in the Heart Lab. Numerous blood tests and all sorts of other tests to try and find the source of my headaches, all without success. By this time, all the drugs I’d been taking were wreaking havoc on my body. I really felt terrible and I still had that miserable, unrelenting headache. I went back to my primary physician, and he was basically out of traditional treatment ideas. At that point, he suggested either acupuncture or chiropractic and he recommended Dr. Chad Shaw. I had never been to a chiropractor before and, I must admit, I was a little skeptical at first. I didn’t understand chiropractic or how it could help me. However, within my first visit or two, all my early questions were answered. I quickly found Dr. Shaw and his staff to be very caring and forthcoming. Dr. Shaw began by explaining what chiropractic is and how it works. By using a device with a computer he performed an examination of my neck and back and produced a graphic depiction, that was simply amazing. With that, and using x-rays of my neck, Dr. Shaw told me things about myself and my lifestyle, that only I knew, contributed to some of the problems, possibly even the headaches. That’s one of the best things about Dr. Shaw; he quickly focused on relieving my pain during the very first visit. During that first visit, Dr. Shaw performed some adjustments on me that made me feel different and I didn’t know if it was working at first. However, shortly after that first visit, I began to feel a big difference. I went back to see him three times a week, at first, and I believe, that made a difference for me, because it wasn’t very long at all before I really began to feel much better. I also learned through this process to tell Dr. Shaw if I was in pain and exactly where it hurt. Within about two weeks, I began to feel a noticeable difference. Dr. Shaw continued to focus attention on my pain and work with me, as a person, not just a patient. He went even further to show me how to maintain my physical well-being, through diet and moderate exercise. Once again, Dr. Shaw demonstrated how he cared about the entire me, not just what I originally came in to see him about. On one visit, Dr. Shaw asked me if I was breathing okay. I responded that I was a little short of breath from time to time, but it didn’t bother me all that much. Dr. Shaw then performed an adjustment and I couldn’t believe how much better I could breathe. From that day forward, I have continued to breathe much better. On another visit, I told Dr. Shaw my left foot hurt and I didn’t know if it had anything to do with the previous adjustments he made. He then made an adjustment to my left knee and left ankle and now my left foot feels fine. I share these last two examples, only to emphasize again that Dr. Shaw cares about you as a whole person, not just as a patient. Summarizing, I saw Dr. Chad Shaw for the first time in July 2008 and I was taking all sorts of drugs for migraine pain relief at that time. Today, I don’t take any. To say Dr. Shaw has changed my life, is an understatement. As a result of what he’s done for me, I’m pain free, I’m happier, and I’m enjoying life much more than I ever thought possible.
– R. M.