I came to see Dr. Lombardozzi for radiculopathy in my left and right arms that I had suffered from for two years. I had been to a physical therapist twice when I could not lift my head off the pillow due to severe pain. I could not dig a hole to plant vegetable plants without having to take a muscle relaxer. After chiropractic adjustments with Dr. Lombardozzi, my radiculopathy pain has disappeared. When I finished physical therapy, I could still feel the pinched nerve in my neck and knew that the radiculopathy would return. I don’t have that feeling now and I am able to work in the garden without any painful side effects.
I suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and when I started adjustments I was very uptight. I could not sleep through the night. I was taking two anti-anxiety/depression medications. I am now off all medications (depression, thyroid, and Nexium for GERD). I am using natural supplements which are keeping me calm without any side effects and allow me to sleep through the night. I use a daily, positive affirmation that Dr. A handed out at a workshop to help keep me positive and upbeat. Dr. A loaned me a book by Dr. John De Martini that helped me to focus on my emotional blockages and what issues I need to work on to help cope with stress in my life. I enjoyed it so much that I have purchased other books by Dr. De Martini. Chiropractic adjustments have helped me more with depression in four months than medication has in over 24 years.
My right knee was in severe pain when I leaned on it and I walked with a limp. My primary doctor had recommended I take Naproxen daily and recommend I see a surgeon if the pain continued. Dr. A stretched and pulled on my right leg until the swelling and pain disappeared and his prescribed leg exercises helped to strengthen my legs so it would not return. Highly recommend patients attend Dr. Lombardozziís workshops. The nutritional information has been invaluable. I have lost 15 lbs by switching to Celtic sea salt and coconut oil. I have given up sugar for stevia which means I don’t have to worry about dumping syndrome anymore as a recovering gastric bypass patient. I started drinking water to help make the chiropractic adjustments take better and I am now in the habit of drinking it every day. My fellow co-workers and doctors have noticed the positive changes that I have experienced due to Dr.Lombardozzi’s guidance. I started practicing Hot Yoga to continue to build on the recovery that I have made with Dr. Lombardozzi’s chiropractic adjustments.
Doctors Notes:
Radiculopathy refers to pain that radiates from the spine to the extremities. Often times this is experienced down the arms into the hands and fingers or down the legs into the toes, also know as “sciatica” when it involves the lower back and legs. The cause is often due to irritation to the nerves that exit through the vertebrae. Visiting a Chiropractor is a great choice because we address the root cause and correct it.