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Dr. James Pizzadili

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OUR PATIENTS SPEAK

HEADACHES

My headaches were nearly constant and felt like hot stabbing needles at the base of my skull.  I had suffered with headaches for 13 years.

 I had seen other doctors, but I still had my headaches.  I was frequently irritable and often felt like I was in a fog.  I had trouble tipping my head back to look at anything above eye level.

A friend suggested I try chiropractic.  I had been to a chiropractor before.  I have been going to Dr. Pizzadili for two months and my headaches are now avoidable or controllable.

I can think more clearly now and I have more range of motion in my neck.  I think chiropractic works great for me.

                                                                                                                 Amy Gordon

 

I had neck pain, headaches, migraines, blurry vision, difficulty sleeping, and head numbness.  This had gone on for a couple years at least.

 

I had seen other doctors, but I didn’t get much improvement with them.  I also tried physical therapy and massage, but it didn’t help.

 

I was taking aspirin and Tylenol all the time.

 

The headaches made me irritable and depressed.  I was in constant pain, and afraid to participate in any activities.  I could not work many hours and I was missing too many days work.  I couldn’t do any fun activities, only sit around, so I was very unhappy and depressed.

 

I was afraid that I would never find a way to get rid of the headaches.  Sometimes I was worried that I was going to die.

 

My mother referred me to Dr. Pizzadili because he had helped her so much.  I had nothing to lose.  I had been to one other chiropractor, but he only hurt me.

 

Dr. Pizzadili has helped me a lot.  I have better range of motion and I don’t suffer from extreme headaches anymore.  I feel like I can be active and have fun again.  My head does not get that numbness anymore, and my vision is more clear.

 

I recommend that people see Dr. Pizzadili and don’t wait too long, so he can help you sooner.  I am very happy and I look forward to coming here.

 

Thank you so much for helping me Dr. Pizzadili.  My life is so much better now.

 

                                                                                      Robyn Littrell

 

I had terrible migraine headaches.  Along with severe headache pain, I had light sensitivity, and I was sick to my stomach.The pain was in my head and my neck.  I would be unable to move for 3 days at a time.

 

I tried heavy drug treatments that knocked me for a loop, but did nothing for the pain.

 

A friend of mine recommended Dr. Pizzadili.  I had never been to a chiropractor before, and I had doubts that he could help. 

 

When I first came in, he and the office staff were all very nice.  In two visits, the migraine pain was gone.

I think Dr. Pizzadili is the best.  I wish I had tried him sooner.

                                                                                         Maria Tahenakos

 

ALL OVER PROBLEMS

 

I had severe and constant headaches which would turn into migraines, neck and back pain (upper, mid, lower,) aches in arms and legs with occasional numbness, deep abdominal pain, uncontrolled weight gain, slight depression, loss of concentration, fatigue, nausea, (especially after eating) occasional ringing in ears, eyes blurred and would “black out” to the point of not focusing or being able to see.

 

Most of the symptoms have been around for years; others have been present for the last several months.  I had tried chiropractic before and it helped, but I moved to a different town.  I was taking amphicillan and have taken accutane.

 

The pain led me to try chiropractic.

 

I was very impressed right away-I had been to a gynecologist and spoken with other doctors about my symptoms who wouldn’t listen to me.  They just patted me on the back and told me I was fine and that these things were “normal” for women.  I was very frustrated because I knew it was not normal to be feeling so terrible.  When I met Dr. Pizzadili he listened to what I had to say and he saw that things were not right.  I decided to stick with him because he cared.  He has helped me physically and financially.

 

My headaches are much less frequent and less severe, less pain and stiffness in neck and back, better circulation and sensation, loss of 15 pounds, not as fatigued as when treatment began.  My mother is now getting chiropractic for back problems.  I recommend that anyone who is sick, suffering, or in pain should come on in.  Even the people I work with have witness the differences and improvements that I have made.

                                                                                                Shanci Christensen   

I had constant pain in my upper back, shooting into my arm and neck.  I had a constant headache, and constant pain in my hip shooting a piercing pain into my leg as far down as my ankle.  I couldn’t sleep, stand or lay down for any length of time.  I was always irritable and I couldn’t think straight.

 

This was going on and off for a few months, then it got constant for 3 months.  At the end it was very bad.  I couldn’t even lift my leg by itself to get in and out of the shower or get into my truck.

 

I had been seeing another chiropractor on and off  for years but not enough to make a difference in how I felt.

I tried taking Excedrin and motrin, tons of them, and an occasional pain pill so I could get a good night’s sleep.

I decided to try Dr. Pizzadili because I couldn’t handle the pain anymore and it was starting to affect my daily life, friends and family.

 

I knew that chiropractic was the answer.  I knew I would feel better.

I felt very welcome and comfortable in Dr. Pizzadili office.  The office is bright, clean and open.  Everyone gets to know everyone.  The ladies on his staff are great, and Dr. Pizzadili is awesome.

Dr. Pizzadili created a corrective care plan for me that included home exercises.

Over the three months of care I can now sleep, walk and do the things I used to do, slowly of course.  And I am happy again.  I would recommend that anyone who is sick, suffering or in pain should see Dr. Pizzadili.  I have been telling someone every week.  Chiropractic is wonderful, and I will always make visiting my chiropractor part of my life.

                                                                                          Debbie Grecco

 

I have had lower back pain my entire life, even back when I was a small child of 5 or 6.  In high school, I had a lot of discomfort in my whole back as well as my neck, and the pain made it difficult to move at times.

Growing up as a teen and a young adult, I always had to be very careful about my back.  Doing any activity, even just walking to the Tastee Freez with my friends, I had to stop and ask “how is this going to affect my back, and how is it going to make me feel?”  If something fell on the floor, I had to do a body check and ask if I should do this or maybe wait until later.  I’ve had to totally guard my posture my whole life, and I’ve had good years and bad years.

Even reaching for a grape in the refrigerator I would get pinched nerves in my back, and it would take a lot of moving to unpinch them if I could.  I would use a lot of ice packs, and then try to get in to see a chiropractor to get unpinched.

I’m a teacher, so when typing or grading papers I would get a burn throughout my middle, and then my low back would hurt. 

Every day I would take 6 to 10 ibuprofen- type pain pills.  When Vioxx was available I used that, so I would use 4 ibuprofen and then a Vioxx.  They helped.  And something else for a muscle relaxer.  I was never a person to seek out any medicine until I had to.

I saw chiropractors for about 20 years.  I got very temporary relief, and slowly over time my neck and low back got slightly better.  They used to be much worse, and my neck is doing really good compared to how it used to be.  I was on a plateau where I never got any better.  I had good days and bad days.

I wanted to know what you could give me to do at home.  I never had a home program that fit my needs as well as your program does.  I went through medical physical therapy, spending months going 3 times a week, and that didn’t help me at all.  I did VAX-D which helped my low back…it helped a particular problem get a little better but it didn’t take care of my whole problem.  Everything’s been temporary, and I would fall apart as soon as I left the chiropractor’s office.  It was like pumping up a flat tire, and the hole in it would let all the air out again.

My experience with Dr. Pizzadili has been very good.  After the second treatment I had to go somewhere to an evening workshop and sit for a couple hours.  I could feel that my posture was different, my head was balanced up over my center of gravity, and I had a wonderful peaceful feeling.  It had been so constricted.  Now I feel better everywhere. 

I like the home rehabilitation so that I can work alongside you.  Recovering from Fibromyalgia is my personal mission…it’s mainly me.  Nobody ever gave me anything that would work for my entire body, only just pieces of it. 

If you are in pain, you need to find a way to get better.  This home rehabilitation program is powerful for speeding up your recovery.

                                                                                      Elizabeth Eck