Dr.
Craig French Durham, NC
Are you ready to change your life?
This is a very important
question if you are a patient in the office of Dr. French.
Whether you are ready to change your life or not, it is going to change
and for the better.
I have been a patient of chiropractic for as long
as I can remember. My father was close friends with an area
chiropractor, and I remember being adjusted from time to time as a child.
In college, I fell 7 feet and landed on my tailbone. I remember that
as being a defining turning point in the strength of my back and overall
pain level. I would see the family chiropractic during periods of severe
pain, but he never recommended treating me for more than symptom relief.
This
cycle feeling 'Ok" (not great mind you, just ok) and being in pain
continued from 1983 to the fall of 1990. Throughout these
years, the time between flair-ups became shorter and shorter,
and the intensity of the pain increased. I had moved to another part
of the state, and was seeing a different chiropractor, but he was still
only treating me when I was in severe pain.
In the fall of 1990, I started
to experience burning and pain in my legs and feet. I constantly
felt as if I was getting a Charlie horse in my calves, I too had a constant
pain in my glute muscles. I became increasingly twisted in
my posture and the pain was becoming unbearable. By Christmas of that
year, the intensity of the pain had become unbearable. I could barley
drive. I often could not sense the need to use the bathroom, and my legs
would quiver when I in the shower from the hot water. Over the New Years
holiday, the pain was so severe that I made a trip to the ER-only to
be told that I was just seeking drugs and there was nothing wrong with
me.
My chiropractor then sent me for an MRI, just to rule out
a serious problem. I had the test on Monday and Tuesday was ordered
home and to bed because I had a severe disk herniation. On
February 11, 1991 I underwent disk surgery to remove 75% of the disk
between L5 and S1.
The Surgery solved the immediate problem and I felt
better (still not great). I never returned to my pervious
energy level, flexibility or range of motion, and I would still experience
periods of severe pain. Then in 1999, I met Dr. French and began a business
relationship. As I went in and out of their office, I started to notice
a different approach to chiropractic. They were not just interested in
eliminating pain; their goal was to make people well. Eventually, I decided
that I would try this different approach to chiropractic care.
In addition
to my back pains, I was taking 2-3 Prilosec per day just
to be able to function and sleep through the night, and I would consume
more than a bottle of Tylenol per month to keep the headaches under control.
I also had constant colds, and suffered from pneumonia four times in
a two year period. I never strayed too far from my inhaler.
As Dr. French
would talk to me about the 6 facets of health, I began to
think about the things he taught, but about the spiritual and holistic
aspects of my life that could be affected by my overall health, and vise
versa. I wanted to have energy and the ability to concentrate, I wanted
to be free from pain and have the ability to enjoy life.
At Dr. French's
office, I found the key too many things I wanted in my life.
I found fellowship and friendship in an environment that allowed me to
nurture the person, I want to be. I found the opportunities through different
programs to learn about new ways to improve my health through
yoga, regular exercise, and improved nutrition. I learned about incredible
life benefits of a simple thing called water, all of this delivered in
a environment full of positive energy and genuine concern for the people
and the quality if their lives.
Do I still get sick sometimes? Yes, but
I have noticed that the length of my illness is significantly
decreased and I have not had any of the serious respitory problems I
had previously experienced. I have not used Prilosec or an inhalator
in more the 3 years. I don't have so much as a bottle of Tylenol in my
house. One day I went into the office with a stuffed head and cold, I
was tired, listless and could not put together a coherent thought; 30
minutes after my adjustment, I suddenly realized that I had and incredible
amount of energy was thinking clearly, and I felt significantly better.
Now try to get that out of a bottle of Nyquil.
I remember holding Dr.
French's son when he was 3-4 months old, and wondering what
he would think of his father. Would he as a teenager understand the positive
life force his father delivers to people, and would he respect his father's
ability to help people change their lives?
I cannot provide
the answers to that question today. But I can tell this much,
if you want to improve the quality of your life, the office of Dr. French
can provide a catalyst for you. Dr. French can't do it for you; you
have to do it for yourself. But I can tell you that the environment
in their office will facilitate, foster and empower your journey. There
is a life force within those walls that is infectious in the most positive
of ways. I hope that you believe in yourself enough to take the walk
inside, and be open to the power that can be unleashed within you.
From
a patient of Dr. Craig French Durham, NC