Chiropractors / spinal specialists usa

Drs. Bruce Wong and Dr. Katherine Higgins-Katoa, Honolulu, Hawaii  

UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE
Dr. Bruce and Chiropractic USA Staff,

Happy New Year! It's going to be a great, pain-free year thanks to you and I wanted to share my written testimony with you and your patients.

I became very concerned about my health back in February of 2003 when I started waking up in the mornings with pains in my upper back, my right hand, and the arches of my feet. To give you a sense of the magnitude of the pain, I basically felt like someone had taken a baseball bat and hit the upper left portion of my back with all their might. In the mornings and late evenings I couldn't grasp anything with my right hand without sharp pains shooting through my palms. I couldn't grab the doorknob, nor my toothbrush, nor answer the phone. Have you ever stepped on a Lego piece? Do you remember that pain in your arch? Try super-gluing them to both arches and walking around in the morning. OUCH!

Considering that I'm relatively young (32) and am an officer in the United States Navy, I became very worried that my declining health would force me out of the service. However, since I'm a "typical male", I didn't bother seeking medical assistance s-ince I thought I could live with the pain until someday it magically went away!

Well, that "magical day" never happened and last August I went to my regular doctor who gave me pain-killers for my back, diagnosed me with carpal-tunnel syndrome for my hand, and referred me to the orthopedic department to get fitted for shoe inserts. He also explained that if the brace for my hand/wrist didn't help out, I'd have to undergo surgery to repair the damage.

Since I wasn't a big fan of the drugs nor was I fond of the brace (it's hard to hit a golf ball with that thing on!) I decided there had to be another way. I remembered that my friend Sila Luaifoa had been in massive pain after being in a horrible car accident and that he eventually saw a chiropractor that reduced his pain almost completely. Therefore, I gave him a call and was referred to your office.

I initially was concerned about the fact that everyone in your office was talking about my spine but no one seemed to care about my back, my hands, and my feet! I was starting to wonder if I made a mistake by coming into your office for adjustments!

Thankfully, I received my first adjustment on my birthday, September 11 th , and when you adjusted my neck and said, "The Power's On!" boy, you weren't kidding! That was the start of my three-times-per-week adjustments.

Approximately six weeks later, I woke up after a night's sleep and realized I wasn't in any pain! I got out of bed and walk to the bathroom with no pain in my feet! I picked-up the toothbrush without having to switch to my left hand! (Have you ever tried brushing your teeth with your other hand? (Frustrating!) I didn't have a massive knot in my upper back anymore!

I actually stopped brushing my teeth and looked in the mirror and wondered, "How long have I been pain-free?" It wasn't more than a couple of days, I'm sure, but I was so stoked!!! It was amazing to me that even though you never once touched my hands nor my feet, the adjustments to my spine helped to alleviate the pain in those areas.

After seeing the 90-day x-rays, I began to "believe" in chiropractic care. Even though the pain was gone, there were still those lingering doubts that maybe it was just coincidental that my hands and feet felt better. But the x-rays showed the curvature in my neck was improving, and the tilt and rotation of my pelvic bone was returning back to its normal position. I must apologize for any lack of faith, but "seeing is believing" when it comes to those x-rays!

For those of us in the military, the bill you send us is a hard pill to swallow since our military medical care is free. But all I can say is that unfortunately at this time the military doesn't offer chiropractic care, and the WORTH of being pain-free is far more than the COST of the adjustments. I have recommended you to everybody I know who complains about aches and pains.

Thank you for all your support and care!

Jeffery