Our Patient's Stories

SARAH

27 years old

Sarah's story

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JOAN

62 years old

What caused my stroke was that a doctor gave me the wrong medication and overdosed me. I had a very bad stroke. I wasn't supposed to walk again and I was in a wheelchair for 5 and a half months. I learned to walk again but I had trouble walking because of soreness left from the stroke. It was so sore that painkillers didn't work. In January 2008, I came to Dr Gray and he now has me walking since April without a walker and has just made me feel better in general. I have lost weight, I have been happier and I am going to walk Whoop-Up Drive! I was happy enough but I had lost the ability it seemed, to REALLY laugh. I had had a belly laugh, but it was gone. I was downtown with a friend one day a couple of months ago and I laughed and she said, Joan! You have your old laugh back! and I really did have my old laugh back. I even find things more humorous since I have started coming to Dr Gray.

NOAH

1 year old

My son Noah was born with a blocked tear duct. As a mother it was disheartening to see that it was such a bother to him. Noah's eye was always irritated, red, and watery. His family doctor referred us to an eye specialist, who mentioned eye surgery after eighteen months if it did not clear itself. Again, I was heart broken, as I didn't want my baby to go through surgery. I was so fortunate to have been referred by a friend to see Dr. Gray in April. Now, after a couple of months, Noah's eye is clear and no longer irritates him. We are so very blessed and I'm so very pleased.

AMANDA

24 years old

Growing up I was prone to headaches, which got worse as I entered my teens. By the time I was 12, I was having painful migraines about once a month. Also, around the time I was 12 and entered puberty I suffered from menstrual cramps that were so painful that I often had to miss school and would spend seven days in severe pain.

For the cramps doctors told me the only way to get rid of them was prescription pain killers or going on birth control, even though I was only 13. I resisted both options until I was 18 and the cramps were making me miss class in college. I tried the pain killers first. For the first six months I had less pain, but the effectiveness began to wear off. I then started taking birth control, which worked better but was unpredictable.

When I was about 16 I was getting headaches every night for a month along with an increase in temperature. When I talked to doctors about this they said that they couldn't tell if I was having migraines and that the temperature could not be related, but since my family had a history of migraine they would give me a sample of migraine pain killers to see if it took care of the problem. When I tried the pain killers they knocked me out for a few hours then the migraine would be even worse than before. So I learned to live with it and just take a lot of Tylenol to try and function. When I was seventeen and I went back for the same problem, the doctor told me my system must be out of balance and tried to put me on an anti-depressant. I realized that an anti-depressant was not even related to the issue of my migraines and refused to try them. I never went back for a migraine again until this past year when I had a three day migraine so bad that I could not function at work. I took myself to the emergency room and told them I was having a migraine. I waited for a few hours then was given three or four pain killers on top of what I had already taken. In about an hour they had me leave and gave no suggestion as to how to solve the migraine that came back with in an hour of leaving the hospital.

It was after my experience with the hospital that a friend that I worked with told me to see Dr. Gray and that he could get rid of my headaches. I was skeptical at first because I had been having migraines for 12 years and did not see that stopping anytime soon. But I went. After the first adjustment I noticed a difference in my self. As I continued I was happier, more patient with those around me, and a more positive person. After one week of adjustments I noticed that the change in weather affected me less and that I was having headaches less frequently. After three months I had not had a single migraine and the headaches were mild enough that I did not have to take pain killers. After three months my cramps lessened and are almost none existent in most months. With in three months I was also off the allergy eye drops that I had been taking three times a day for over a year.

Today I am allergy free, and migraine free. My quality of life has improved so greatly and for the first time in 12 years I am able to live with out pain on a daily basis. No one should be in pain every day of their life, and thanks to Dr. Gray and his Chiropractic care I am free to live my life the way it should be. And I know that as I continue treatment my life will improve even more.

MARK

24 years old

I've been seeing chiropractors since I was 16. For as long as I could remember I had poor posture, burning pain between my shoulders and in my neck, and I was always uncomfortable sitting in one spot for longer than ten minutes. I've seen many different chiropractors in my life and Dr. Gray's healing and maintenance philosophy is the only one that worked for me. I'm 24 now and have been coming to RG Chiropractic since January 2007. I haven't experienced much pain, if any, while under Dr. Gray's care. Now my posture is perfect and my back is pain free; I feel better both physically and mentally than ever before.

JESSE

4 years old

Jesse had ear infections and was going to have tubes put in his ears. Not wanting to go down this route, Jesse started getting adjustments to remove the interference from his nervous system. Today, he is free of ear infections and his life is back.

NATASHA

16 years old

At the age of six my mom took me to our family GP as I was suffering with severe headaches. He did all sorts of tests and came up with the prognosis; migraines. These migraines continued for several years where I missed weeks of school, had trouble studying, concentrating, sleeping and just generally feeling unwell. Mom encouraged me to seek help without the use of medication and in our search we stumbled upon Dr. Richard Gray, Chiropractor. Dr. Rich sat Mom and myself down and took us through the benefits of chiropractic versus medical (pills) intervention for the treatment of my condition.
We made an appointment that day where Doctor Rich completed a comprehensive assessment and session plan and it was clear after my very first session that my life had changed completely. After my sessions I noticed that the occurrence of my migraines decreased significantly and if I did get one on the odd occasion it was mild in comparison to before treatment. My concentration increased, I felt confident that I could go through a day without falling asleep and I generally just felt the best I had for years. Dr Rich gave me a new fresh outlook on life and I now recommend chiropractic treatment to others that have felt cheated by alternative forms of treatment or medication. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Dr. Rich and the staff at RG Chiropractic for making my past and present experience a truly positive one.

SHIRLEY

57 years old

I was under chiropractic care for 5 years with different people and wasn't getting better. I have been only coming to Dr. Gray for 2 months and can turn my head, have no pain in my shoulders and my hips don't hurt. Plus, I feel taller! Emotionally I feel better and my life is back!

TAMARA

37 years old

I didn't realize how much chiropractic could help me, until I was forced through an accident at work to seek out a professional to help me fix the damage I did! Now I have more energy, less aches and pains and look forward every week to my chiropractic appointments. Each week I feel better than the last. 

JOHN 

59 years old

John had really bad lower back pain and had taken 4 cortisone shots prior to starting chiropractic care in January 2009. He was scheduled to have another shot in March, but by that time he felt that he just didn't need it anymore!

NICKI S

42 years old

I just wanted you to know that since I have started regular chiropractic treatment with Dr. Gray I have had some health improvements. June 30/09 I had a colonoscopy and was declared colitis free for the first time in over 10 years. I've been off the medication for about a month now, and feel so relieved. Thank you so much.

RON H

42 years old

Since chiropractic care, my immune system has been boosted- I had only ONE cold this year (instead of several)!

SHARON A

44 years old

Chiropractic has made me move with less pain and a smile on my face (instead of a grimace) and my husband is also happier!