Contact & Services

[ Phone/Skype Consultations | Pay for the Consultation | Photo Licensure | UpLoad Your MRI to Me]

Disclaimer: please understand that I am no longer a practicing doctor of chiropractic-- I have retired in 2010 after 23 years of practice because I've started medical school. Therefore, any opinions that I offer are not to be construed as medical advice or chiropractic advice--just my own personal opinions as a layperson, with 23 year of past experience in treating patients with spine pain as a licensed doctor of chiropractic.

Do you have back and/or neck pain that just won't quit? Is the pain traveling down your legs or arms? Do you understand the cause of your pain and the available modern treatment options for the pain? Do you understand your doctor's "explanation" of why you have pain?

TELEPHONE OR SKYPE CONSULTATION SERVICE:

If you are confused, why not schedule a phone or Skype consultation with me in order to discuss your pain and formulate a plan of action to attempt to get rid of that damn pain and get you back to the life you once enjoyed.

Scheduling is easy! All you need do is contact me via e-mail, and then we can set something up--I can usually get you in within a day or two-- even the same day if you're in a rush. In order to afford me the best possible picture of the state of your spine and disc(s), I like to get a copy of your latest MRI disk (or at the very least, a copy of the report that came with it). You can either put the disc in the mail and send it to this address: 8891 Acorn Way, Gilroy, CA, 95020. Or you can upload it to a Web server (I use filesonic.com) and then I can download it--this will save time, as well as postage. [see my tutorial on How to Upload My MRI]. Once I receive your MRI, I will e-mail you that I am ready. After you pay my fee for talking with you, which I prefer to be done via PayPal, we can set the time and date of our conversation. If you do not feel comfortable with PayPal, you can send a check or money order as well. However, I will not schedule your consultation until your check has cleared.

What To Expect: Typically our conversation lasts 40-50 minutes and starts by you giving me a history of your injury (how did this all begin?). If you were recently examined by a specialist and have a report, providing me a copy is also quite beneficial. It is also beneficial to me if you low back pain patients take a test called the Oswestery Disability Index. You can get it here and then forward me the results. Please try to answered these questions as truthfully as possible--remember, this talk is just between you and I--nothing is written down are recorded.

You should also know that I typically spend another 60 minutes--prior to our speaking--going over your MRI images with a fine-tooth comb. Also, in attempts to better educate you about your problem, I almost always capture some of the key images from your MRI and then e-mail them to you prior to our conversation; then we can discuss them during the consultation. I believe it is beneficial for a patient to be able to visualize just what is it he is combating, and by providing these custom images of the "problem," this benefit is accomplished.

Here are some recent examples of what I send to patients prior to our talk: photo 1, photo 2.

If you are interested or have questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail me at ChiroGeek@ChiroGeek.com.

MORE DETAILS OF SERVICE:

Phone consultations have become very popular in these days of managed care, for many HMO doctors simply fail to adequately explaining things to their suffering patients--either they don't have the time or don't understand the complexity of current pain theory. That is, they rush through the appointment without really explaining why the patient has the pain and what the available treatment options are. Even more annoying, they also often fail to show and/or adequately explain the results of the patient's medical testing; i.e., the results of MRI, CT, and EMG/NCV.

This is where I come in: I am up-to-date with the latest research on spine-related problems and may have some treatment recommendations that your doctor has never even heard of! After some time with me, you will definitely be able to speak to your doctor on a higher level and make a more informed decision about the management of your pain. And finally, having been a chronic pain patient myself -- secondary to a failed discectomy in 2003 -- I offer a rare and unique insight into chronic pain that most doctors have no clue about, for if you haven't lived through the horror of chronic pain, you just don't understand and will never be able to fully understand it! But I do! (Diary)

I am currently only offering my standard phone consultation.

TYPICAL PHONE CONSULTATION: ($100.00 for 40-50 minutes) *Please note: my minimum is $100 / hour. That fee is in effect whether we spend 20 minutes speaking or 50 minutes speaking.

Image Usage / Licensure Fee:

I am now offering the use of any of the images on this site that I have created (which is most of them) for use in presentations, books, articles etc. Please e-mail me with your requested for use, and be sure to include which image(s) you would like to use for your project.

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