Hi Mark,

My chiro is truly outstanding. She is very highly trained and also has deeply innate talents. She is incredibly astute and incredibly thorough. She has advised my doctors many times, more correctly identifying, and/or more specifically defining, most musculoskeletal and neuromuscular issues. (All of my doctors are Professors and/or researchers at the local Medical School. )

She has been the Head Trainer for the Olympics and for college sports teams. She teaches Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine and has co-written a very popular Rehabilitation and Sports medicine textbook used in Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine (post-grad) programs. She also travels to teach cutting-edge Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine courses (post-doctoral) in various locations in the U.S. She is also an instructor at our local College of Medicine.

She continues as a Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine specialist in her local practice. She serves as the President of our state's Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Association. All of my M.D.s hold her opinion in very high regard and refer many of their "more complex" patients to her.

I have seen many different chiropractors and PTs in the past 30 years, many of them I would not recommend. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone, ever. If, for some reason, she cannot help the person, she will make calls and referrals to another resource.

Truly Outstanding!
Warmly,
DejaVu

P.S. In my personal criteria for "competence," I include the practitioner always being very thorough.
In my own experience, I found doctorate level PTs and Rehabilitation Chiropractors with practices positioned close to medical schools often highly trained in trigger point and myofascial release (and most perform this very well).

I thought all PT's are graduate level. Mine all have been. Less would be a PTA. Now they hold doctorates.

One of my past chiros outdid a Stanford professor gastroenterologist in just 30 seconds.

But, like you only 3 out of 18 chiros were worth a second visit.

My myo-facial release trained PT is just as rare.

If you have such outstanding professionals treating you, why do you think you are still struggling so ? What do you think they are missing ?

Hi Mark,
Yes, my error on the degree of the PT. I had meant doctorate. Thanks.
Very weary tonight.

I really don't think my course with PCS is guaranteed by the professionals involved in my treatment. I see cases where people are "treated" with excellent care and... it may help some, yet not fully determine the course.

I had delayed in believing anything serious had happened, anything that might become prolonged. I really feel it's been my mistake. In the beginning, I'd waited for appointments and then cancelled appointments, thinking it would all pass in another week or so, etc.

I'd had concussions before and they'd resolved quickly. Not so this time.

I also have co-occurring medical conditions which had preceded the concussion. Neurological, neuromuscular and autoimmune. I feel these other conditions have affected my resilience this time.

I hope you have a restful night.

Warmly,
DejaVu

After 5 months of complaining of neck pain and a feeling of it "locking" up
I finally got a referral for PT. I was also given a neck brace to wear when doing daily activities. Anyone have luck with those?