If I could, I would give Dr. Lee a sixth star! I've been to at least 8 chiropractors in my lifetime, I'm 42 now, and he has by far provided the most relief and improvement for my issues. He focuses on upper cervical care, i.e. the atlas bone, if you are not familiar with that I strongly recommend you research this methodology. The conventional chiropractic approach seems to be "let me adjust you here," crack, crack, and you are on your way. While Dr. Lee can do any of these type of adjustments, the theory with upper cervical care is that once the Atlas is in place and has a tendency to stay there, many other corrections will naturally take place. That is the case for me. I discovered this technique with the chiropractor I used just prior to going to Dr. Lee. I got an immense amount of relief from this type of approach and thought it was great, however I stopped going to this chiropractor due to the time commitment and the cost. It was assumed that one would go very regularly, a couple of time a week, perhaps working your way up to a couple of time a month, perpetually. I thought that was a bit much and didn't agree with that mind set. There are apparently multiple upper cervical techniques a chiropractor can use, Dr. Lee uses the Blair technique. I did a lot of research prior to locating my next chiropractor and liked what I saw and heard about the Blair Technique best, so I sought out someone who employed this technique, hence Dr. Lee. I'm not aware if anyone else in the area uses the Blair, but I'm good with Dr. Lee.
As for treatment, I think I went maybe a couple of times in the first week or two (my situation was pretty bad at that point and definitely needed those adjustments), I saw significant improvement quickly and I then moved to once a week for a while, then went to once every two weeks and so on. It didn't take long, my treatements started spreading out pretty quickly actually. I now am going about once every two months with the hope and intention of increasing the duration in between adjustments. I have been going to Dr. Lee for approximately a year and a half now.
Briefly, I had multiple issues, neck, mid-back (T-5), and very lower back. The most effective and significant relief was in the neck and mid-back area. The change has been great! With my lower back, I get an immense amount of relief from the McKenzie technique. It is very simple and you could start applying it in a matter of minutes if you believe you are a candidate for it. The book will walk to through it. I picked up the book at the Relax the Back store. You can get lots of info on the internet of course too. The book cost about $15, but I have to say that I have received more relief from this book than I have from years of treatment and lots of money. Plus, I can apply the technique at any time I feel I need it. I highly, highly recommend it! It is a great supplement to the treatment I get from Dr. Lee. And yes, he has heard of this technique and recommends I keep doing it, especially if it provides relief. read more