For some time now I have had neck stiffness and left shoulder pain that was restricting motion and interfering with many activities of daily living (especially driving). I was referred to a gentleman at Emerge Ortho who had me seen at Oleander Rehab (the folks at Oleander Rehab, especially Marie, are amazing). Marie discovered that the problem was not so much with my shoulder as centered in my lower cervical spine. The orthopedic surgeon administered a shot to my shoulder which did relieve the symptoms for a few hours, but the thought of going through such over and over (treating symptoms rather than investigating further) had me looking elsewhere.
While living in the Tampa Bay area I rode with Hillsborough County EMS for a time and one call, in particular, had me swearing off chiropractors forever (I thought). We were called to one chiropractor's office to discover a patient had suffered a cervical spine injury while he was being 'manipulated.' The end result was he was paralyzed from the neck down.
The increasing pain and decreasing use of my left arm and stiffness in my neck had me reconsidering this decision, especially after meeting one of the staff at Atlantic Coast Chiropractic and being impressed with her knowledge and professionalism. I chose to schedule an exam that was very thorough and after two visits with Dr. Giacalone shared with him my previous reticence about his profession. He was very understanding and after further discussion, I have continued going there. The pain in my shoulder is GONE and with the treatment and homework of specific exercises, the stiffness in my neck is MUCH improved. If you are hesitant to check them out, you owe it to yourself to at least go there for an evaluation. I highly recommend the entire staff there. read more