I was referred by my OB while I was pregnant. I met this lady named Ginger who thoroughly took all my complicated medical history information down and sure they knew how to treat me, being pregnant and complicated pregnancy history. She was nice and extremely gentle and cautious. She gave me exercises to do at home, but they didn't help the issue I was having.
My second visit was about 6 or 7 pm in the evening with a different lady named Malika who saw me. She took me in about 25 minutes late, I guess her previous appointment ran late. She took me in and started right away, and just verbally started asking me where I was having pains. (Now looking back I don't think she even glanced at my medical records.) So I explained to her where my pain was and I said that the exercises Ginger had given me didn't help and my OB had recommended I continue going to physical therapy even with all my past complicated pregnancy. Malika was nice and very chatty. She had me lay on my side and she started give me a deep tissue massage from my neck down to mid buttocks (on my right side), which I thought pregnant women aren't suppose to get. I mentioned it to her and she said in her culture they don't believe in that stuff, but by that time, the damage was done. Of course I felt better temporarily, as you do with any deep tissue massage, but that same night my contractions started and my water broke at 1am. Not very long after, COINCIDENCE? I don't think so. Two days prior I was at the OB and everything thing was perfectly fine and I hadn't dialated at all, plus I had a cerclage done to help ensure I wouldn't go into labor this early. I was only 34 weeks and had a baby prematurely. I later researched and found there are labor pressure points that shouldn't be touched and Malika was all over the lower back points. As a result my daughter was in the NICU for almost 3 weeks! I was so angry watching my daughter suffering each day. I called the office and demanded to speak to the owner, which turned out that she (Malika) co-owned. I ended up telling her what happened and of course she denied doing anything wrong and said they are very conservative, gentle, and never harsh. I told her she gave me a deep tissue massage and of course denied doing so. They wouldn't even own up or take responsibility. PLEASE be careful going here, ESPECIALLY if your PREGNANT. They don't know what they are doing. read more