Dr. Speakman was recommended to my husband and I by a mutual friend. We were both reluctant to try a chiropractor, but my husband's health issues were enough that we felt we had nothing to lose.
My husband came to Dr. Speakman for his back issues, which Dr. Speakman seemed to resolve with twice a week and then once a week treatment. My husband was feeling quite fine at last but had another weekly appointment scheduled. He went... and it was terrible.
Right at the time of treatment my husband felt awful, and walked out in considerable pain. He felt funny in the head, and sick. Hoping it was temporary, he waited a few hours but his symptoms worsened. The cracking sound and feel in his neck did not diminish.
The next day he spoke to Dr. Speakman who suggested hot - cold therapy on his neck. This did not resolve the issue and two days later (today) Dr. Speakman asked him to come in for another session.
This subsequent session did NOT help my husband at all. The pain and suffering he is now in (and we're both hoping it's not permanent) is directly as a result of his last scheduled treatment. Dr. Speakman tried to pass it off as something else but there is nothing else it could be.
Dr. Speakman's aftercare was deplorable; he never followed up with my husband after this nightmare. I've spoken with a number of individuals who were first shocked that he worked on my husband's neck when there was no need, and secondly, that Dr. Speakman would perform a second treatment so soon after such severe complications from the previous treatment. I can only feel like we were a cash cow now.
We're both VERY worried at this point that he's suffered permanent damage.
He may be a good chiro for some, but all it takes is one very serious error like this and suddenly you realize you've just placed your life in the hands of someone who could cause serious harm. That is true of any chiro, I suppose.
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ETA: adjustments have resulted in ongoing physical and cognitive issues in my husband. We are devastated.
We will NEVER recommend any chiropractic treatment to anyone. And I certainly wouldn't recommend anyone with poor after care practices and attempts at passing problems (resulting from treatment) on to some other factor that clearly doesn't exist. read more