I went to Dr. Denny for a quick fix after lifting something improperly. I studied to be a professional dancer, took anatomy and physiology in college, and was injured at the age of 16, requiring 14+ years of care from various types of doctors, physical therapists, chiropractors, and other practitioners by the time I ended up in his office.
He did not have time to listen to these facts. Either that or he was not interested. Instead, I was forced to watch a 10-minute video of how chiropractic care works. As I explained, I have been to see a chiropractor several times a year for most of my adult life. I was forced to watch a simplistic video that assumes the viewer has the intelligence of a 12-year-old anyhow--a film, I might add, that was basically chiropractor propaganda and does not take into account the research that has come out since the 1890s, the era in which chiropractics were invented and remain (as you might be able to tell, I only go to chiropractors when I'm really desperate and for a non-chronic problem). I was treated to an additional lecture by Dr. Denny upon reaching the exam room complete with plastic vertebra models. I was not really allowed to speak about my understanding or allowed to explain that he was wasting his time on me--I know what a facet is.
The care was competent. This is an in-out-next sort of practice. My neck felt better afterward, and Dr. Denny touted his own proficiency ("Oh, I got that to move so well! Feel that?"). However, bizarrely, I was expected to make numerous follow up appointments. He clearly believes that one small misalignment deserves about 16 follow up adjustments (another desecration of somatic science), and seemed personally insulted when it took me two weeks to return. He took out his frustration on me. I said,
"I have a very busy schedule." He replied,
"My other clients have busy schedules, and they all manage to come back."
Seriously, the whole experience was so bad that I will never return. I know my body; I also know that repeated adjustments have been demonstrated to cause trauma to connective tissue and cause hyper flexibility in peer-reviewed medical literature, which was why I did not take his recommendation to become a regular fixture in his office. For this, he seemed actually furious at me. Unprofessional doesn't begin to cover it. I highly recommend one of the other chiropractors in the area. it's not worth it to get "in bed" with borderline verbally abusive health care providers. read more