Dr. Richard Taylor is THEE BEST chiro EVER!!
I've been…read moreseeing him for nearly 20 years.
He's always been VERY, very affordable.
He does NOT have a cookie cutter approach.
He really takes his time.
He does muscle work on your neck before & after a neck adjustment.
I'm NEVER sore after I've seen him for an adjustment.
No one has EVER given me chiropractic relief like he has, no matter HOW much they promise to be awesome.
(The only trouble is he's out of the office w/ migraines of his own all the time, so frequently unavailable. But when he IS available, it's some GREAT relief!!)
They also have those rolling beds you lay on to stretch out your back.
He is the most & kindest, most sincerest chiro doc. We've always felt like family there. They are professional, but casual, & friendly as well. They are also Christians, & I believe we should support our fellow brothers & sisters in Christ.
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Later edit:
So many chiros have their own technique. Some hurt you further; some are too gentle to do any good for me; & hey- every one needs something different.
I've had an especially hard time finding someone who could adjust my neck adequately.
I've been to Dr. Rick Taylor. He's my VERY fave, but he's usually out with migraines, so is rarely available anymore, (& only $20/ visit- no xrays needed).....so when Dr. Taylor isn't available, Dr. Dooley is the next best & I've been to a LOT of chiros in the last 20 yrs!!
Dr. Dooley is a whopping $45 though too, and before you can begin you're "forced" to go through a long 1/2-1 hr session with his wife, & be her student. It's REALLY annoying, especially after have been going ALL over town for months & yrs looking for a chiro, & after being in so much pain & you JUST want RELIEF & you want & NEED that relief NOW!!!... but no... you have to have the class & the consultation first.
So the costliness & the forced class is my peeve about this place, but I will say I can't get any adjustment like his.
Where have I been? Well, like I said:
Dr. Rick Taylor- Still open, but rarely available, on Coffee Rd $20 my VERY fave! -Been going to Rick for nearly 20 yrs!!
Dr. Morris- Never really helped my neck. I always felt like it felt worse after. I gave him several tries. Friendly husband & wife team but he tries at conversation a bit too hard. It can be uncomfortable.
Dr. Turley in Oakdale: very friendly, professional, caring, helpful, but way too gentle for my needs. -Teaches you helpful stretches too! :-)
Dr. Joy @ Modesto Chiro on Carver Rd. Way too gentle to be effective for me. He did really seem caring, thorough, & professional though.
Dr. Robin Hinchman on McHenry Ave. Verrrrry friendly lady, very affordable, but again, didn't help me much... I continued to be in pain even after several adjustments. She does neck adjustments by stretching your head across her arm... pretty freaky.
Baker Family Chiro.- Ugh!! The worst! Yeah, it seems sooo great at first, but you soon realize he's just a "cookie cutter routine". VERY expensive. VERY fast. & he makes you COMMIT to months & months of care or no deal. And when I found out he had an affair on his dear wife, I liked him even less....I think he remarried his mistress... ugh... ;-(
Hill Chiropractic: UGh! What a nightmare!! NEVER see Dr. HILL!! He REALLY hurt me the most!! When Dr. Bell was there (& still alive), he was great, but Dr. Hill hurt me the most of all chiros have. His adjustments are horrible!! And he said I had a hairline fracture in my spine which another doctor told me "NO you don't! That's just a hair on the xray! He just wants your $$."
Beech Chiro in Turlock- Some really love him, but I don't. I find him to be another "cookie cutter" type chiro dr. Very expensive & the adjustments are so-so.
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There was another doc I'd seen while pregnant in 99. It was McMillan, or McDaniel or Morris or some last name with M- 2 syllables; on McHenry or Coffee, behind a bread store.... I remember he was cheap & affordable but he made comments that made me feel very uncomfortable, along with the nude art on the wall... ??!??!?
And another doc, that did his adjustments by having you sit straddled over a bench, and then him straddled behind you & your hands crossed over your chest... NOT fun... VERY uncomfortable. ANd both these guys, liked to make sounds like "MMMmmm!! Didn't that feel good!!???" Really freaked me out.
So you see??? I've had lots of experience with chiros in the last 20 yrs!! These are the opinions of one that needs more moderate adjustments... not rough & aggressive, but not too gentle either; especially in need of good neck adjustments. Dr. Dooley does that & I'm in & out of there & feeling better after. He & his staff are friendly too. ;-)
So again, see Dr. RICK Taylor on Coffee Rd whenever you can. He's the absolute BEST chiro EVER!! AND very affordable... but when you can't get his, & you love the way he does his adjustments, Dr. Dooley on Needham is the next best.