Don't fall for the $20 "deal."
Dr. Tyson Bradford came to my work's health/benefits fair. He was advertising a deal for an X-Ray appointment for $20.
(My apologies for the long review; I'm just trying to give the details and be accurate)
Office Discussion:
I arrived to my appointment and everything seemed normal. The office was nice, the staff was nice, etc. I went back to meet with him and he started asking me questions about my health as I would expect him to. One of the questions he asked me was, "On a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you want to get your problem fixed without medication or surgery; with a 10 meaning you really want to?" (paraphrasing). I replied something like, "Well, a three because if medication or surgery is what will help me the best, then I don't want to avoid it." Then he argued with me that surgery isn't a viable option for neck issues. I told him my mother had two successful surgeries for her severe neck degenerative disc disease and he said that she must have just beaten the odds. Now I can't conclude whether or not his statistics on the success of neck surgery are correct; they could be. However, he did not handle the conversation professionally and talked to me as though I was stupid and he was the ONLY person on the planet telling me the truth. So the "conversation" (aka telling me everything I learned was wrong and he's the only answer) continued. He proceeded to tell me that for the next appointment (to go over the X-Rays) I would need to bring my husband... why?! Well "if he doesn't come, then he will be a barrier to your healing." Well my husband and I both work, so him coming wasn't going to happen. Also, he is already supportive and knows that if I need chiropractic care then we will pay for it. I told that to Dr. Bradford and he tried the whole "he'll be a barrier" trick on me a few more times. It didn't work.
X-Rays:
We then went to get the X-Rays completed. He instructed me to take off my bra (because of the underwire). So he closed the door and I did so. Then he came back to take the X-Rays and would line up the machine, run out, and click some buttons to take the X-Ray. Anyway, the X-Rays finished and he said I could put my bra back on. It was then that I realized there was a WINDOW in the room that could be viewed by the patients/anybody outside on the chiropractic tables (and yes, people were there). Albeit small, it was still a window. That would have been nice to notice (or be told about) before I took off my clothes. I would recommend any future X-Ray patients dress in the proper attire while in a room with privacy and no windows.
X-Ray Discussion:
I made an appointment to come back and see my X-Rays and to discuss the results (still part of the $20). He said my back was in REALLY bad shape and needed to be fixed as soon as possible. He said I had a really bad case of degenerative disk disease in my lower back. Not so! My X-Rays looked fairly good. And I know, I know, I'm not the doctor here, but I've seen X-Rays and am very familiar with what degenerative disk disease looks like (my mother had/has a severe case). There was PLENTY of space for the disks in my spine and nothing looked pinched (at least for the ones he claimed were the worst). (And I'm not claiming that I don't need chiropractic care; I'm just saying he highly exaggerated the results and severity.) After telling me that I needed to get immediate help, he started his salesman pitch. (Look up the 1-star Google Reviews for him that also talk about this, they're accurate!) He lines up three payment options and tries to get me to sign up right then and there. I said for thousands of dollars I would at least need to sleep on the decision before I jump into anything. He was very passive aggressive saying things like, "well, if you don't want to feel better and just get worse..." or "well, you have to decide what is more important to you; investing in your health, or saving a few bucks." He mentioned that I should just put the approximately $3k on my credit card and pay it off over the course of a year. He claimed to know my APR on the card and told me it was worth it. FINALLY after continually telling him that I couldn't afford that, wasn't about to put that much on my credit card, and would need to think about it, he said something like, "well if you want to feel better, I guarantee I can fix you. It will be a lot worse in three months, though. I'll show you out." Then he took me to the front, gave me a business card, and promptly turned and walked away (he was very grumpy).
I do not recommend this chiropractor. Whether or not he's actually a good chiropractor is no longer a factor for me as he overshadowed that with his unprofessionalism, passive aggressiveness, and the fact that I felt like I was being pushed into a corner to pay him money. Good news is I got to take pictures of my X-Rays with my phone... so I guess that might be worth $20. read more