This review relates specifically to anyone curious about the Ring Dinger adjustment made famous by Dr. Johnson in Houston. If you're expecting the full Johnson technique, consider saving a little more money and visit Houston instead.
As a general chiropractor, I think Dr. Rudé is great. He's all about posture and sees the big picture--you'll need fewer adjustments and can hold them longer because your body is in proper biomechanical alignment. He even sends you home with a game plan to keep good posture with stretches and exercises. Most other chiros will just send you on your way. "Okay, you're all set!" (Am I?!)
Where Dr. Rudé fell short is the process. He has his own process, which I respect, but I came in because I learned he'd studied the Johnson technique with Dr. Johnson in Houston and I expected that technique to be performed on me. Having seen him do the Johnson technique in Houston, my assumption was that he'd have the same tables and use the same technique as Dr. Johnson. I even called to ask. He said he had the Ring Dinger table and has a drop table, and even said he follows the Johnson technique.
Unfortunately, that is not exactly the case. While he does have the manual spinal neural decompression table (aka the Ring Dinger table) and he does that adjustment every visit, he doesn't have a biophysics table and furthermore doesn't employ the Johnson technique in full (every adjustment, every time) as you might have seen on YouTube. Instead, he employs some of the technique, some of the time, and on different visits. Whereas you know what to expect if you're familiar with the Johnson technique, each visit to Dr. Rudé was a different experience, often in different rooms with different tables. I'm not sure what makes him do which adjustments on which days or what his thought process is there.
This isn't to say he's not effective. Obviously the Yelp reviews and Dr. Johnson himself will prove that out. What I'm saying is that I paid more money for his service than I did in Houston, and the results weren't nearly as good because he didn't perform the (Johnson) technique that I saw him perform there on video. As a result, I left LA with mixed feelings.
While he was able to restore sensation to my arm and fingertips, the restoration wasn't long lasting. like it was with the Johnson technique. Whereas Johnson got me an extra six months of feeling great, it took all of a week before I ended up with a pinched nerve that sent pain shooting down my arm.
I hope that he takes this feedback to heart and that he can challenge his beliefs about his current methodology. If he were to employ the Johnson technique in full--every part of it, with the right tables, using an every-adjustment-every-visit model... his patients may see much better and more long-lasting results on top of what he's already capable of delivering. read more