I just read the scathing YELP review and it upsets me when people can so easily write something that terrible ...it usually comes deep from within, the anger, the insults...and so, in retaliation, I will write my own review about VERVE WELLNESS. It will be a long one, but I hope to convey how MUCH of a POSITIVE DIFFERENCE Dr. Warkentin and his clinic have made for my family and myself!
15 years ago, Dr. Warkentin was introduced to my family and I first as a friend. As we got to know each other, and seeing the passionate Doctor that he was already back then, my husband and I decided to trust him with the chronic ear infections our youngest daughter continued to suffer with, regardless of the specialists we had just see who promised that with surgery all would be healed. Well, to make a long story short, after listening to Dr. Warkentin we went through the treatments and within a month, our 3 year old no longer suffered from ear infections, she no longer needed to depend on the antibiotics that were prescribed to her! She is now 18 and we cannot remember the last time she had an ear infection.
As for our oldest daughter, Dr. Warkentin had noticed at one point her posture, so he had X-rays done and just as he suspected she had scoliosis. I was treated at the age of 14 for such issues, and I was not looking forward to this diagnosis with our daughter; I remember 2 years of excruciating therapy, a metal brace and so on. Well, not so for her because Dr. Warkentin patiently treated our daughter for over two years and I can say now at the age of 20 she is a young, healthy brilliant woman with no scoliosis issues and no memories of "therapy torture" as I called it.
Finally, where I am concerned, there are NOT enough words to express my gratitude for Dr. David Warkentin and his entire staff and now even more so for the pain management clinic as well! Due to too many years of hard labor work, health issues not understood by other doctors or misdiagnosed, I have lived a life, more than 30 years of great pain. However, now at 50 I am beginning to enjoy a life of less pain, thanks to David's passion and determination in understanding on how to help me! His patience, his resolve and treatments are what kept me from intrusive surgery -- which I am convinced would not have helped me at all. Regardless of where his clinic was throughout the years, we continued to drive over 30 minutes since we live further north to see him weekly! At one point he even helped our first dog walk again, and saved us over 6K in surgical procedures the Vet tried to convince us in pursuing so that our dog can walk again. With about 6 treatments at Verve by Dr. Warkentin our dog was back to being himself - happy and walking, even running!
Having gone through so many health issues early in my life, I have met my share of doctors, some alright, some truly passionate in trying to help but alas they cannot, others only too quick, much too quick to simply prescribe pain medications. With Dr. Warkentin and our 14 years as his patients, the entire family (all four of us) he has kept us all away as much as possible from pain meds, and overall healthy! I do not think many understand how blessed we are when we get to his Wellness center, I strongly believe, because having travelled in other parts of the world, do we have immediate access to either a medical doctor, a nurse, or nurse practitioner, an X-ray machine, the water or rolling beds, and or a massage therapist! And now, the PAIN Management clinic too! THAT is what I call a visionary - it makes it less difficult to get the necessary treatments! And when, like my case, too often, my insurance denies the service requested, Dr. Warkentin and his staff fight real hard to make it otherwise.
Speaking of Verve Wellness' staff, I also simply want to thank them ALL from his team of Doctors to his office staff - you work equally hard to help in Dr. Warkentin's vision of creating an ambiance of peacefulness and just as importantly of trust! Dr. Fuentes, Dr. Wolseley, and now Dr. Seth - we are grateful that you are part of this team!
THANK YOU for all of the years of taking care of my family and me! I wish you all continued success IN helping others find a life of no pain! The long commute, is so worth it! And now that you have added the approach of Chinese Medicine as well as Naturopathic I am happy! Thank you also for continuing to take care of our daughters who are now in college, far away, and YET, Dr. Warkentin, YOU continue to look out for them, either by finding them a trusted Doctor in that city or seeing them in person because you are there on business! read more