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Patient
Testimonials
Pain Free
I have been a patient at San Luis Obispo
Chiropractic Center for 5 months. I came to
Dr. Erin for severe shoulder pain and
headaches. It turned out that I had some
ribs out of place due to poor posture, and
my neck was out of alignment. Dr. Erin
taught me how to correct
my posture by doing simple exercises, and
today I am shoulder pain free. My headaches
have also gone away completely.
Chiropractic
care has had a significant impact on my life.
I am not only pain free, but I am more able
to enjoy daily activities. I am able to take
better care of my body with the knowledge
that Dr. Erin has given me. And best of all,
my husband and I were able to relax and
enjoy our December honeymoon in Mexico
without any headaches or shoulder pain!
Jessica
M.
My
Achin’ Back
I hurt my back in 1944 while stationed at an
Air Corps base in Louisiana. Nothing brave
or romantic. My foot went out from under me
while trying to punt a football on the
tarmac in front of a hangar one foggy day
while we were grounded. I landed full force
on the small of my back on the concrete. I
hurt myself badly enough to end up in the
base hospital.
The bottom line: I had the choice of
applying for a medical discharge or
continuing to fly as long as it was fighter
planes, not bombers. Absolutely the most
insane advice I could possibly have gotten
but I was content with it because it allowed
me to fly fighter planes. What did I know?
I was only a romantic young man.
When the war ended and I was released from
the service I was given detailed
instructions on what I could and could not
do. I was forbidden to lift anything over
six pounds, could participate in no sports,
etc, etc. In college all I could do in P.E.
was take swimming classes. But I was fine
until I went to work in an office job after
graduation.
The physical therapist I found gave me
exercises to do that would strengthen my
back muscles to compensate for the deformed
spine. That worked for awhile but I still
experienced a lot of pain until working with
stunt men on movie sets who told me they
regularly went to see a chiropractor close
to the studio.
I’ve been seeing chiropractors ever since.
I’m 85 now and still active, play golf
regularly, am able to lift things that are
too heavy for my 70 year old wife and in
general live a very normal life. I say these
things not to brag, but so I can give proper
credit to my present chiropractor, Erin.
I see
Erin on average once every two weeks. I feel that
I don’t absolutely need to see her that
often but I do it more as a cautionary
device than anything. As my wife loves to
say, “You’re not getting any younger, you
know.”
Richard B.
My Revived Body
My
name is Sean and I’m 26 years old.
Until recently, my back, hips, and knees often felt
like some complain they do at 56! I’ve been
playing in some form of contact sports since
the age of 11 and weightlifting almost daily
since about 15. I’ve had bouts of sciatica
before, tight muscles, crackling knees, and
issues with flexibility, but I’d come to a
point where my left hip would not let up in
its daily annoyances and my better days of
squatting and dead-lifting were just done.
Had I actually come to the point at 26 years
old where my body was screaming, “enough is
enough!” and it was time to take on less
rigorous forms of entertainment and
exercise? Well, I almost thought so and so
did the people that work out with me. I
know if you’re reading this and older than
me you’re probably rolling your eyes at me
and saying, “just wait” but seriously, I had
guys 20+ years my senior that had put their
bodies through more telling me it didn’t
look good.
Luckily
last March I was sharing a tent at a local
health fair where I struck up conversation
with Dr. Erin over what I can do about my
hip. With a quick look it was decided
on the spot that my right leg had become
shorter than my left and that my flat
footedness was aggravating the problems I
was having. I was looking forward to
the spinal adjustments I’d be getting,
however, I had no idea how these corrective
inserts would do for my
problem. I had my doubts at first.
It was like putting
small boulders in my shoes as large as my
corrections needed to
be. In fact, my feet, knees, and hips took
about 3-4 weeks to entirely adjust to the
new settings. It was having
growing pains all over again! But the old
mantra “NO PAIN, NO GAIN” kept me trudging
on with my new Spinal Pelvic
Stabilizers to the point where I
slowly began working back into using heavier
and heavier weights.
I use the
inserts in my every day shoes and have them
in all the time. I don’t use them in the
shoes I wear while exercising which is where
I really feel the difference as my balance
and strength have really improved. I’m not
breaking any personal records with weights
yet, but the chronic and debilitating pain I
once had is GONE! Between the regular
adjustments and the foot inserts, its like
having a revived lower body. I just wished
I’d discovered this earlier!
Thanks
for all the help!
Sean L.
Standard Process Whole Body Support
Formula
I have a now 12 year old Chihuahua, Bean, who in March of 2007 developed a serious heart
condition. She was diagnosed with
congestive heart
failure, a heart prolapse, and a
murmur. She was basically given a death
sentence but was given prescriptions to keep
her comfortable in the meantime.
Bean and I did not take this lying down! We
had several heart tests done and had them
sent to a veterinary cardiologist in
Stanford. New prescriptions were given and
adjustments were made to her existing
prescriptions.
She did improve, but her quality of life was
not good. She had almost no appetite or
energy, and difficulty breathing a lot of
the time. I got her on several homeopathic
remedies and with adjustments here and there
she improved even more. Next I hired a
healer; again the
quality of her life went up!
A few months ago I started her on the
Standard Process Whole Body Support Formula
and the Cardiac Formula for Canines. Her
energy has shot up and her appetite is
greatly improved.
The rough patches with her breathing are far
less often and of a shorter duration, and
we've been able to suspend the healing
sessions. Even with the fires putting out
all this smoke in the air she has held
steady. Her quality of life is good and we
look forward to many happy walks together.
Heidi K.
My Personal
Recommendation
Before I met Dr. Erin Parsons, I was scared of
Chiropractors. I did not fully understand
what they did and I had not met anyone whom
I would trust with my back. About two years
ago, I met Dr. Erin and I knew right away
that she was an honest, trustworthy, and
intelligent person. Since then I have been
seeing her for regular adjustments (approx.
20-30 per year) and it has been very
beneficial to my overall health and
fitness.
As a financial planner, I spend a vast majority of my days
sitting in front of a computer or across
from clients. In stark contrast to this, my
favorite way to blow off steam at the end of
the day is to go to the gym and complete a
high intensity workout which usually
consists of different combinations of
Olympic lifting, power lifting, sprinting,
and some functional exercises such as
pull-ups. To say the least, this contrast
between my sedentary life and my active life
really beats up my body.
This is where Dr. Erin has come into the picture. I try to
see her every two weeks or so for regular
adjustments. I go through the full
treatment – heat packs, adjustment, and
roller. A couple times during the past two
years I have injured myself during my
workouts (one shoulder injury, one groin
injury). Dr. Erin was more beneficial to my
recovery than physical therapy because she
worked at finding the root of the problem
instead of just treating the symptom
(pain). Additionally, Dr. Erin fitted me
for a pair of custom orthotics for use in
the gym. It surprised me how much of a
difference they made in my workouts…I felt
stable, stronger, and I set new personal
records for the dead lift and various
overhead lifts.
I fully support Dr. Erin and would not hesitate for a second
to refer my clients, closest friends, and my
family to her. I know that anyone that I
send her way will be better off after seeing
her, whether they see her to fix a problem
or just to maintain their overall health.
Steve E.
A
Therapeutic Discovery
My name is
Joseph. What brought me to SLO Chiropractic
was an injury from a visit to the gym.
I was doing some power squats, and
unfortunately, I injured my lower back. I
was hesitant at first to try chiropractic
treatment. I assumed the pain would go away
with time. It didn’t!
I was
introduced to SLO Chiropractic through my
girlfriend Amber, who is also a patient of
Dr. Erin. My first visit at SLO Chiropractic
was GREAT! Dr. Erin was very professional.
She gave me a clear explanation about
chiropractic therapy and put me at ease. The
pain was relieved after my first visit. My
back continued to feel better as I came
regularly for treatment. In a matter of
weeks I was back in the gym (which I love),
spinning, doing yoga, and lifting weights
too. (I stay away from squats though). My
favorite parts of my visit are the back
adjustments and rolling machine! I always
leave feeling relaxed.
I’m happy I
discovered SLO Chiropractic! Pamela and Dr.
Erin are always very nice. The care and
courtesy I receive there make my day! I
recommend SLO Chiropractic to all my
friends. Thank you Pamela and Dr. Erin.
Joseph C.
A New
Addition to the Family
My name is
Anne and I just had my second baby, Joshua,
on October 14th, 2009. I had a
great labor and delivery experience and I am
so thankful for Dr. Erin’s great
chiropractic care throughout my pregnancy.
I think it
really helped my labor and delivery go
smoothly. My labor and delivery with my
first child lasted 24 hours and had some
complications that led to me having to have
drugs that I was not planning on using. So,
when Dr. Erin talked to me about pre-natal
chiropractic care when I found out I was
pregnant, I was very open to trying it to
see if it could help make my second labor
shorter and hopefully easier.
I think it
definitely made a difference. My labor and
delivery was only 2 1/2 hours and only 10
minutes of pushing instead of almost 3 hours
with my first! Not only did Dr. Erin's
chiropractic care help with my labor and
delivery, but it really helped make a
difference during my pregnancy as well. I
experienced less back pain throughout and it
really helped release tension and pressure
in my hips and lower back.
I am
definitely recommending pre-natal
chiropractic care to all of my friends who
are/will be expecting soon. I had such a
great redeeming birth story with this baby
and I know that coming to see Dr. Erin
played a great part in it. Thank you Dr.
Erin!!!
Anne T.
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