What
has Chiropractic Done for You?
Patient
with Long-term Jaw Pain and Sleeplessness
14
Year Old Student with Hearing Difficulty
Where's
The Pain?
Bells
Palsy never returned
Four
year hearing loss restored
Chronic
joint pain removed
104
Degree fever and sore throat gone in 9 year old
Life
long back pain gone
Another
reason for Goldsboro Chiropractic First!
Hunched
back improved
Regain
function/life
Leaving
drugs for health
Chiropractic
for multi-tasking lifestyle
Get
my head on straight
More
testimonials from patients
Patient
with Long-term Jaw Pain and Sleeplessness
July
19, 2010
Dr.
Gallagher,
I
wanted to express my gratitude and let you know
how grateful I am that you were able to help me!
When
I came to your office, I was at 16 months of not
eating foods that required any chewing and severe
jaw pain. I had been to countless dentists, Drs,
and clinics which tried to help me, but I was still
not better. After all this time I was taking many
medications, narcotics, muscle relaxers, etc. Plus,
receiving dental work and therapy with no relief.
One week prior to coming to your office I was in
a very dark place and was desperate with God to
please show me something that would help, and felt
completely hopeless.
My
friend Carrie recommended I see a chiropractor that
specialized with the activator and the Atlas, I
very reluctantly agreed to go…
After
just one treatment I felt totally different! I left
your office and slept wonderfully (had not slept
good in 16 months or more!!!), I awoke to find my
jaw pain completely gone and I can now eat regular
food.
Praise
God and thank you so much Dr. Gallagher!!
Becky C.
14
Year Old Student with Hearing Difficulty
Ami was having difficulty hearing, her greatest
difficulty was hearing school mates in social situations.
This was a new problem that came on fairly rapidly.
In the past Ami has had problems from TMJ that put
pressure on the auditory nerve. That gave us hint
of what to look for. The loss of hearing was very
frustrating and isolating to Ami.
Within the first Chiropractic visit Ami began to
have some improvement. The problem has been alleviated
in less than four visits, and now just doing some
maintenance. Money well spent not to have permanent
damage and to allow a teen to be part of the laughs
with the gang again.
Laura H.
mother
Where's
The Pain?
Back in August of 2009 I had a bad fall while
cleaning our garage and felt the results in my hips
and sacrum for weeks afterward. Though fully functional
I was in pain walking and trying to sleep. My neighbor
recommended chiropractic care and specifically Dr.
Gallagher. I had always viewed chiropractic with
some degree of skepticism. But, I knew “in
my bones” that the time was right.
I
had no idea what that first appointment would be
like, but I knew that the discomfort I had been
plagued with needed treatment.
Dr. Gallagher’s gentle, professional demeanor
reassured me.
The
exam as well as x-rays revealed an imbalance and
because I wanted a non-invasive protocol if possible
I decided that chiropractic was, indeed, the choice
that was right for me. I would be committing to
18 treatments of 3 times per week, then two, then
one over a space of three months.
In
the beginning I felt great curiosity as to what
was happening when Dr. Gallagher asked me to move
my body in certain ways. He was “reading”
my bones and muscles. I learned that there were
certain old habits that I could modify or eliminate
that would help my body heal and compliment the
treatments at Chiropractic First. The first couple
of weeks saw my discomfort diminish, but not disappear.
Then, gradually, I was more consistently pain free.
I
will soon complete my treatments. I have been pain
free for nearly a month. The incredible discomfort
that filled my days and nights is gone. I wake up
in the morning almost “listening” for
the ache across my hips and sacrum. It is gone.
The new x-rays show change that even I can see and
understand.
Where’s
the pain? The pain is gone. Thank you, Dr. Gallagher
Pamela
S.
Bells
Palsy never returned after Chiropractic care
When
I was in my senior year of high school, I was diagnosed
with Bells Palsy. The entire right side of my face
was paralyzed. With just a few weeks until the senior
prom, I was devastated by the condition.
The doctor told my parents there was nothing he
could do, and advised them to take me to a neurologist
for evaluation. My parents did not have health insurance,
nor could they afford the cost of a neurologist.
While they were trying to figure out what to do,
my Grandmother, who had been seeing a Chiropractor
for back issues, sneaked me out and took me to her
Chiropractor. She had to sneak because Chiropractic
was frowned upon by nearly all doctors at that time
(1970). I saw the chiropractor 3 times a week for
the next two weeks, and by the end of the second
week, the paralysis was gone.
Since then, I have always gone to a chiropractor
FIRST when having any kind of issues.
Oh - the Bells Palsy has never returned, Praise
the Lord!
Linda
H.
Good
Afternoon, Dr. Gallagher ...
I
was thinking about you this morning and wanted to
write a quick note. Remember me? One of your complex
cases? It has been a long time since I’ve
talked with you.
First
of all, thank you so much for what you did for me!
I want to let you know that I have not had a major
headache since seeing you. What you did to “get
my head on straight” made such a
huge difference in my life that I will always remember
and appreciate you. I’m still working on that
long list of goals that I showed you when I first
came into your office (the goals on getting completely
healthy and reducing stress), chipping away at them.
Time is short right now and I’m still as busy
as can be, but I would like to take some time to
write a letter that you can use however you wish
to use it. I’ll try to get it to you within
the next week or two.
Thank
you again for everything! You were a life saver
at a time when I desperately needed help and relief
from pain.
Warm
regards,
Sheree
Four
year hearing loss restored
For years I couldn’t hear out of my right
ear as well as I could hear out of my left. I had
also suffered from regular headaches, after Dr.
Gallagher adjusted my atlas, I’ve regained
all hearing in my right ear and I haven’t
experienced another headache.
Amber
L.
Chronic
joint pain removed
I came to Dr. Gallagher suspicious and unbelieving.
I have been to numerous (14) chiropractors. All
had great promises that I would just come as for
to avoid surgery.
One
told me that because of gravity I would have to
come in monthly for the rest of my life.
I
can honestly say that because of Dr. G’s system,
detail, skill and training I no longer have neck,
elbow or knee pain. I highly recommend him to anyone
who has had chronic pain and is discouraged that
this really does help.
Karen
P.
104
Degree fever and sore throat gone in 9 year old
Hello, my name is Laura and I have a patient of
Dr. Gallagher’s for two years now. My daughter,
who is nine years old, was very sick with a fever
of 104 F. I never thought to bring her in when she
was sick. I usually call her pediatrician if she
does not get better. This particular time she had
a sore throat with white spots with the fever. I
immediately thought “Strep Throat” I
took her to her doctor. He also thought she had
strep and took a swab and did a test. It came back
negative. Dr. Gallagher said “Bring her in”.
Her atlas was out. Once in, within 12-24 hours,
she was her normal self. Dr. Gallagher taught me
that if your atlas is out, your immune system can
not properly “fight” off infections.
Now when either of my children have a high fever,
I call and get them in. It always makes a difference.
By the way, I should also add that I am a pediatric
nurse. I am a true believer in Chiropractic care
now, along with medicine when necessary.
Laura
H.
Life
long back pain gone
I have had chronic back pain all my life and had
just resigned myself to that being “a way
of life I had to live with “. Then in 2002
I suffered a broken ankle in a home accident and
was in a wheelchair for nine months. My back problems
increased after that since I was favoring my bad
ankle, thus adding pressure to the other side of
my body.
After
starting my treatment plan with Dr. Gallagher, and
receiving the adjustments, I have experienced an
immediate relief. I feel better than I have in years
and just wanted to say Thanks” for a new lease
on life.
Betty
L.
Another reason for Goldsboro Chiropractic First!
Dr. Gallagher is great!! Dr. Sweat sure taught him
well. I wish we had AO’s east of I-95 in eastern
NC. I came in with lots of spasms and left feeling
great.
Kevin
C.
Hunched
back improved
I had a hunched over back at age
41. Actually carried that posture since childhood.
(hyperkyphosis) I went to orthopedic surgeon; there
was nothing he could do since I was an adult already.
After speaking to Dr. Gallagher he said we would
try a care plan. It would help my back not to get
any worse but may not help my posture that I was
presently caring. Near the end of my care plan,
people started noticing an improved posture! The
real eye opener was trip to my Grandfathers. He
has always been very concerned about my back. He
noticed that my posture had improved and was amazed!
My back pains are gone now!
Dr. Gallagher
also noticed that there were other things that were
out of alignment such as my hip and neck from years
of bad posture, even my knees. I realize now how
Chiropractic care is as important as Medical care.
Pam R.
Regain
function/life
Since going to Dr. Gallagher I have
more freedom to do the things I love...walking,
swimming, and keeping up with my preschool class
of three and four years old. Before going to see
him I had lower back pain but thought nothing of
it. Being a kidney patient I had developed a high
pain thresh. I learned how bad my spine really was,
by going to see Dr. Gallagher on a regular old basis,
I have been able to correct my spine and be more
active. When I told my regular Doctor of my improvement
he was very surprised Dr. Gallagher has given me
abilities that I thought I would never get back.
He is wonderful; he treats your mind, body, and
spirit. I tell everyone I see who has pain to go
see Dr. Gallagher before making any major decision
about surgery.
Colleen F.
Leaving
drugs for health
When I first me Dr. Gallagher, I was in a state
of ill health. I had frequent debilitating migraines,
overwhelming exhaustion, insomnia, extreme hypothyroidism
which doctors were unable to get the right dosage
to fix, and frequent respiratory infections. After
all that, I hardly wanted to list more symptoms
(MD's would be rolling their eyes by this point),
but I also had life-changing PMS, severe allergies,
couldn't lose weight, and some relatively minor
back and neck pain.
The effect
of all this on my life was, not surprisingly, very
negative. My circle of friends got smaller and smaller
since I didn't have the energy to see them. I couldn't
play with my darling daughter sometimes because
I was too sick. My husband was very frustrated since
just keeping up the house and watching my daughter
were impossible some days. He was having to miss
work frequently to help me, and even contemplated
an LOA. My self-confidence suffered as well because
I was physically miserable, yet MD's (even specialists)
said there was nothing wrong aside from mild hypothyroidism
which was controlled by medication (according to
whom? them). One day, when my daughter and I were
playing, she took one of her dolls and said, "This
is the mommy dolls. She has to stay in bed a lot
because she's sick." These words pierced my heart,
since we had decided to make sacrifices so I could
stay home and raise our daughter, but now I was
missing significant portions of her childhood because
I was too sick to see it. I prayed to find a doctor
who could help me.
The next day,
while at a friend's house, I met Dr. Gallagher.
When my friend mentioned I suffered from severe
migraines, Dr. Gallagher looked concerned. This
look of concern meant a lot to me; I had been to
a lot of doctors, but none were ever really that
concerned, even when I was struggling to breathe
from pneumonia on top of asthma. Dr. Gallagher did
a brief but impressive screening, and I decided
to make an appointment to see him (here's where
the story starts to get happier).
Frankly, I
had been to other chiropractors before, so I was
dubious. Nevertheless, I was willing to give Dr.
Gallagher's care plan a try - after all, nothing
else had worked. After looking at my x-rays, Dr.
Gallagher mentioned that the specific area of my
neck with the problem was one which would cause
a myriad of symptoms, not just migraines. "Well,
I know that," I thought - but I hadn't even mentioned
my other symptoms to him at that point. He went
on to say that he hoped eventually to be able to
eliminate my thyroid medication, and I just thought
"Whatever. Just fix my migraines." Actually, I hated
the idea of decreasing the medication because I
thought I wasn't getting enough of it.
The first
month of treatment resulted in about a 98% reduction
in migraines. This alone was life-changing. Also
gone were the sciatica, back and neck pain, and
I wasn't tired all the time. My PMS was still present,
but only for 2-3 days instead of the usual 2 1/2
weeks of hell.
After almost
two months of treatment, I asked my new primary
care physician (now a DO - I don't want to return
to an MD) if I could decrease my thyroid dosage
(yes, me). Shortly thereafter, we decreased it again.
Maybe I will eliminate it one day! Also, I no longer
needed the medications upon which I had depended
to make it through the day: Excedrin Migraine, Tylenol
PM, Imitrex, Benedryl, Pseudophedrine, and my anti-depressant
(supposed to help the PMS - hah). My migraines have
decreased to a mild one a month, but Dr. Gallagher
isn't satisfied. We are collaborating on a care
plan to eliminate that last migraine.
The effect on my life is incredible. My house is
clean, my husband is happy, I'm making new and improved
friends, my hair is thick and healthy again, I'm
losing weight, and my daughter and I are able to
enjoy a whole ton of activities together again.
The other day, while at the park with her, I thought,
"I'm pretty much a normal person now." Tears of
happiness welled up. My parents tell me that there
is vitality in my voice again, and that even walk
and talk differently - with strength now. So after
less than three months of treatment, I would like
to say THANK YOU, DR. GALLAGHER! I never knew that
nagging back and neck pain had anything to do with
my overall health, but thank God, Dr. Gallagher
did.
Jennifer
I.
Healthy
chiropractic care for multi-tasking lifestyle
I first discovered Dr. Gallagher and Chiropractic
First! after a car accident where someone ran a
stop sign and hit my vehicle broad side. Although
not immediately apparent after the accident, my
neck and head got feeling worse and worse as the
hours went by afterwards on that day. He fit me
into his schedule and it definitely felt better
afterwards.
I
have contiunued to see Dr. Gallagher for healthy
chiropractic care visits as well as when "something"
feels off which seems to be regularly as I get older
(over 50). My job requires sitting at a computer
working for long periods, and also managing my horse
farm which can require heavy lifting at times and
even get bumped around by the horses. "Doc
G" is a big help with keeping me in alignment
and balance whether its a stubbed toe, a twisted
ankle or knee; low back or hip pain; and mid-back
stiffness from rounded shoulders and tired posture
from sitting at the computer too long. He keeps
me feeling good so I can do all my multi-tasking
jobs!
Lynn
G.
C
I met Dr. Gallagher in May of 2008 at the Southern
Women’s Show. He performed a quick test on
me and stated that my back was out of alignment.
He mentioned that I should come to see him so that
he could correct my issue. A week or two went by
without me going to see Dr. Gallagher and my back
got much worse. I scheduled an appointment with
him and he took x-rays so that I could see exactly
what my issue was, and he put me on a plan to correct
this.
My
goal was to someday play golf again, I just didn’t
know that it would take only 3 weeks before I played
and guess what? I shot the lowest score that I had
ever before – 75. Come see Dr. Gallagher,
someone who is knowledgeable, and someone who cares!!
Randy
O.
Auto
accident recovery from pain
On
November 7th at 8:30pm 2003, while on my way home
from choir practice, a man driving a heavy-duty
truck hit me on the driver side. I suffered neck
and back injuries. My truck went through extensive
repair. I went to two other chiropractors before
meeting the right one. On March 3rd I decided to
give Dr. Gallagher a try. He took x-rays and gave
me various objects to take home. This was in order
to enhance recovery apart from his therapy. When
things were getting real bad: Dr. Gallagher prayed
with me, which was a real surprise. As a result,
I can do many things I could not do in a long while.
Dr.
Gallagher is a kind, respectful, and loving man.
Not to mention, how smart he is, even when I tried
to hide the pain during examination he would say
“right there it hurts”? I asked "how
do you know?" He simply says your body tells
me. I want to say thanks to Dr. Gallagher and his
team. You are the best.
Lucy
G.
Get
My Head On Straight
I
didn’t realize how much I needed to “Get
my Head on Straight” until Dr. Gallagher came
into my store with his machine / scale and I got
on it. I was already aware of some small issues
that I had, but didn’t think that just a few,
but important (atlas orthogonal ) adjustments, made
all the difference. I am 38 going on 39 and I literally
feel like I’m in my early 20’s again.
I get restful sleep and my energy level shot right
up! Thank you Dr. Gallagher for getting my head
on straight!
Thomasina
E.
Sleeplessness
and Walking Pain are Gone
My
lower back and right hip had been bothering me for
the last 8 years. The pain had increased slowly
over time and I was in so much pain that I had trouble
walking very far and getting a good night's sleep.
I had been skeptical of chiropractic care, but my
husband has been a patient of Dr. Gallagher's for
years and encouraged me to see him. I received immediate
attention from the doctor and he came up with a
treatment plan custom designed for me. After only
a few visits, I was feeling much better and I could
walk without pain. After a few more visits, the
pain in my hip decreased dramatically and I was
finally able to sleep through the night again. I
am now feeling no pain and can enjoy my daily activities.
Patricia
S.
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