My back problem was making my life awful. I had to take 4 ibuprofen and a flexoril every four hours just to be able to sit. 

        I couldn’t rehearse, couldn’t exercise, couldn’t go to an audition. I was missing a lot of rehearsals and performances. My director was taking notice and I was under pressure to keep going even though I knew I shouldn’t be pushing myself. 

        Worst of all were my fears: what if the problem never went away or even got worse? What could I do if I couldn’t dance, couldn’t audition, couldn’t even teach?

        I worked with another chiropractor for nearly a year. She was great but my pain wasn’t much better. I tried stretching three or more times a day to see if that would work. Then I tried not stretching to see if that would work. Nothing worked.

        Finally I heard about lumbar decompression with Dr. Lavine. The morning after my first treatment I already felt noticeably better. I was shocked! It wasn’t long before I was back working out, taking dance classes again, and not only showing up for all rehearsals, but actually enjoying them! I have zero pain. I don’t even think about it any more.

        The thing I love the best is the feeling I get after a treatment. My posture muscles kick in automatically the way they should. I always knew I should be using my stomach muscles to support my low back but somehow they weren’t able to do it. Now they remember intuitively how to take the pressure off my spine. It’s like the treatment continues even after the session is over.

        I’m so grateful to Dr. Lavine and the DRX-9000.

Phil Simmons