Hamilton Family Chiropractic Center

I’ve had three appointments with Dr. Conger and I must say, all the 1 star reviews felt exactly the same way I did. To me it felt extremely strange. The atmosphere is awkward & it felt as if they were trying to drill certain things in my mind. I asked to see my X-​rays and Dr. Conger informed me that I needed to have a 90 minute meeting with her and that I needed to bring in my boyfriend. I told her that it’s hard to find a sitter for my son & she kept saying that this would be the only time that she will ask for there to be no kids. I understand that it was a meeting but if I can’t find a sitter on the days she meets then that’s that.
Overall, I just felt as if this practice was a bit cult like. I usually have good instincts about places and I didn’t have a really pleasant vibe. I love being adjusted, but I’m pretty sure I can find some place a little more comforting. I still have not seen my X-​rays and she has told me what was wrong with my spine but she won’t show me the X-​rays unless I meet that day. I find that to be very suspicious.

I have gone to HFC for two years now. I didn’t know anything about Maximized Living Chiropractor care. When a friend suggested to me that a talk about Migraines was going to occur at a restaurant, I decided to go (Not knowing it was a chiropractor). My friend knew that I had Migraines for years. At this point in my life for over 17 years I tried everything. I was on many preventive and onset drugs (the side effects from all these drugs, if you watch TV then you know) At times, temporarily these drugs worked but no one tried to find the cause of my problems. Since I had previous back issues I would see a chiropractor about once a month for an adjustment which helped. Prior to seeing Dr. Conger and Dr. Bass not just migraines but also literally pain in my neck so bad I’m thinking what kind of a life am I going to have. I would be laying on my back not really being able to move my neck. Some how I managed to go to work, I was a law enforcement officer. I would have at a point in my life 4 migraines a month, calling in sick, trips to emergency and urgent care. It got to the point I wouldn’t volunteer for anything because I couldn’t be counted on. That not only bothered me but also depressed over it.
After the talk I went in for x-​rays for $ 40.00. The appointment to discuss my care I didn’t like the pressure that I must sign today or else. Why I signed that I had tried everything else, drugs, acupressure, acupuncture, stress classes nothing worked. Also the fact Dr. Conger told me that she could help me and was the only person caring enough to find the cause. After one month going three times a week the constant neck pain was gone I was even surprised, I could finally have decent sleep! My migraines another issue but working on it, I didn’t expect a quick fix after all the years of having them. I forgot to mention in between my migraines everyday I took migraine Excedrin which at times helped basically everyday I was taking pills or prescription meds.
Maximized living is a health life long change. They focus on your diet and adjustments they go hand in hand. I use to drink two cans of soda a day, eat sugary foods, chips etc. Today I’m 95 percent off soda, very little sweets, drink more water and very aware of what I cook with. The doctors took a group of us called Shop with the Doc to Whole Foods and basically educating us on ingredients. They have free classes for us to attend and how to get through the holidays, and also how to prevent Diabetes and cancer. They don’t believe in flu shots I do, but because of them I ask more questions. It is on me to be more educated about what is going into my system. I get the flu shot without preservatives you have to ask for it. I still get Migraines or the onset and I take a prescription for that. I’m no longer on preventive medications. There are times I will go for two to three months without a migraine and I don’t take migraine Excedrin every day maybe once a week. No more trips to emergency the last trip to urgent care was awhile ago. This is all progress for me! I don’t like the asking for me to provide names to get people to go there or to contact. When I have asked for their help to provide a chiropractor for my niece in the east bay they have, and I totally trust their judgment. Because of them, my niece who is a colorist sees a chiropractor in Walnut Creek for about a year now and has helped her. Recently I had them talk to a girlfriend of mine who is having leg pain. When I look back where I was two years ago to today, the positives out weigh the negatives. I would highly recommend them and educate yourself about maximized Living.

It saddens me to say that it took such a negative experience to motivate me to create an account on Unilocal.Since some people researching Chiropractors have the expectation of improving their health and wellness, I feel compelled to share my experience with you all.
I met Jessica, the receptionist at the Westfield Valley Fair Mall in one of the standing booths that sit in between the stores. A very likeable person, Jessica stated that they were offering a $ 40.00 deal that would include x-​rays and a consultation. I mentioned to her that I had chronic migraines. She said she did too and that her migraines subsided when she started to her treatments with Dr. Conger. Upon hearing this, I thought to myself, sure why not? It’s only $ 40. Dr. Conger was there as well, but did not introduce herself.
My 1^st appointment, Jessica, gave me a pamphlet to read and would then proceed to quiz me a couple minuets later. Then she walked me into their exam room and gave me a binder of success stories to read while I waited for Dr. Conger. When Dr. Conger came in and introduced herself, she was not as personable as I hoped she would be; I was nervous as this was my first time ever in a chiropractor’s office as I did not know what to expect. So her attitude towards me really made me feel uneasy. She lectured me about the importance of her practice and taking care of my spine for my wellness’ sake.
I also felt like she did not take me seriously perhaps due to my ethnicity and the fact that most people assume I am younger than my actual age (26).
But get this: when I mentioned to her that I moved down to San Jose for my MPH (Master in Public Health), her eyes lit up, her body language towards me changed, and she was more chit-​chatty and personable! I WAS DYING INSIDE! I wanted to cry… :(. Not only did I feel judged, I felt bad for her too; if you’re going to run your own practice, you need to be willing and able to treat everyone that walks through your door equally and fairly.
Before my appointment ended, she took 4 x-​rays and told me to not waste time and that I needed treatment right away. She took the liberty of scheduling my next appointment, which conflicted with my class. I asked for a later date, sometime next week, and she did not like the idea and persuaded me to be seen at the time and date she had scheduled me for. I gave in.
The 2^nd appointment, I got quizzed again by Jessica. Dr. Conger, again, repeated her speech about the importance of my spine and the wellness of my nervous system. This time, she specifically asked me if I wanted her help. I felt like this was a verbal agreement or something… which made me uneasy. and I said «yes, I want your help». I asked if I was going to see my x-​rays. Dr. Conger said that she was only going to do so… verbally. I was allowed to see them in the 3^rd appointment. At this point, I got annoyed. She then adjusted me, charged me $ 55.
Then, I got ANGRY. She, again, stated that it was urgent that I come in as soon as possible for my 3^rd appointment. She proceeded to schedule me without asking for my opinion. Oh, also, she stressed that I should bring in my mom to this 3^rd appointment. I told her that was not going to happen since she lives 3.5 hours away from me. Then she asked if my dad could be present. When I asked her why she was being so persistent, she said my parents were needed for «financial support». My face: 0. o She called me later that night to see how I was feeling, which was very thoughtful of her. She also told me that something had come up with her family, an event of some kind, and that she was going to move my appointment time to an earlier time. We argued about this for a while and, once again, I gave in and agreed to the appointment change.
Then, I was seeing RED. I asked my classmates, some who currently visit their own chiropractors, about Dr. Conger’s practice: how her attitude changed towards me after learning I was a graduate student, her ‘pushy’ personality, her inflexibility with time scheduling, and the pressure she was placing on me. My classmates were shocked; they’re experiences with their chiropractors was the opposite of mine.
The next morning, I called well before my appointment, to have it cancelled. I told Jessica, the receptionist, how I was feeling and that I needed space to look at my options. She had trouble finding words. Perhaps I was a bit harsh, but I was be HONEST. She wish me the best, I thanked her, and I ended the call. Instantly, I felt an immense weight just lift off of my shoulders! I felt free, no joke.
IN A NUTSHELL: From my experience (and I stress, my experience) Dr. Conger needs to be more culturally sensitive and be accepting of everyone who walks through her doors. She is persistent, she expresses interest in you and your health, but I feel she needs to take a step back and let her clients decided, for themselves, whether to accept her as their chiropractor. I wish her the best.

I met Drs B & C when they first arrived in town so many years ago & have been a practice member ever since. I used to suffer from almost daily migraine headaches & had just resolved myself to the fact that I would have to live with them forever. Well, not so any longer, mostly due to the care, treatment, education & guidance that I have received over the years from this wonderful husband & wife team at HFC !
This duo is constantly researching avenues to better health & sharing these findings with all their practice members, their families & friends. Their mission to to save lives & to help make those lives better. longer & much more healthy for as many people as they can touch. Some say their methods are a bit unconventional with all the education they try to provide, but that is what sets them apart from the rest along with the fact that they really care for people.
I would recommend HFC for anyone that wants to live a long, healthy live !

I think what separates HFC from other places is the education. You literally get a quiz before you get an adjustment… but it doesn’t stop there. Dr. B and Dr. C continually educate themselves and share that knowledge with their patients. Once a week you get an insight… they call it a «share». Think about it… is there any other service that has such a commitment to learning? Does your dentist tell you about what they’ve learned about what is new in the oral hygiene field or do they just fill your cavities? Does you mechanic tell you how they fixed your car or just what was wrong with it? my health has improved more in the last year than it has in the decade before I met them… and I owe that to the education and the adjustments.
Thank you Dr. B and Dr. C, you’ve made Maximized Living my life’s anthem.

My husband and I have been practice members of Hamilton Family Chiropractic for almost two years. I first came to them because I was seeking relief from stress-​related back and neck issues. I had previous chiropractic care under a different chiropractor but discontinued when I no longer felt confident in his particular treatment for me (AND he never x-​rayed my spine for a diagnosis…)
Drs. Brass & Conger did a complete examination of my back including a spinal x-​ray, which revealed some scoliosis (curvature of the spine). I am still a work-​in-​progress and heading in the right direction, but I feel that my current good health has everything to do with my regular chiropractic adjustments under the care of Drs. Brass & Conger.
It is obvious to me and other patient members that Drs. B & C care deeply about our health and well-​being, and continually work hard to educate and inform us. We are definitely family to them, and they to us.

Dr. Brass and Dr. Conger practice as Hamilton Family Chiropractic and they extend their family to you, effectively making you feel as though they are treating their own.
More importantly, they do not believe in conducting chiropractic business as it has been for the past 50 years or so in this country. HFC is not ‘In and Out Burger’ in any sense. They treat patients in holistic and comprehensive ways modeling their practice on Maximized Living and Nutrition Plans where adjustments are but part of the overall strategy leading to a more healthy and more qualitative, longer life. Their model has helped me to start down this road. I have gained substantially greater motion in my arms and shoulders (where I was originally having problems), and the pain associated with these areas has almost completely abated since I started with Dr. C and Dr. B earlier this year. It has taken a while to achieve these results, and I have not completely embraced the HFC way, but I have started the process, deciding what to assimilate and what not to along the way. And I know that the transformation will take time. But as with all things good and great, that is to be expected. Perhaps we should understand that while ‘In and Out Burger’ is great once in a while as a guilty pleasure, it is the long and slow changes that we should embrace if we want to achieve substantive, positive reversal to our fundamentally unhealthy lives which is being mass marketed into a way of life that is unsustainable on a global scale and certainly on an individual scale. HFC understands this. And they will help you achieve a level of individual health that, although not quick, will result in changes that fairly soon down the road will have you bypassing all the «In and Outs».
Jeffrey Perlis