Backbone Wellness Institute, LLC

I sort of fell into BackBone serendipitously. My work is somewhat physically demanding, causing me to spend many hours looking down and over the last 4 years I have noticed stiffness in my neck. You know the type: huh, my neck feels tight when I wake in the morning and I surely don’t recall that being the case before. So as I do with many of things, I put the notion of seeing a chiropractor into my consciousness (I know that sounds silly, but bear with me). And to be completely honest, I really didn’t even know if that was what I needed. I recall growing up that my parents would go see a chiro to «be put back in place», but this was obviously more than that. A few weeks after this revelation, I was at Washington park downtown where BackBone had a booth temporarily set-​up with a nurse that was able to offer me a free preliminary evaluation where I learned what I already knew: my neck had lost its natural curvature. I signed up for the complete evaluation with X-​rays at BackBone for $ 20 and got the ball rollin’.
Upon arrival I was impressed with the professionalism of the entire staff and immediately noted Dr. Garda’s overall concern for his patients’ well-​being. The first visit included some administrative work, X-​rays, and the evaluation with Dr. Garda, where I actually saw what was causing my neck stiffness. A full 24 visit program is somewhat expensive up front, BUT I believe the pricing is absolutely FAIR for what is received. They do offer some different pricing options so it’s worth discussing them if you visit.
Almost immediately I began to feel better. After two weeks (6 visits) by stiffness was completely gone and by the end of 8 weeks I felt as if my neck was back to its natural curvature. Upon completion of the program we did a re-​exam, and as pictured, the differences are very noticeable. The left side of the photo is my neck without the proper curvature, and the right side is from today. After the program ends Dr. Garda recommends 2 visits a month, which I can handle to prevent needing major surgery as an adult.
One bonus that I completely did not expect was Dr. Garda’s magical ability to fix wrists. If you have wrist problems, you should absolutely visit. I had a nagging wrist pain that I had began to think I would have to live with until I mentioned it to Dr. Garda. A quick pop on two consecutive visits about a month ago and they now have no pain.