Patient Testimonials

Lisa, 42
Marketing Manager

I started having lower back pain about 10 years ago. It was off and on and it caused terrible pain in my left hip and down my left leg. I saw chiropractors and had adjustments and I would get some temporary relief. But I was still in pain, especially down my left leg. It was very uncomfortable to sit for long periods of time. My pain was at its worse when I lay down. It got to the point where I just couldn’t sleep anymore. I would toss and turn all night and began taking over the counter pain medication regularly. I changed chiropractors and he took my first X-ray. From that he said I would need a series of adjustments. Again, the relief was temporary. I went to my primary care physician and she ordered another set of X-rays. She told me I had advanced arthritis and she referred me to an orthopedic surgeon. I did not look forward to that because I was afraid I would be told I needed surgery, and I sure didn’t want that. So I did some research on the internet and discovered VAX-D. I got in touch with the local VAX-D clinic, and had an MRI done. I was diagnosed with a herniated disc and two bulging discs. I began the treatment and the results have been amazing, in fact miraculous. I don’t have the pain I had before I started. I felt relief after my first treatment session! I sleep at night now with no pain. In fact, after two weeks of treatments, I found that I was awake before my alarm clock rang. I finally realized it was because I was getting a good night’s rest for the first time in a decade. Now I’m able to really enjoy life and get completely involved in my 5 year old’s life – pain free - for the very first time.

Jon, 42
Project Manager

I’ve had lower back pain as long as I can remember. I have worked hard in the oil field business for years and back pain has been a constant in my life. I can’t attribute it to any specific instance, just hard work in my profession, multiple car accidents or water skiing accidents I have been in; I just know the pain is with me always. I can count on it to flair up once or twice a year. Recently, I was bent over the sink just brushing my teeth. When I straightened up, the back pain was so bad I sank to my knees. Another time, I was simply draping a bath towel over the shower curtain. After every one of these instances, I’d go to the doctor and he’d prescribe muscle relaxers, pain medication and anti-inflammatories. After a week or so, the pain would ease. But I knew it would be back. Then I learned about VAX-D. After my first treatment, I could feel a tremendous difference. I used to have to stretch and run hot water on my back for thirty minutes just to get going in the morning. Now, I just hop out of bed, pain-free. I love to golf, water ski and play with my five year old son. VAX-D has made it possible to start thinking I could do all these things now without the pain I’ve lived with for so long. I’ve learned that back pain doesn’t have to be a way of life.

Stephen, 32
Ex-U.S. Army Soldier.

My back pain started after I joined the Army in 1992. The pain steadily increased over the years due to constant training, marches with heavy packs on my back and paratrooper training – all which required me to lift heavy loads for long periods of time, or jumping out of airplanes with combat equipment and landing on the ground pretty hard. My line of work just wasn’t very healthy with regards to my lower back. I am very proud to have served my country, but I just wish the results of my service weren’t terrible back pain. I waited until my military career ended in 2001 to see a specialist in Amarillo. I was given an MRI and a nerve test, but the doctor couldn’t pinpoint the source of my pain. So I lived with it until I moved to Houston. There I heard about VAX-D. I went for an evaluation and MRI. It showed I had two herniated discs. Turns out I was a perfect candidate for VAX-D. I’m in the middle of my treatments and I’ve got to tell you, I’m amazed. I don’t have any more pain. I left my last treatment feeling
like I could run a marathon. I’m really happy that I don’t have to even consider
a life with back pain anymore.

Virginia, 32
MRI Facility Administrator

I hurt my back about 1 ½ years ago playing softball, while sliding into home plate. When it happened I felt a pop and some pain but it wasn’t until a few days later that it really started to bother me and has bothered me on a daily basis ever since. I went to my primary care physician who recommended that I have an MRI done. It showed disc herniation so she prescribed me some anti-inflammatory medicine. After that she referred me to a chiropractor for some relief. The chiropractor did therapy for a few weeks and it seemed to help temporarily. Since that time I have had pain off and on. I have had acupuncture, therapy, and medication. None of which truly makes me pain free. I have trouble sleeping at night because I can’t get comfortable. I have trouble sitting for long periods of time at work, at a movie, on a car trip. And softball, my hobby, isn’t near as much fun as it used to be. So I decided to look into options and that’s when I learned about VAX-D. When I started VAX-D, I noticed an immediate difference. I can sleep through the night without tossing and turning and waking up with low back pain. I make it through my work day with no low back pain. I feel as though I have more energy because I’m pain free almost all the time. VAX – D has truly made a huge difference in my day to day life.

Eric, 34
Art Director

If I could make a living at it, I’d play softball and golf for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, the odds aren’t in my favor. But that doesn’t stop me from playing as much as I can. I usually play softball three nights a week and in tournaments on the weekends. Then I play golf in between. I’ve been doing this for years. A few years ago, I remember waking up one morning with this shooting pain in my lower back. I figured that I had over done it on the softball field the previous night. So I took a break, skipped a game and the pain eventually went away. But not for good. Over the next year and a half I battled this lower back pain. Softball suffered, my golf game suffered and most of all I suffered. I even came close to going to the doctor. But I was afraid he’d tell me that I needed surgery. I’d already had surgery on my knees and that wasn’t any fun. I sure didn’t want to repeat that. So I just figured that was the way it was going to be. I had to either stop playing or live with the pain. So I just lived with the pain. Then a friend told me about Vax-D and thought that I would be a perfect candidate for it. So I went and had an MRI. It revealed a herniated disk. So I started treatment and the results have been amazing. I don’t wake up screaming in pain anymore. I don’t walk around funny anymore. And in a couple weeks, I’ll be swatting them over the fence again. Only this time I’ll run the bases pain-free.

Chris, 19
Construction crew

I injured my back on the job, January 2001. I was working for a meat production company and when I was shoveling meat out of a tub. As I bent over and came up, I felt a pull in my lower back as I twisted. The company I was working for sent me to their company Doctor and they took x-rays and told me I had a lumbar sprain. The pain I was in was terrible. At that time I decided to go to a Chiropractor and he told me I had a lumbar sprain and he wanted me to take pain medication and he was going to order an MRI plus therapy. I started having therapy, but it only lasted a week, because the company I was working for was not carrying workman’s compensation insurance, so I had to stop having therapy. I was not able to get the MRI done since I was not able to pay for it myself. I kept taking the pain medication but I still had pain. I lived with the pain for over two years. In the meantime, I had switched jobs and one of my co-workers told me about VAX-D and that I should give it a try. I decided to try it since I had nothing to lose. I was sent to get an MRI done and the MRI showed I had a herniated and bulging discs. I started getting VAX-D treatment. I noticed the difference right away; I hardly have any pain after just a few treatments. Now, my time on the job is not “back breaking” anymore. VAX-D was one of the best things I ever did.