Testimonials

Testimonials

Often is the case that what someone says about you is more powerful than what you say about yourself.  Dr. Ian Porterfield and I would rather have someone else toot our horn, than we toot our own horn. So our staff compiled some video testimonials of patients and doctors and through them together.  It warmed [...]

Ugly Disc Herniations and Doctors Can Often Scare You into Surgery

Disc problems (bulging, prolapsed, herniated, sequestered, extruding) vary in how “bad” they are… and just because they “look bad” know that you don’t have to be scared into having surgery. I remember when I was very young, my mother sneezing and then falling to her knees due to excruciating back pain.  I remember my mother [...]

The Crazy Things Your Medical Doctor May Do – Part 2

There are some things that happen that are so outrageous that you just can’t make them up! Many of those things I have come to experience when I sit down face to face with a patient as they tell me their history pertaining to their low back pain and the many treatments and doctors they’ve [...]

The Crazy Things Your Medical Doctor May Do – Part 1

There are some things that happen that are so outrageous that you just can’t make them up! Many of those things I have come to experience when I sit down face to face with a patient as they tell me their history pertaining to their low back pain and the many treatments and doctors they’ve [...]

Victorville Patient Speak Out About Spinal Decompression

Here’s an experience that a patient wanted to share with those people battling severe low back and leg pain… these are here words… “Un-Stuck” “I am 38 years old and have always had some sort of back pain for as long as I can remember.  I have also been going to chiropractors since I was [...]

Low Back Pain Makes for Bad Moms/Dads

It’s hard enough when your low back causes you pain. The pain is so bad that it limits your sleep, your ability to do chores around the house, or even keep up with your job duties. But the worst of it is when you pain from your neck or low back makes you a bad [...]

Low Back Pain and Pain Killers

I am still amazed when I consult with patients and they tell me how many Over-The-Counter (OTC) mediations they are taking! When they say, “I take Advil like candy.” I get a little nervous for them. When they then tell me that they’ve been “eating them” for as long as they have – months and [...]

Has Your Severe Low Back Pain Caused You to Considered Suicide… Too?

Severe low back pain is life changing. For many it limits their ability to work… their ability to do chores around the house… their ability to participate in family activities… their ability to play and to the hobbies they love. For some it eliminates those things. For some, more than I’d like to admit… severe [...]