I would like to start off by saying thank you to everyone at Lone Star Chiropractic for this honor and opportunity to share my story with others. Prior to starting my chiropractic care I suffered from severe migraine headaches. I would have these headaches at least three times a month, maybe more. I also had problems sleeping. I would wake up usually four or five times a night because I would be uncomfortable and restless. However, since my treatments began, I can sleep through the entire night comfortably, and I have not suffered from one single migraine headache. I feel so much better now, that I am asking friends and family to have a consultation in case they could benefit from chiropractic care as well. Once again I would like to say thank you to Lone Star Chiropractic and especially Dr. Jones for all that he has done to make my life better.
Wishing everyone good chiropractic health,
Stacey M.
I first met Dr. Jones…at a Home and Garden show in Austin in 2005. I had wanted to visit a chiropractor for some time because I had a disk removed/fused in my neck in ’99 and was concerned about another disk failing. I asked the surgeon why a 20 year old would have a disk fail; he was never able to give a satisfactory answer. I have to admit that the reason it took me six years to evaluate my situation is that I was concerned about the legitimacy of the chiropractic field. I am very happy to say that my concerns were totally unfounded and my opinion has gone a complete 180 degrees.
I began my treatment at Lone Star Chiropractic in March 2005. My first consultation with Dr. Jones was very professional and comprehensive. I was impressed with how thorough Dr. Jones was with my x-rays and how much time he took to answer all my questions and concerns. Dr. Jones was able to show me that the back/neck problems I had been having all my life were in part caused by an extra vertebra in my back, and sure enough the disks above and below my fusion were failing. I agreed to be adjusted for 3 months to “try it out.” I noticed clear improvement after even the first adjustment. It is difficult to describe but when something has been out of alignment for your entire life, you don’t know it’s a problem. When Dr. Jones would adjust my back the spine just felt “right.” A pleasant side affect of the treatments is that the headaches I have had all my life totally disappeared. I would have at least one severe headache every 1-2 weeks and wouldn’t go anywhere without ibuprofen. I can even remember being in the 5th grade keeping aspirin in my backpack. I have not had the first headache since beginning my adjustments with Dr. Jones.
After six months of treatments and me having never felt better I was involved in an auto accident with a construction dump truck, which ran through a red light and through my ½ ton pickup (nearly through me too). I called Dr. Jones after the accident and he was able to work me in that afternoon, only 2 hours after the collision. We took several x-rays that Dr. Jones took the time to look at immediately and as you would expect with being hit by a dump truck, there was damage. For several days after the accident I couldn’t even get out of bed without my wife’s help, but after only 10 days and regular adjustments I was totally pain free and without any restricted movement. I think back to my initial condition before Lone Star and imagine if I had been in that condition when I was hit, I know my condition would have been many times worse.
I give full credit to Dr. Jones…for improving my quality of life both in the short and long term. My improvement is such that I don’t just feel better, but I have noticed much improved flexibility and a total absence of both my frequent backaches and headaches. I give Lone Star my highest compliment in that I refer my friends to their care, something I don’t do lightly.
-Paul M. Patient of the Month, September 2005
Hi. It’s Scot’s spine here. Scot’s been taking me to Dr. Jones for quite a few months now and I couldn’t be happier. I’d been trying to tell Scot for some time that I needed some TLC, but he ignored all my signs.
In fact, I didn’t get any attention at all until one afternoon on the way home when Scot’s truck was rear-ended. I remember Scot saying it was some huge F250 with a brush guard that plowed into him. Now Scot couldn’t ignore my cries for help. I was completely stretched out and being a real pain in the neck. His mom told Scot to take me to Dr. Jones who had significantly reduced her back pain.
Finally Scot saw me face to face. That X-ray showed him what I had known all along. For the first time Scot saw everything that was wrong with me including the whiplash that I got as a result of the giant brush guard. I finally was going to get the attention I deserved.
Now I’ve been moved around a little and Dr. Jones has me (and Scot) all straightened out. I have even been feeling so much better that I’ve convinced Scot to tell his wife and friend to visit Dr. Jones too.
-Scot N. Patient of the Month, July 2004
For the past five years, my back pain seemed to be getting worse. Up until the time I met Dr. Jones, I had pain so great that I just lived with it every day. I told myself that this is part of aging and decided to somehow endure the pain.
Well!!! After the first visit with Dr. Jones and the first adjustment of my neck, upper and lower back, I could not believe the difference! I could actually sit and work at my desk and get up in the morning and say, “Hey, I got up so easy and I just can’t believe how good I feel!” Thank you Dr. Jones and Lone Star Chiropractic!
Sincerely,
Nena B. Patient of the Month, June 2004
After being sideswiped and flipped over on the mountains of Colorado by and out of control snowboarder, I spent the next two years popping my neck in efforts to get rid of my headaches. I received a spinal screening at a Boat Show in January of 2004 and immediately came to the conclusion that I needed Chiropractic care. At the initial exam, it was obvious that there were more long-term effect that had occurred that I was completely unaware of. In other words, I had adult problems in my teenage years. With reduced reflex reactions on one side of my body, it was time for me to do something in efforts to fix the mistake made on the mountains of Colorado. After one week of adjustments, the headaches were reducing, hip pain was almost eliminated and the overall condition of my body was improved. Now, with several months of treatment under my belt, my neck has completely stopped popping on its own accord and the condition of my health is being bettered daily.
-Quincee G. Patient of the Month, May 2004
About 53 years ago, as a big boy, I spent time carting wheat. A bag of wheat weighs 180 pounds and we had to take them from the ground onto a truck, then from the truck we walked the stack. The bags were kept in an open barn and built up about 20 feet. Walking the stack consisted of walking up planks of wood wit the bag on our backs and then placing the bag in the correct place.
At 18 I was in a lot of trouble with my back and the chiropractor recommended that I give up active sport, so I played competition A grade rugby until I was 35. The injuries did not heal quick enough at that stage so my wife insisted that I take up golf instead.
Some 10 years later when sailing on our ocean going yacht, I found I did not have the strength to pull the anchor. After trying a few chiropractors I settled on one who used a similar treatment method to the one used by Patrick. After he corrected the problem and my strength came back I went for 30 odd years before things got bad again.
My employer introduced me to Lone Star Chiropractic Clinic and slowly my strength and movement is coming back. When Patrick is finished with me, maybe I will not require treatment for another 30 years. If I do then I will come back to haunt him.
-John R. Patient of the Month, August 2003
I have had neck pain for many years and after an MRI was diagnosed with a herniated disc and a bulging disc. I was told I could try physical therapy and control the pain with drugs for a while but that surgery was in my future.
I did try physical therapy and massage, and it helped, but only for a short time. I started to think the pain was something I would just have to learn to live with. The pain became so severe that I was not sleeping and I began losing feeling in my hand and fingers. My pain was dictating how I lived my life.
I decided to try Chiropractic care as a last resort before surgery. To be honest, I did not expect it to work. I was wrong.
I started coming to see Dr. Jones and within a few weeks saw a marked difference. I have regained movement and flexibility in my neck and the numbness is gone. Chiropractic care is worth the commitment it takes. It is not a quick fix, but a lasting one. I am very grateful for Dr. Patrick…, for the care and compassion they have shown as they have helped by avoiding surgery.
-Cheryl D. Patient of the Month, July 2003
I first started having back problems when I was about twenty years old. That was fourteen years ago. Over that time, I tried to stay active. I like playing basketball, volleyball and running. These activities became very hard to do at times, because of my back hurting me a lot of the time. I’ve been getting treatment now for about four months. Boy, do I feel better! Thanks Dr. Jones!
-Clint D. Patient of the Month, July 2002
About a year ago (while riding at Walnut Creek) I took a nosedive off the front of my mountain bike. I landed on my head and immediately proceeded to plant my shoulder directly in the local Texas bedrock! Ouch! After my shoulder popped back into place the next morning, I went to see my physician. He poked and prodded, handed me a prescription for Vicodin, and informed me that as long as I could move it a little, it was okay. After the bruises faded, I expected the extreme grinding and painful “popping” to subside as well. However, after a year of suffering and worrying that the pain would never go away, a friend suggested I see a chiropractor.
Upon my initial examination review, Dr. Jones had discovered that a nerve bundle in my neck was also injured in the biking accident and was the real cause for my shoulder pain. The neck injury was preventing my shoulder from healing! Within the first week of adjustments, the popping and grinding in my shoulder were gone, and it was no longer painful to move my arms! I kept thinking to myself, “Why did I wait a year for this!?”
As another incredible benefit of the chiropractic care, Dr. Jones was able to reduce my symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. I had been waking up for months with little to no feeling in my hands and wrists. Again, within the first 2-3 adjustments, he was able to restore feeling all the way to my fingertips! I am very encouraged by these immediate results even though I realize it will take more adjustments to finalize and maintain the healing. As an IT professional with many more years ahead of me, I’m glad we nipped that scary, crippling syndrome in the bud. Thank you for my mobility, thank you for my career, and thank you for my freedom from pain!
I have to admit, that initially I was skeptical. But now, I will not hesitate to recommend, defend, and promote your life saving services! It’s been life changing, life saving, and it makes me want to cry (tears of joy of course!)
Thank you, thank you, thank you Dr. Jones!!!!
-Jac G. Patient of the Month, June 2002
I was diagnosed with scoliosis at 11 years old and, in spite of years of physical therapy, continued to have acute lower back pain throughout most of my life. When I became a full time interpreter for the deaf in 1994, shoulder and neck pain were added to the mix. Recently my list grew to include depression and chronic fatigue. Several doctors suggested I had fibromyalgia, which I saw as an end to my once active lifestyle.
I had always balked at chiropractic care—didn’t see how it could help when exercise, massage and medication had done very little over the years, and physical therapists had finally told me not to expect any significant improvement in mobility. As I approached my 40th birthday, I had pretty much decided I would spend the rest of my years in pain.
Then I met Dr. Jones! On a whim, I stopped for a free assessment at the Pecan Street Festival last fall and made an appointment for the first exam. One look at my X-Ray revealed the cause of my pain and, I must admit, I was surprised Dr. Jones thought he could help. However, it was easy to commit to daily appointments with the proverbial “light at the end of the tunnel.”
Four month later, I am overwhelmed by the change in my life: My neck and shoulders feel relaxed even after a full day of interpreting. Once a seri0ous ballet student, I can now do a “port de bras” stretch for the first time in 20 years. I bound out of bed in the morning full of energy, and the morning tightness in my lower back is a mere shadow of the pain that used to keep me awake for hours. In fact, my husband…was so impressed with my progress that he has begun to come for regular treatments as well. When I asked what finally convinced him to schedule an exam, he replied “I realized that you are no longer waking up in tears.”
Thank you so much Lone Star Chiropractic!
-Mindi G. Patient of the Month, February 2002
