Gabrielson Michael A DC

The doctor was nice, the staff was nice. However, the style of chiropractic is like a cattle call. The rooms are like stalls where you sit and wait for the doctor and hopefully in a timely manner (usually not). You can hear everyones business. Sometime the doctor would take clients out of order making your wait time up to 30 minutes. I believe in chiropractics, but not in this fashion.

Dr Gabe and his team are fabulous, I am having ongoing adjustments at this time and he and his staff have always been very accommodating and flexible with my work schedule, they are super friendly and Dr
Gabe actually took the time to explain to me my back condition and how we can resolve it, I would highly recommend him, to anyone looking for a Chiropractor, I really didnot believe before in Chiropractors., but now after meeting Dr Gabe, I definitely believe in what can be achieved without surgery /​pain medications, that it does work

I met Dr. Mike at the San Ramon Farmer’s Market on Saturdays, and after being a patient of his for the past 4 – 5 months I feel compelled to write a review of him and his services. Before I arrived at my appointment, I took a look at his Unilocal reviews and I was honestly skeptical. I couldn’t afford the prices that Jeffrey D. was quoted and I was prepared to be «quizzed» on subluxation and spinal degeneration. What I wasn’t prepared for was the quality of care I’d be receiving!
As someone who has been suffering for years from not only multiple concussions, high level soccer injuries were abound, prolonged lower back pain, and debilitating Fibromyalgia flares that would render me writhing in a horrible cycle of pain, I was looking for another way to manage all this chronic pain without drugs. I was tired of being told that there was nothing anyone could do about my condition aside from wait it out and treat it as symptoms reared their nasty little heads. I didn’t want any more pills — I had already been in so much pain, the pills just began to clout my mind and numb me to everything. I decided to try a holistic approach to my condition.
My first appointment was for X-​Rays ONLY. This will be your first appointment, and the way they book these appointments, everyone is there for X-​Rays. It’s basically a little clinic he holds in the evening hours. So please be prepared to listen, to wait patiently and remove your belly button rings! He doesn’t do things digitally, which I think is great because for all you skeptics out there, it can’t just be modified with one click or accidentally deleted. Also, there are special weekends where he will do X-​Rays for FREE. YES. FREE. He will also examine them for free as well. My second appointment consisted of reviewing my spine. Now, I grew up going to a chiropractor. I am familiar with my spine and how it is simply a protection for the nerves that control everything. I wasn’t shocked to him finding that I had some spinal degeneration in both my neck and lower back. What I didn’t expect: Reversal of the natural curvature of my neck. So, no shock that my fibro flares were incredibly intense and debilitating.
Next was his plan of action: 3 times a week for 4 – 6 weeks, then drop it down to 2 and then when I’m comfortable, stepping down to once a week (I’m not there yet, but close). Dr. Mike understands the high cost of insurance (especially now that we are all required to have health care!). He understood my financial situation, and wanted to accept me as a patient because he believed he could help me. Rather than charging me some astronomical price, he chose to reduced my cost by over 65% because at the time, I didn’t have health insurance and was on disability.
Since I’ve been seeing Dr. Mike, I have not only felt better but I’ve only had 1 significant fibro flare (that was brought on by seeing the alt. doctor when Dr. Mike was out of the office on vacation with his family — I only see Dr. Mike now), my neck and back pain have diminished by over 75% and I’ve felt so good that I’m finally back to doing the things I love.
This review isn’t just for Dr. Mike, but for the practice of Chiropractic Care as well. Your back has more to it than just a connecting point for your ribs. You get your teeth cleaned twice a year, how often do you take care of your most important piece of equipment, your back? Please go in and see Dr. Mike and his fabulous staff. There’s a reason there can be a line (simple: don’t go on Monday nights), its because this stuff works! Thank you Dr. Mike and staff for the excellent care that you have provided me. I feel like I have a new lease on life, and there’s nothing better than that!