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You may have already heard about my chiropractor from some other Abt folks
who love him. I've been seeing him for about 5 years, mostly now about once
a month. He's good friendly, nonthreatening, nononsense guy. He gets
plenty of business and isn't into trying to get people to come more often
than they need to.
| Richard Archambault High Street, Arlington, right off route 60 7816468400 my son is a chiropractor in California. There was a seminar last weekend and Paul said he met a guy from Newbury Street in Boston from whom he got "really good vibes." He and his wife are evidently partners in this endeavor. It's Eddie and Dawn Cohen, 75 Newbury Street, 8670760. My daughter uses Dr. Knight in Arlington (close by). She's picky and she returns to him, so that says something! Last year when I had back problems I went to Dr. Gormley in Arlington on the recommendation of a friend. She was wonderful, reasonably priced, and she didn't pressure me to keep coming back for treatments, as, I've heard, so many chiropractors will do. My back problems were almost entirely resolved in three visits. Her office in on Mass Ave in the Arlington Heights area (781)6439433. There are different 'flavors' or 'styles' of Chiropractic. There are those that primarily do 'adjustments' just "crack your back" types; but the kind I prefer are referred to as 'network' chiropractors, who include cranial/sacral work and newage hocuspocus. This may or may not be to your taste. The two I have worked with are Joanne Tattleman (downtown Boston) and Louis Abate (Brookline near Fenway). Perhaps you might consider an Osteopathic doctor (D.O.) rather than a chiropractor. Although D.O.s are not as common in Boston as there are in other parts of the country, a D.O. has at least as much training as a general practitioner or a doctor of internal medicine. I go to a D.O. in Newton who is very good Dr. Seeglitz on Newtonville Avenue. I could dig up his phone number for you if you are interested. Personally I have always found more comfort in the knowledge that the person who snapping my neck has a medical degree rather than just some technical training. The only other difference I have noticed between D.O.s and chiropractors ... once my neck and/or back is aligned and my muscles have retained their "new memory", I may not have to go back to the doctor for several months rather than weekly, ongoing, adjustments preferred by chiropractors. I go to Dr N. Richard Archambault in Arlington 7816468400 Expect (with any chiropractor) that they will recommend you see them for several times a week for the first whatever weeks, then once a week, etc. 1/99 We go to Wendy Caro, who is near the Cambridge/Belmont line on Belmont street and close to Mnt. Auburn street. We like her a lot and she is a provider on the Allmerica PPO. She treats our whole family and has dealt with routine adjustments for back and neck as well as treatment for injuries. *** I recommend Carmen Goulet in Arlington Heights on Mass Ave. I liked her very much. *** ChiroCare Plus in Brookline (phonebook or if you can't find it, I'll look it up for you, 1038 Beacon Street). Dr. Harlan Rieur is a sports doctor and in addition to adjustment, they do lots of massage and something incredible called hot ultrasound. It was $65 for the first visit and 45 thereafter. I had a major problem from spine to shoulder to wrist (carpal tunnel aborning) and they fixed it entirely over 23 months of weekly visits (more at first, less towards the end). I've been to other great chiropractors but these guys are way way better. *** I've been to two chiropractors. First Dr. Caro in Belmont (near the Star Market). She's definitely more traditional mainly does back adjustments and is pretty good. What I didn't like about her was that that was all she did...I have more muscle problems, and she barely did any muscle work. Also, I felt like I was in and out of there like that! Her appointments are fairly short. But she is one of better known chiropractors around I'm told. She's covered by Allmerica Insurance. The other person I've been to is Margaret Karg. She's closer to work near the Sancta Maria Hospital on Concord Ave. She's great! She spends ½ and hour with you and for me she was better since she really does do deep muscle/tissue work as well as adjustments. I'm thinking of going to see her again. I think she's covered too by Allmerica. *** I really love this father and son team in Newtonville, Drs. Seeglitz. They're osteopaths which could be considered somewhat less traditional but what this really means is that they're each a general practitioner on top of being a chiropractor. Pretty handy, especially since having your back out of whack can make you end up with bad colds, etc. The son has a lighter touch he's very good with necks whereas his father is a little tougher, stronger. Both use a traditional style and they're both pretty big and tall so that they have no problem doing so. Be aware, though, if Newtonville's even feasible for you, that Seeglitz senior is currently working only one day a week (I think he broke his leg but is still doing this stuff!) Good luck! *** I've used Harlan Rieur (at Chiro Care Plus, located in Brookline), who was recommended to me and whom I've recommended to others. He is fantastic. I'd had a sports injury several years ago that completely stymied a nurse (with 20 yrs experience) at my then HMO. After 10 min. Harlan said, "I know exactly what's wrong," and gave me a series of exercises to do (the ones the nurse had recommended had hurt, so I had stopped doing them. Turns out they were the wrong things to do!). I went in for some alignments (I don't know what the difference is between "traditional" and "softer," but these cracked!), massage, and ultrasound, and was able to do the 361mile Boston-New York AIDS Ride only a few weeks later (as opposed to barely being able to walk). | |||||||||||||||