This practice member can’t believe he waited a year and a half to start care

. . . BUT he’s happy he’s here now 🙂 (and so are we:))

December 2019

Practice Member of the Month

We are so grateful for who you are, the progress that you continue to make,
and the commitment you have made to your spinal health and wellness.
You are making the world a better place!

We honor you this month and thank you for being a part of our amazing
New Day community!

Andres has been in care with us since August 2019

Why I came to New Day:  

I came to see Dr. Katie about a year and a half ago because a friend of mine highly recommend her. A few years prior to that, I had been diagnosed with a condition called Meniere’s disease which, on occasion, causes dizzy spells, nausea and all the nasty stuff that comes with that. I was curious to see if chiropractic care could do something for me to improve my condition; in addition to the care I was receiving at two of the academic medical centers here in Chicago. 

It took me a while to actually join New Day as a practice member; until about 3 months ago. I still wanted to give academic medicine a chance to improve my condition, but managing it was the best they can do–partially because not very much is known about Meniere’s disease. 

Something to note about this condition is that I can “feel” an episode building up. It comes with increased pressure and ringing in my ear; which indicates that I’m going to have an episode sometime in the future. 

Earlier this year I felt that I was building up to one of those episodes again and I started researching what other types of care I might benefit from. I came across an article that described chiropractic care as a way to treat Meniere’s disease. I shared it with Dr Katie and asked her if the science in the article made sense, and if she could help me with those adjustments. Dr. Katie suggested that we get on a call and she so clearly laid out how the article made sense, and she described the differences between what the article recommended and the care she offers. Because there is a lot of overlap between the recommendations in the article and NSA care AND because I had such a good experience at my initial visit 1.5 years ago, I decided to give this care a go.

My chiropractic results: 

What I’m most surprised and pleased with is that since I’ve started care here, the pressure that I’ve had in my ear that tells me that an episode is coming, has gone down to zero. This is huge and has never happened before. In the past, only an episode would reduce that pressure back to zero.  I used to carry around the pills that help me stop an episode everywhere I went out of fear that at some point the room would start spinning. I no longer have that fear.I started noticing some changes about 3 weeks into my care and so far that still continues.

That is definitely a clear result that I contribute to the work of Dr. Katie and Dr. Virginia. 

There are other results too.I feel stronger and I stand in my power; I feel confident and my energy level is good. It’s a really fun time to be me at the moment. I recently started my own company as a coach, so I’ve gone all in with that, and that is fun and exciting too. And I think that the chiropractic care that I’m getting here contributes to staying centered and being connected to my highest self.

Why I continue my care with Dr. Katie and Dr Virginia:

It’s worth it. Based on my experience with chiropractic care so far, I am a fan and a believer. I can’t believe I waited a year and a half to start care here! But now that I’m in it, I know this stuff works.