Success Stories

I suffered for six months with a herniated disc and numbness on the inside of my leg. I couldn’t walk more than half a block because of the pain and I was scared to go to the gym. I got an MRI and received a cortisone shot which didn’t help me at all. When I received a flyer about Decompression in the mail, I knew that was what I needed. I started Decompression therapy at OSST and by the third or fourth week I was feeling much better. It was incredible, and it’s been steadily uphill from there. My leg is no longer numb, I can walk three miles three times a week and I’m back to being able to take care of my beautiful yard. I’m also able to get up and go to social activities where before I felt like a hermit, stuck at home in my chair. From the very beginning, it was clear that they cared. Dr. Shelley called to check on me after my first appointment. I love the staff at OSST.

For years I was consistent with chiropractic and physical therapy and while my neck and back didn’t get any worse, it wasn’t getting any better either. Finally after many years of preventive care I was introduced to the new treatments at Olympic Spine and Sports Therapy. The second week of therapy I noticed dramatic changes. It was like a miracle for me, it just seemed unreal! My pain is greatly reduced, I have much better range of motion, I have less fatigue and generally feel like I have more energy to do activities that the pain was holding me back from. In addition to chronic neck and back pain I was battling with chronic sinus infections, pain in my eyes, indigestion, and a constant gravely throat. All of those symptoms have diminished! Before treatment I was dragging doing my professional duties. Now I have a high level of energy whether I am counseling, preparing a sermon or leading worship. I feel so much better and I’m excited about my days now!

The pain in my lower left back brought me to Olympic Spine and Sports Therapy originally. After my first x-rays, I learned that I was in a little worse shape than I thought. I had been playing baseball, and my back hurt too much to swing a bat or throw hard. I had quit my fall baseball team because of my back, and it was making work much harder. I was painting for my uncle, but my back hurt too much to lift heavy ladders or big buckets of paint. Since I started going to OSST my back pain has gone from a 5 to a 2, and everyone tells me I’ve gotten a lot taller too. I’m taller and stronger and looking forward to baseball this spring.

I have had chronic low back pain for thirteen years. I feel like it first started to flare up after the delivery of my second child. Then one day I was playing with my kids and did a twisting motion with my low back and something just gave out, it was excruciating. I tried everything for the pain; cortisone shots, physical therapy, acupuncture, osteopathic treatments. You name it I tried it. I had to give up everything because of the pain. I decided that I would give decompression a shot—it was my last hope. After about thirteen sessions I started to notice a difference. I began to regain my mobility, strength, and my pain has been greatly reduced. Other than decompression, the doctors decided that they wanted to address my pain from all angles. We combined chiropractic, physical therapy, and a home exercise plan along with the decompression therapy.

It worked great; not only did my low back improve but I totally regained motion in my neck. This was the only place I found that really looked at the whole picture. They addressed my entire spine instead of just spot treating the injured area.

One day I bent over and had severe sciatic pain running down both legs. I had back pain for about 6 years but the sciatic pain had started about 6 mo’s ago. My pain was debilitating. I had tried a lot of different treatments in the past for my pain such as meds, injections, acupuncture, physical therapy, massage therapy, and chiropractic. I went to an orthopedist who told me if the injection didn’t work that I would need surgery. After treating at Olympic Spine and Sports Therapy I started noticing results in 2 weeks. Now I have no sciatic pain, numbness or tingling. I move better and I’m am almost pain free. Now I am able to go for walks, go to the dog park , hit a bucket of golf balls, I would even drive to California now. My quality of life is so much better than before. I think now I can even get back into playing racquetball. Everyone at Olympic Spine and Sports Therapy is very knowledgeable, organized, caring and friendly. Quite simply IT WORKS!