Patient Testimonials

I was experiencing joint pain in one of my legs and unable to walk and exercise any length of time. A hip replacement followed.

Then I received spinal adjustments and physical therapy at your clinic. That was a godsend for me.

Once more I could participate in a one-hour workout at my fitness center. My energy level and leg strength got a great jump-start with your treatments, ending in resounding improvements. I had tried Celebrex briefly, but it had negative side effects.

Chiropractic manipulations by Dr. Saint and Dr. Grantis put me back in shape. Michael Kryagin, my physical therapist, is an authority at pinpointing the exact problem areas. He knows in which direction we need to go with the exercises, soft tissue work, and stretches, etc.

It changed my life!

Last, but not least, because first impressions count a lot, the front desk offers a warm and friendly welcome consistently. Kudos to the lovely ladies!

The simple act of bending over to pick up a bag of groceries triggered my lower back to go into a complete spasm. I’ve had lower back pain before, but this one was full-blown and put me in so much pain that not even a prescription pain killer provided any relief.

The next morning I called Dr. Saint who immediately accommodated me for rush treatment. They put me through a series of electric stim sessions with ice packs, endermology treatments, and chiropractic adjustments.

Within four days I was able to walk standing up straight with a normal stride and minimal pain.

I continue my visits regularly and now use a home TENS unit with an ice pack which really works wonders... thank you Dr. Saint and your great staff for all of your efforts...you guys are the best!

I started coming to Dr. Saint in March of 2003, at the invitation and urging of several friends who are patients here.

I have suffered from migraines, which are often quite debilitating, for 23 years give or take a year.

Over the past 14 years I have tried most everything out there for relief from the pain, including biofeedback and electrical stimulation, 35 + prescription and non-prescription drugs, magnet therapy, elimination diets, vitamins, herbs and others.

While some of these treatments helped in the short term nothing has worked for the long haul.

Since coming to Dr. Saint my migraines have improved greatly and my outlook on life in general is much brighter! I no longer have to plan things on a tentative basis, (always assuming I will have a migraine and will have to back out) but can plan events and assume I WILL be there! Thus my outlook and attitude are greatly improved and I can live my life again!

Thanks to Dr. Saint and all the staff here for making my daughter (who comes with me for adjustments as well) and me feel welcome and for taking such wonderful care of us.

You’ve truly been a godsend, and we are grateful!

My daughter, age 6, was seen multiple times at the Center for Child Development having a complete audiological evaluation. She has normal hearing on the left side. However, on the right side, she was diagnosed with a non-compliant middle ear system (Type B tympanogram). The right hearing had progressed into the severe hearing loss and needed medical attention. The audiologist recommended she have an otolaryngological evaluation.

The first doctor, an Otolaryngologist (ENT), insisted my daughter needed multiple surgical procedures to correct the problem. My husband was seeing Dr. Saint for headaches, I mentioned my daughter’s condition and he said to bring her in to see if it could help. Dr. Saint brought out the teddy bear and talked to my daughter. When she felt comfortable, he began the adjustment.

After the end of the second week, my daughter commented the ocean was out of her ear. The pressure that had built up was now decreasing. By the end of the forth week she could clear her own ears. By the end of the sixth week, she could hear things she had been missing for years. We went back to the Otolaryngologist and she had perfect hearing in both ears. This was the first hearing test my daughter passed! She went back to the Center for Child Development and passed. My daughter is hearing in both ears without surgery. My daughter loves to go see Dr. Saint because it’s fun, but most of all because she likes being able to hear.

Excruciating sciatica pain left me crying whenever I had to drive just a few miles. It kept me from being able to sit at my desk job and perform my job duties, as well as caused me to miss some important work meetings due to my inability to commute any distance, nor to sit for long periods of time. I had to cancel lunch dates and other social interactions. I would go to work, return home, and go straight to bed, because lying down or walking were the only things that weren’t painful.

I didn’t want to take any type of drugs, like many people have stated they do when sciatica flares up. That only masks the pain and fills one’s liver with toxins. I wanted a more natural approach to working with my body to heal itself. Upon recommendations from co-workers, I sought help from Montvale Health Associates.

I was impressed with the thoroughness and knowledge of everyone there. I remember my sister stating, “That’s how you know you have a good doctor,” when I told her they wanted to perform tests and get the MRI results before beginning treatment.

The staff is very friendly, organized and cheerful. Appointments are made according to what I can fit in my schedule. I don’t have to sit and wait to be seen either. They all are also very knowledgeable asking the correct questions, and using the correct terminology and assessment for treatment during each visit. The doctors take the time to explain everything, as well as the physical therapists. The DRX machine for spinal decompression is the best invention ever. What could be better than lying down for gentle decompression with a machine doing the work, while you laugh and watch “Everyone Loves Raymond” or “Seinfeld” episodes sans commercials!

Their treatment worked, and now I feel even better than I did before the sciatica flared up! Plus, I gained an added bonus of getting my abs and core more toned and strengthened.

A sincere thank you to all the staff for helping me become pain free and happy again.

To the doctors and staff at Montvale Health Associates:

Words cannot adequately express my sincere gratitude for the excellent professional and compassionate care I received at your facility. There was a time when I honestly believed that I would never be able to resume a normal pain-free life without surgery.

Over time and with your help, the improvement in my condition has been amazing. The combination of DRX therapy, epidural shots, physical therapy and chiropractic care helped me “turn the corner.”

Thank you very much for working with me financially when my health insurance company failed to cover so many of my treatments. I couldn’t have done it without your generous assistance and I truly appreciate it.

Again, thank you all so very much for keeping me focused and hopeful when everything else I had tried failed to improve my condition. I don’t know what I would have done without your help; surgery could have been my only option.

I have three herniations in the lower back, which has left me with reduced range of motion and pain. The DRX treatments have significantly reduced pain and increased my range of motion.

The DRX 9000 program was wonderful. It solved my degenerative disc problem, not just my pain symptoms. It’s permanent and it’s non-surgical. I’ve not had to take a pain killer since I started the program…

Once again I’m able to play with my kids, work out, run, bend, get out of bed, drive, etc. I’m grateful to Montvale Health and to the DRX 9000. I don’t know what I would do with myself if Montvale Health never got the word out to me.

My back problems began approximately 6 years ago. Since then my back problems and pain have become increasingly worse. I have been through chiropractic care and physical therapy from a variety of different doctors and facilities but nothing seemed to have resolved my problems in the long term.

As I am very physically active, I found this extremely discouraging and was told that I might have to give up the activities and sports I loved. I found Montvale Health Associates through a co-worker who is in active care with chiropractic. After my consult, the doctor recommended getting a lumbar MRI to confirm with his findings that I was a DRX candidate. It turns out I was.

I began lumbar DRX (spinal decompression) treatment in late February. After 5 sessions I felt better and I knew that progress was being made. After 11 sessions, I grew even more positive about my progress and after 15, I was experiencing virtually little to no back pain. At this point I am 95% better from where I started. It’s been 6 years since this has happened.

I am very grateful to the doctors and staff of Montvale Health Associates for giving me another option besides invasive surgery that has no guarantee of success. This has been the best facility with the best care I have ever experienced.

I had been a low back pain sufferer for many years…and reached a point where it was unbearable. Additionally, I had numbness going down my left leg and into my foot. I went from being extremely active to a virtual invalid. I could not stand up for any period of time and I could not walk more than 20 feet without having to stop and brace myself to allow some of the pain to subside and then go another 20 feet and do it all over again. Reluctantly, I agreed to use a wheelchair…I was desperate and was ready to consider surgery.

During this time I heard about spinal decompression and did some research on it. I was referred to Montvale Health Associates. I was examined and approved for spinal decompression and immediately began treatments.

It has been over 3 months and I have completed the regular decompression treatments and physical therapy and am currently on maintenance. The pain in my low back and numbness in my leg is gone and the wheelchair, thankfully, is a distant memory. I am back to working out at the gym…I urge anyone with back pain to be examined to see if you are a candidate for decompression and to consider surgery only as a last resort. I am happy to recommend Montvale Health. The facility is 1st rate and the staff is great.

I am a 51 year old female, generally healthy and fit. One morning three years ago, I became an invalid. I was unable to sit, use the bathroom, walk, or perform any basic movements involving my lower back and the left hip and leg. Pharmaceuticals dulled the pain somewhat, but ruined my digestive system. It was a very lonely time.

I was not bruised, not bleeding, not swollen, but unable to function with a constant debilitating and agonizing pain. An MRI revealed two herniated discs.

A series of three epidurals helped for a year, but a ride on a bike brought the fury of the pain back in a day. Anti-inflammatory medication and aqua-therapy helped this time, but this episode made me aware of my physical limitations. No golfing, no biking, no jogging, no lifting of a baby granddaughter…I accepted it knowing that I was running out of options. The only one left was surgery, which I wanted to avoid.

I found out about the DRX 9000 from a friend who just completed his decompression treatment and was enjoying life without pain for the first time in years. I was at Montvale Health as soon as they could have me. I followed all the instructions given by the doctors to the letter, and started feeling a change in the fifth week of treatment.

Now, four months since completing the treatment and physiotherapy, I feel alive! I golf, still badly, I rejoined the gym and started jogging again, I practice yoga and Pilates twice a week and just came back from a hiking trip to Wyoming. I am living my life again!

I am 66 years old and have experienced lower back pains for many years. Three years ago my back pains increased to the point that I could barely walk and couldn’t play golf or do everyday tasks. After consulting an orthopedic surgeon, I found I needed right hip surgery which incapacitated me for several months after a dislocation.

I then had several months of therapy which included physical therapy, heat, ice and electrical therapy. I felt only slightly better. I then consulted Montvale Health Associates for treatment including spinal decompression. After 20 of the 28 treatments, I found I could stand and walk for longer periods of time, and had substantially less pain when getting out of bed in the morning.

After physical therapy and the spinal decompression, I am able to walk and exercise more which will hopefully continue to improve my back problems. All the therapists at Montvale Health were very caring and attentive to my condition and I would especially like to thank Mara and Tom for their help.

I am 26 years old. Ever since I was a young girl, I’ve always remembered having back pains. The constant aching and muscle twitching became part of my daily life.…I got to a point where simple physical therapy was not enough to help ease the pain. I had an unbearable pain of tightening muscles and pinching nerves that caused major discomfort. I was then diagnosed with a compressed disc on my lower spine and was told that I would need to be put on the DRX 9000. This was the machine that I was told would pull my spine to help decompress my disc. Sounds scary, I know, but it wasn’t at all what I expected it to be.

Six weeks of DRX 9000 helped take my discomfort away. Each session is about 30-45 minutes long and all I did was lie down, watch a show on the TV screen and relaxed. The process was pain free and I even felt a little taller at times after my sessions. After my therapy was over, I was able to gradually go back to my active life. I can stretch more, I can walk with no pain for longer periods of time, and most importantly, I can lie on either side of my body with no pain, allowing me to sleep better.

An orthopedic doctor said the only option to alleviate my pain was a surgical procedure. I couldn’t go to work because of the constant pain down my leg, so I had to take 12 weeks short-term disability from my job.

Before having surgery, I wanted to check into any other options available. I asked a chiropractor that I knew and trusted to look at my MRI and offer a second opinion. After reading the MRI results, she suggested a treatment called Spinal Decompression Therapy…that had a high percent success rate and that I should have a consultation with Dr. Saint.

Dr. Saint was very encouraging and started me on the DRX 9000. After approximately eight treatments on the machine (2 weeks), my pain lessoned and stopped. It was great to see how this treatment worked and I felt much better! I went to the orthopedic doctor for a follow-up visit in which he was quite amazed at my recovery since last seeing him a few weeks earlier.

I was able to return to work with no pain in my leg or back! I was very grateful that Dr. Saint gave me an alternative to surgery and that using the DRX 9000 machine was successful!

I went into surgery Jan. 16 at the Hospital for Special Surgery. My doctor performed an ACL/PCL reconstruction, along with a high tibial osteotomy. The rehabilitation process was estimated to be approximately six months. I was non-weight bearing for six weeks on crutches, lying in a hospital bed in my basement. I never thought I would be able to walk correctly again.

I was given the “ok” to start active rehab for my knee. I was told it would be six weeks before I could even walk without my crutches, but by my four-week checkup I was walking with a cane. Michael and Sharon were so thorough and precise that my rehab was already four weeks ahead of schedule.

The staff at Montvale Health was always accommodating and courteous. I am now golfing, playing with my three children, and enjoying my life! Thanks for everything!

It's a miracle!

I lived for months with constant nagging pain in my shoulder, day and night. I was fearful of any activity involving shoulder rotation because it made the pain worse.

I now have greater range of motion and I live pain free and can do activities that I have avoided for months. Michael continued to let me push my limits only as long as I continued progressing. He knew when to make me lighten up on the therapy. This sped up my recovery and within just 3 months of PT, my shoulder feels “as good as new.” Conversely, I watched him prod more tentative patients to push harder. “Just do this one more exercise, just try this before you leave this evening.” His intuition on what muscles to strengthen and when to watch out for tendonitis was a huge factor in the healing process. I went into PT not expecting too much progress since I assumed my chronic pain was “old age” and was not the result of a surgery. I wondered how far I would ever progress. The time and effort on my part for three days a week and Michael’s uncanny ability to continually adjust my exercise regimen as well as knead out the problem knots allowed me to progress more than I ever thought. I am so excited and pleased at my progress and I hope you meet with the same success. Follow Michael's protocol and go for it! The result is well worth every bit of your effort, with his expert guidance.

My experience at Montvale Health Associates has been truly positive.

I started therapy the day after my shoulder surgery, feeling apprehensive, in pain, and with my arm immobilized in a sling. I thought I’d never progress at all, but my therapist Michael Kryagin, was an exceptional professional with endless patience who provided me with the utmost care.

Michael knew when to push me and when to pull back. He never suggested I do more than I was comfortable with. But, he was always firm as to what was best for me, and I’m amazed at the progress I've made in eight weeks.

My experience with Michael’s physical therapy program was highlighted by his expertise, patience, kindness, care and concern.

I highly recommend Montvale Health Associates and most especially, Michael Kryagin, for anyone considering Physical Therapy.

I am writing to inform you of my wonderful experience at your facility. Overall, the entire staff should be commended for their professionalism exhibited with patients at all times. The front desk staff was always friendly, greeting patients by name as they entered Montvale Health.

In particular, I am grateful to Michael Kryagin, Physical Therapist for my speedy recovery. Mr. Kryagin took the time to discuss with my orthopedist and me my injuries and establish how he would proceed with my therapy. At the beginning of each session Mr. Kryagin would diligently assess my condition and adjust my therapy accordingly. He managed my care with the utmost professionalism, while still showing humanity and sense of humor.

Mr. Kryagin is an asset to Montvale Health Associates; he is knowledgeable and sensitive towards the concerns of his patients. I wish you and your staff continued success.

Much of the year 2009 and up to May of 2010 I suffered with ever worsening left shoulder pain. In May of 2010 I needed to get an MRI on my left shoulder. What it showed was a lot of tendonitis and some smaller tears. I wanted to avoid surgery because of my job, and surgery is a long healing process.

During the time I was thinking what course to take, I heard about PRP on a couple of radio programs. So I went online to see what Platelet Rich Plasma was all about. After researching I realized this seemed the best way to go with little or no time lost from work.

After having my PRP treatment from Dr. Gamburg and his staff I have had better than hoped for results. No more pain and much greater range. Overall I would highly recommend the Montvale Surgical Center, Dr. Gamburg and his staff.

I would like to thank Dr. Levesque for performing the PRP procedure to help treat my plantar fasciitis at Montvale Surgical Center. The staff was on time, very pleasant and professional. I was amazed the entire procedure took less than 30 minutes and was totally painless. My recovery was extremely easy and quicker than expected. I was on my feet and back to the gym in no time. I have already recommended PRP to my friends and family, and will continue to do so!

My PRP therapy experience was a very easy procedure. Before the treatment I was crying with every step. I was 90% pain free after just the first week, and now three months later, I’m almost 100% pain free! I love the holistic aspect of it with no drugs, no cortisone, and letting the body heal itself with a quick recovery. I would highly recommend it to others!

My experience with Montvale Surgical Center has been a Godsend. I walked in with extreme lower back pain that I have had for years. I tried chiropractic approaches, physical therapy, acupuncture, and various other forms of healing that solved the problem of pain for a while, but the pain always seemed to come back. I thought there was nothing that could be done to diminish the pain altogether or at least alleviate it so that I may move around comfortably. From the minute I sat down with the staff for a consultation, my mind was put at ease. Everyone is so very helpful and considerate of what you, as a patient, are going through. They take their time to comfort you in any way they can.

I have had the facet block as well as the RFA procedures on my lower back. The facet block was interesting in the sense that I felt instant relief the day after the procedure. It is almost as if the pain seemed to melt away. Because the facet block showed positive results we decided that the RFA procedure would hopefully distribute long term relief. I could not have asked for a better result! My lower back has been wonderful! Dr. Gamburg and the staff at Montvale Surgical Center were very helpful.

The entire experience was well worth the wait of not having everything sooner in life. I highly recommend anyone who has tried other medical options with little or no result to consider going to Montvale Surgical Center. It may be the best decision you make to make your pain melt away!

I would like to take this opportunity to tell you how finding Dr. Thomas has changed my life. In September 2004 I had a serious fall that resulted in broken front teeth, fractured ribs, bilateral knee injuries and torn ligaments in my neck. I went the traditional medical route, doctor after doctor, for a period of two years, finding no relief from my pain or symptoms. The only remedy the medical profession offered me was medication…

In searching the web I found Dr. Thomas under alternative therapies for my type of symptoms. I immediately called and made an appointment. I was overwhelmed with the compassion he showed after I told him my story. I remember crying because Dr. Thomas gave me hope in taking back my life and feeling well again. He is so reassuring and his expertise puts me at ease…

As long as he's there I will be his patient. It has been eight months now and I must say that I fell 90% better. Thank you Dr. Thomas for a job very well done!

I had back surgery to repair a very painful herniated disk…and after 3 months of rehab I was able to return to work. (But a few months later) the pain returned in my back so bad I could hardly put my own socks on. I then received painful steroid injections directly into my spine. This helped for about one month. The pain again returned and continued to worsen. I was advised to have a second surgery to fuse my spine.

Then a family member told me about Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic and Dr. Gregory Thomas, who explained to me how correcting the misalignment in my atlas bone would help to heal my low back problem.

I received the recommended treatment and within 2 months I was able to do everything I did before my first surgery. I just wish I knew about A.O. and Dr. Thomas before I had the surgery done. With regular treatment (1-2 visits per month) I have been able to avoid surgery and any invasive procedure for 6 years now. All I can say is: If you need help call Dr. Thomas before considering invasive procedures.

I just wanted to thank you, Dr. Thomas, for helping me with the problems I had when I first visited you. I spent several years going to other chiropractors and medical doctors that could not help. The main problem of dizziness and lightheaded sensations I was having is gone. The tightness in my neck and shoulder is also gone. I can’t thank you enough for what you have done. I hope others with similar problems will find you. Life is better now, thanks to you.

I have suffered with constant neck and shoulder pain since 1995, and low back pain that radiates into my left leg since 1998. I’ve taken medications and visited many different types of doctors which never seemed to remedy the pain for any appreciable amount of time.

A friend of mine mentioned Atlas Orthogonal treatment and referred me to Dr. Thomas. Dr. Thomas was compassionate and took the time to understand my health situation. The procedure he performed on me was so gentle and painless that I couldn’t believe how it would alleviate my pain. I felt much better immediately after the first adjustment. By my next visit there was no back pain, no numbness or tingling into my toes and the shoulder and neck pain was also gone! I write this letter one year later and report almost no recurrence of neck or low back pain. I feel better than I have in ten years!

I highly recommend Dr. Thomas.

I feel as if I have had a huge weight lifted. I have suffered from major migraines since I was a young girl. I have been to migraine clinics – specialists – trials – sleep specialists, pulmonologists – endocrinologists, neurologists – ear-nose-throat specialists, and numerous surgeries. Rounds of prednisone that destroy the bodies – I have travelled to Canada when they said there was nothing else to be done in New York.

Yesterday, in 3 hours, I had a mouth orthotic appliance made with nerve muscle stimulation and haven’t had pain for 24 hours.

If migraines are the mystery illness, you are the magic doctor with the plethora of “tricks” to diagnose and properly make a devise to change my life.

What is more amazing to me is your knowledge – your ability to explain to a patient in terms they understand – Your concern about listening to the patient without making the patient feel they don’t know what they are talking about.

There are so many variables – none of which were considered by all the doctor/ specialists I went to…it was easy for them to give me medication, hard for them to look for the source of my problems.

Thank you for convincing me that I owe it to me to investigate everything – thank goodness that I listened and I allowed you to do your evaluation.

I hope this is just the beginning of life without constant pain & constant states of medication.

I hope I can be an advocate to tell every doctor whom I have seen over the years, - to hear what you have to say and what you can do to help children and adults who have suffered “already too long”!!

Thank you seems so inadequate, I do truly appreciate your knowledge, your incredible hands, your diagnostic technique and your dedication to have people leave pain-free!!

I had trouble on the left side of my mouth. I had pain and it was difficult to open my mouth. My ENT doctor suggested I see Dr. Pilar. It was in 2008 that I started as a patient of Dr. Pilar. He made me an orthotic that I was to wear every night. Improvement came almost immediately & I now go about every 2 months to see Dr. Pilar. I do not use the orthotic every night and I feel much better.

It is now about five months after I got new treatment for TMJ and the difference is amazing. I am feeling incredibly better Most of my pains are ancient history.

Thank you Dr. Pilar

I have been a patient of Dr. Mike Pilar for two months and I feel so much better and am so very happy to have found Dr. Pilar.

I have had TMJ problems for a very long time, however, my symptoms would come and go over the years. I was treated by my dentist at various stages of my life which consisted of them making me a full surface mouth guard, mainly so I would have something soft protecting my teeth since I clench during my sleep. The hope was that it would help to cut down on my headaches and jaw pain. Within the last six months, my symptoms became extremely acute unexpectedly. I had tremendous pain in my jaw causing swelling on both sides of my face. I had regular headaches, but they had increased in intensity. My jaw was out of sync and my teeth didn’t line up. I could barely open my mouth and eating was a horrible experience. Since I had never experienced such horrible symptoms, I assumed this was related to a motor vehicle accident I had two years prior in which the impact was so severe that I fractured my neck. I had hoped the “flare” of these painful symptoms would pass, but they didn’t.

Since I was in physical therapy for other injuries relating to the accident, the physical therapists tried to help my pain. Massage therapists and acupuncturists were unable to relieve it. My dentist sent me for a consultation with an oral surgeon and still no help. Right around that time, I read about Dr. Pilar in “River Town” magazine. In his article, I felt that he was speaking to me and describing my exact symptoms. I made an appointment with Dr. Pilar for the following week.

During my first visit, Dr. Pilar gave me an extensive and comprehensive evaluation, explaining my condition to me at the same time. We made an appointment for the very next day during which he made my orthotic appliance and gave me my first treatment using Direct Current stimulation. I began using the orthotic appliance when I went to sleep that evening and I felt relief the very next day. By the second day I felt a lot more relief. I would say that by my third night of wearing the orthotic, I felt 50% better and by the time I saw Dr. Pilar a week later, I felt almost 70% better. I have had weekly and bi-weekly follow up appointments and I would say today I feel about 85% better. My jaw is still healing but for the most part, I really don’t think about my jaw anymore, I feel a little bit better after each Direct Current stimulation session that I have with Dr. Pilar.

I would gladly recommend Dr. Pilar to anyone experiencing any kind of TMJ or related pain. Dr. Pilar’s extensive knowledge and experience are evident in his comprehensive treatment plan. I feel immensely better, and most of the relief happened within just a few days, which was very surprising to me. Dr. Pilar has given me back a feeling of good health again.

Thank you Dr. Pilar!

As you know, I developed TMJ when my old mouth appliance aggressively extended my lower jaw. I experienced pain on the right side of my head, with sinus headaches.

After my first treatment and wearing the new Pilar-Type NTI appliance, all pain was gone ! It has not returned since.

I am writing to express my sincere gratitude to you for the treatment that you provided to my son Joseph on the 5th of December 2008.

Joseph was suffering daily migraines and we had seen numerous specialists who could not help him.

The migraines became debilitating.

Almost by accident (but I believe it was devine intervention) I finally called you and you fit us into your schedule the following day. You stayed late to make the necessary “Appliance” for Joseph.

That night, Joseph slept through the night for the first time in 4 months.

It was the first time I slept through the night in 4 months, too!

Words cannot express my deep appreciation for your knowledge and dedication.

After 15 years of suffering with severe headaches, pain on the side of my face, ear aches and neck problems, I found relief with the first treatment Dr. Pilar provided. After one month of treatment, most symptoms have disappeared and I feel better.

Just a note to let you know that my visit to your office 2 months ago proved to be very positive.

Since I started to use my customized orthotic mouth appliance, I noticed that there is quite a change in the number of Tinnitus occurrences. They are becoming less and not as severe as prior to my treatment. I want to thank you for your help.

I am very pleased that my daughter insisted that I go to see you.

Kindest personal regards

I knew 17 years ago when I would see you for my visits that you were just brilliant. It amazes me when I calculated the years how fast time really does go. I came to see you actually for my yearly visit and that was it. I didn't realize anything could be done for the symptoms I was having because two years ago I was told nothing is wrong you have to deal with this for about ten years.

Well, as you were so positive in your response that you can fix this and we removed my IUD. I wanted to tell you that, I have not had night sweats in three days, I lost 4 pounds probably water weight, and I haven't been bleeding, face and body swelling has reduced so much. I feel like I just delivered a baby and my body is returning back to normal.

I want you to know that your diagnosis and brilliant medical care is what impacts change and helps so many. I don't know how to thank you or what I can do to thank you. I wake up and just think of you that's how much different my life has become.. I tell everyone about you.

Thank you again so much, it was great seeing you.

I saw you last spring for menopausal problems. I was getting too many hot flashes in a day. You had asked me about the BRACA test. The following day I sent my report to my gynecologist as well as my breast surgeon.

I thought it was going to be an outpatient procedure to remove my tubes and ovaries. However, in recovery, the doctor advised that I actually had ovarian cancer. I just completed my sixth and final chemo treatment last Friday. I was fortunate that it was just Stage II.

I am so grateful for you insisting on the seriousness of the test. I had held onto it too long without sharing it with my doctors. So, I owe you a great big thank you. I feel that I am starting with a clean bill of health in 2012.

I started gaining weight regularly after I turned 50. My midsection really spread out. I tried to diet and exercise but nothing seemed to work. I called Dr. Parnes at Informed Female to setup an appointment. Dr. Parnes asked me some pointed questions and I felt for the first time someone had really listened. I was scheduled for blood work and one week later was put on medication for my insulin resistance. I also met with Nancy Knee, the nutritionist who started me on a low Glycemic diet. The weight has been melting off. I am eating things I love to eat and made only slight adjustments to the foods I had been eating. Each month, I identify a new set of “fat” clothes to give away and I have never felt better about myself.

Thank you Dr Parnes and Nancy!

Pictures were taken on my 50th Birthday, I was miserable to be 50 and to look like this, increasing weight gain without explanation. I had always eaten “healthy”, but too much healthy, but the weight kept coming on, and all efforts to lose… failed, the weight and bad cholesterol skyrocketed.

I thank my lucky stars the day I “failed” the 2 hour glucose test and started the Insulin Resistant Weight loss and Management program. The medication along with a revised “healthy diet”- more protein, less GOOD carbs and increased daily walking has help to shed 34 lbs and 2 full dress sizes. I feel human and healthy again.

Thank you, Dr. Parnes!