LauraB Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 For 3 years, between 2008 and 2011, I had head pain, slightly above and behind my left ear. The pain was unrelenting, day and night, stressed or relaxed. I tried everything to relieve the pain: massage, acupuncture, cranial sacral, a regular chiropractor, NSAIDS. Absolutely nothing helped. (Well, ok, one thing helped: 2 glasses of wine would put that pain away.) Early on, an endodontist recommended that I see Dr. Leslie Windman, a chiropractor, for the pain. He told me that one of his dental colleagues swore by her. The fact that her office in Greenbelt was a long drive from my home in Rockville, and the fact that she was expensive and didn’t accept insurance, inhibited me from following his advice. For 3 years. Finally, in November of 2011, I had grown so miserable and so desperate that I decided to give Dr. Windman a try. After the first treatment I experienced significant relief and after just 2 or 3 treatments, I was pain-free – for the first time in 3 years. I continued to see Dr. Windman regularly for several months to stabilize my condition and now I go whenever I need a tune-up – usually after a visit to my dentist, when I’ve had to hold my mouth open for a prolonged period. Dr. Windman practices a type of chiropractic called atlas orthogony, which corrects misalignment of the Atlas vertebra (the uppermost vertabra of the spine). Very precise measurements are taken and a machine is used to slide the errant atlas back into place. (It feels like a very slight tap on your neck. There is no discomfort whatsoever.) After the atlas is realigned, Dr. Windman uses other techniques to stabilize it over subsequent sessions. I consider Dr. Windman to be one of the most valuable discoveries I’ve ever made among health-care practitioners. And, she’s a very nice person. Yes, it’s been expensive and it’s been worth every penny. (My insurance company has reimbursed me for part of the cost, but clearly not at the same rate it would to a participating provider.) I find that many of the best doctors don’t participate with insurance companies because they want to have the freedom to treat you in the way they feel is best, not in the way the insurance company demands. I'm ok with that. I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Leslie Windman to anyone suffering from head or neck pain. Dr. Leslie Windman, BCAO Atlas & Spine Center of Greater Washington 7850 Walker Dr #110, Greenbelt, MD (301) 486-1000 () http://www.drwindman.com/ Laura Belden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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