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[recent email correspondence from a patient] "... Also wanted to tell you that ever since I had that acupuncture treatment, I am not having anywhere near as much water retention as I had before.....it is so great!!!....Plus, I had SO much energy right afterward that lasted for days....and I actually feel pretty energized still.....it just feels like my body is working more like it should....it is wonderful! Thanks again for all your help....I feel we are really on the right track to getting my body fully healthy again.....and I am so excited about that!"
[recent voicemail from a patient] "My neck has entirely -- or 99% -- recovered, and I attribute it all to the 'emergency' treatment you gave me last weekend, and I am deeply grateful! Thank you for making that extra effort with me -- it made all the difference."
"I used to have back trouble all the time and had to keep seeing the chiropractor like once a month. Since I've known Bob, about 5 years, I almost never have back trouble. It's amazing. I get on his table, and fall asleep, and when I wake up I'm fixed! I'm telling you, if you have any nerve thing or back pain, go see Bob."
"After two long years of excruciating abdominal pains and multiple sonograms and ultrasounds and small bowel follow-throughs, the University of Virginia Medical Center finally located a constriction in my small intestine that they said needed to be surgically removed. I myself saw the constriction on their computer. I was scheduled for surgery even though I was frightened of the next layer of complications to that surgery: adhesions, additional surgeries, infections from the surgery...or from exposures while in the hospital! As a last effort, I turned to acupuncture and alternative treatment. Robert Clickner of Blue Ridge Oriental Medicine began treating me. Although at his recommendation I kept my appointment for the surgery, I kept pushing it back as we worked with acupuncture, diet, and herbs. I began to improve slowly at first...and then rapidly. Within four months my pain was completely gone. My internist suggested a repeat small bowel follow-through at UVA . The procedure stunned and confounded the UVA doctors who had to tell me "the constriction is simply gone." I am IMMENSELY grateful to Mr. Clickner and alternative medicine!!!"
[a recent email to our website] "I don't know if you remember me. You saw me at Dr. Mullins' office in Annapolis after I had open heart surgery, complications with asthma, and my pulmonologist recommended I get control of allergies to the extent possible. You may recall, you moved my teeth! At the time I told you I had proof you had done it, because I had the night guard that was now too narrow. I have "googled you" many times over the years since Dr. Mullins retired, and having wished again today that I could send a friend to you, finally succeeded in finding your site. I've told SO many people about my extraordinary experience. Just wanted to thank you for your previous work and let you know I haven't had those yearly sinus or ear infections since you treated me, which is more than five years ago. I'm living in the Adirondack mountains of NY now, and will have to start shipping bus loads of people down to you!"
"I am a fourth year orthopaedic surgery resident at the University of Colorado and sister-in-law to Bob Clickner. My own patient experience with Bob came this fall when I was home for Thanksgiving and told him I had been having some low back pain. I had a car accident as a teenager and also have bilateral pars defects with a mild L5-S1 slip; I have had back pain off and on but have never done anything treatment-wise, other than stay in shape. I was, ironically, on my spine surgery rotation last fall, and my back pain was acting up. Bob gave me two 45-minute treatments. After the first treatment session, he asked, when I had my car accident at 16, whether the car had been hit from the left side (which it had) and then explained the patterns of tension he was feeling. Two days later, he gave me a second session. It was mildly uncomfortable for me to lie on my back during that time, but the treatment itself was not uncomfortable. Since the day after that second session, my back pain has been drastically better, even in long surgeries. I have often wished that Bob lived near where I see patients so that I could refer them to him."
"When I first discovered Bob Clickner and Blue Ridge Oriental Medicine, I did not know what to expect. After a few treatments, I knew I had found a gem. My historical lower back pain was permanently eliminated and over the years, as sports injuries or other issues have taken me back to Bob, I have been continuously impressed with his thoroughness, breadth of knowledge and creative non invasive methods to address the health of the body. I have referred many people to Bob and in every case, I get a sincere thank you and know that the referred individual is truly grateful."
"I first went to Robert Clickner because my shoulder was frozen. I could not put my hands in the small of my back in a parade rest position. I had gone to a chiropractor, an acupuncturist then a orthopedic surgeon. The surgeon had me try anti-inflammatorys but there was no results. He suggested three possible courses of action, physical therapy, cortisone or surgery . After the physical therapy failed to demonstrate an improvement, I asked about surgery. I was told that it would relieve the pain but not improve the range of motion. We agreed to put it off. I went to Bob. After several visits there was noticeable improvement . Bob continued to make progress and my shoulder significantly improved. Several old injuries were discovered, a rib that had been dislocated years ago by a side kick was put back in place with an audible pop. My shoulder loosened. Today it has a full range of motion and no pain."
[A recent thank you note] "Thank you for the tube of burn ointment that you gave out during the last open house. I am in Costa Rica this month and I brought it with me just in case I accidently got sunburned. Last night I burned my shin badly on the top of the oven door while it was open. I was in the middle of putting a nice dinner out for several guests and was amazed at how much it hurt. I used some ice and some honey, but it throbbed. Then I remembered the ointment and applied it to the burn. The pain instantly left, I forgot about it and continued with dinner. This morning I realized I had burned myself badly enough to receive a few large blisters which was a complete surprise as there was no pain. I have applied the ointment a few more times today and I am still amazed there are blisters on my shin and no pain. Thank you! It is too hot here to have burn pain."
"I have always suffered from strange pains and illnesses for which doctors often could not determine the cause. Over a series of different treatments Bob was able to relieve all of these ailments. He has a way of listening to his patients that allows him to find and heal pain that is hidden deep within the body." |
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"I could not have stopped smoking without the aid of acupuncture which was administered by Robert Clickner at Blue Ridge Oriental Medicine. Robert listened well to what my needs were and explained very clearly that acupuncture is a holistic process. He was very patient, kind and understanding which put my mind as ease. Robert not only gave acupuncture, which was quite painless, but also advised me on diet, dietary supplements and how to change my habits. I found the acupuncture stopped my cravings, and helped reduce my tension and stress. I felt my body more energizing and my mind more focused, content and positive. This powerful combination of acupuncture by Robert, whom I view as an experienced professional, along with following his advice and being open to his caring (he honestly wants to help his clients), has given me a new lease on life. I am now in control and the cigarettes no longer have power over me. Thank you Robert!"
"A couple years ago, while parking a small sports car, I was hit from behind by a Chevy Suburban at about 20+ mph. Internal shoulder injury and whiplash were healed in 3 treatments at Blue Ridge Oriental Medicine, instead of 12 chiropractic sessions, and it was covered 100% by my car insurance. Bob was familiar with my love of working out at the gym and incorporated strength conditioning exercises to speed recovery. The personal and unique attention to one's whole life is the kind of service Bob Clickner is all about giving...a rarity in today's world. On another occasion Bob treated my knee to help break up residual scar tissue from a sports accident and surgery from 10 years prior. During the same treatment he also ended up addressing my chronic sinus pressure, which had been preventing me from sleeping fully at night. In one session he completely opened up my nasal passages so that I breathe more fully and can sleep with my mouth closed all through the night. Helps alleviate snoring and aids a more restful sleep. Moreover it has probably affected my breathing as a runner and my ability to go long distances."
"I was introduced to Robert Clickner by one of my martial arts students about 4 years ago. As a result of a surgery several years ago and the normal wear and tear involved in martial arts training, I had a problem with the alignment of my jaw. Visits to both my M.D. and Dentist brought the same conclusion -- surgery would be required to correct the problem. During my first visit, Bob used cranial manipulation techniques and my jaw was aligned better that it had been in at least 10 years. My dentist was amazed with the results. Since then I have used Bob's services several times always with great results. I recommend him to all of my students."
"Under the heading of DON'T DO THIS, I put a bottle of old Gorilla Glue (very sticky, thick superglue) in the microwave to reliquefy it. When I picked it up, it exploded in my face; a thick diagonal line from my left eye to my right jawline. The boiling hot glue went around my glasses and completely coated my eyelid, eyelashes and eyebrow. The skin came off me in rags, the pain was incredible, and I was sure I was permanently disfigured -- it looked like more than 25% of my face probably was. I put my head in the shower and called the emergency room, poison control and then my mother, who came right over and gave me a Chinese burn ointment from Mr. Clickner. I applied it right onto the raw burns and it really brought the pain down right away. At the emergency room, all the nurses were so sorry for me when I told them I was getting married soon, since they were sure I'd be scarred. After checking that there was no damage to my eyes, they gave me conventional ointments and referred me to a Johns Hopkins burn clinic for "second degree partial thickness" burns. On the recommendation of Mr. Clickner (whom I had spoken with by this point), I continued to apply the Chinese ointment instead, as he explained that it would control the pain and speed healing. At the burn clinic the next day, the doctor asked me several times when I had burned myself, because the redness was already receding in the less burned areas. He said that in two weeks I should look fairly normal and not to worry. But it has only been one week as I write this, and except for the missing eyebrow and eyelashes I already look almost normal! My cheek, which had a huge thick layer of skin come right off as I was desperately rubbing the glue off me, has a light pink streak on it and no thickening or scarlike texture. All my colleagues and students are actually asking me what I'm using because this is amazing. I'm going to keep some of this ointment in my kitchen and classroom from now on."
"My lower back had been bothering me so long I thought I was going to have to live with it forever. I was pretty much in pain most of the time, except when I just sat around like a blob. Bob and I discussed my condition and started to suspect that it all stemmed from running in "dead" running shoes about 8 years back, and that it was my feet that needed treatment (even though they didn't hurt at all), not my back -- my back had been treated repeatedly with no results. Bob went to work on my arches and heels, releasing old tension patterns and breaking up scar tissue. Within one treatment, my back felt better than it had in years. I could get up off the floor without the usual accompanying grunt and pain, and it was actually possible for me to sleep in -- my sore back usually forced me out of bed early. In a second treatment, Bob noticed another layer to the problem: he said that certain muscles in my lower legs didn't feel right to him (they felt too hard), even though they weren't painful to me. He worked awhile on those areas, until the muscles felt soft and alive to him again. Not to be overly dramatic, but to me it felt like a miracle. After that treatment, I noticed such a difference in my back. I was SO much more comfortable! It's been at least a year since that treatment and it still feels good. I am thrilled to feel like my age again, and have actually started running again, 8 years after pain forced me to quit."
chiropractic back pain winchester
Offering acupuncture, moxibustion, bodywork, herbology and dietary recommendations in Charlottesville and Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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