Very disappointing experience. He was trying to juggle two other patients (in addition to me) at the same time, which resulted in a lack of attention and improper care. After a 1.5 hr appointment, I gained no knowledge about my pain and was given two ineffective stretches with no instruction on how long or how frequently to do them. I was not given the opportunity to ask questions, but rather was given abrupt instructions followed by him immediately leaving the exam room to get to his other two patients. He made statements like "oh yeah, your back is crooked" and asked fear-generating questions, like "have you had an x-ray of your spine" without any further elaboration. At the end of the appointment, he concluded that he had been unsuccessful in relaxing my back muscles, not even a bit (he was at least honest about this), but I should return in two days and we would "try again". I did not return, but instead went to a massage therapist (Gaston Gilliard, Vital Motion Massage Therapy) and have had a massively better experience. He has explained why I am having pain, given more effective stretches than Dr. Rodrigues did, and successfully relaxed the muscles in my back!
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