Myofascial Pain Center - Frank Gresham This office, especially Frank Gresham, are taking advantage of people in desperate pain. Springfield Franconia Alexandria Virginia

I have never heard from any of my patients about their treatment not working. It's sad that someone can post something like this without addressing the problem face to face. I would refund anyones money if they were unhappy with my services. As to the vitamins for being a part of my clinic I don't push these on anyone, I recommend that they keep the optimal health level by taking some kind of vitamin. We do not get the necessary vitamins in our foods like we use too. They are very important in muscle repair. I have patients that have been pain free after 2 visits. Ex. One patient 30yr male had headaches for 10 yrs everyday. 2 visits later, gone. Another patient had headaches for 32 yrs (over 60 yrs old) 6 visits later, all gone. I have the necessary documentation to back up any of my claims. I have a success rate of over 90 % of relieving chronic pain. This Ananymous person should have the decency to call me and discuss this. I thank you for taking time to read this rebuttal.

Frank treated me for neck, arm and hand pain due to a pinched nerve. My condition greatly improved and allowed me to avoid the expensive surgery that was the only solution offered by medical doctors. Frank honestly described my course of treatment, explained the chances of success, and performed exactly as he described and promised. I was completely satisfied with the treatment I received from Frank and would recommend him to others.

Frank helped me, too. I had a completely different experience from “Anonymous.” Lots of people seek pain relief – and many find no relief; I understand that is well documented. Suffering for weeks with a back pain that caused me to take minutes to stand from sitting and walk slowly and bent over with great pain, my doctor prescribed a variety of pain killers. If the problem continued, he recommended that I see a physical therapist. Having no relief, someone referred me to Frank. I talked with him before making an appointment. He explained his practice. He made no promises. He told me frequently his patients don't need to come back after about five visits. That was indeed my experience. He diagnosed one of my legs was longer than the other (I had forgotten that nearly 20 years earlier a physician's assistant told me that) and a number of movement issues that he thought contributed to my pain. It was refreshing to address causes rather than symptoms or using drugs to mask the condition. After five visits/treatments and being taught a number of stretches, I had no reason to return; may pain began dissipating after the first several visits. Frank never represented himself to be a doctor; in fact, he told me that he was not a doctor – this is consistent with the certificate on his office wall. He talked about a number of important nutritional subjects including vitamins. He recommended a particular vitamin saying I could get it through him or by direct order, but I declined the offer. Nothing else was said; no pressure. Frank helped me. I continue to refer others to him. Thanks, Frank.

I had been suffering neck/back pain and a limited range of motion for over ten years until I met Frank. He carefully explained/applied his methods and after the first visit my pain improved. After five visits my pain was gone and a full range of motion was restored to my neck and upper back. I rate his treatment, in my case, a complete success. I have and will continue to recommend his care to anyone I come in contact with who suffers from cronic pain. He is that good.

After an incident at work left me with excruciating shoulder pain, I was treated by Frank in hopes to relieve it. I pinched a nerve in my shoulder while holding a thrashing patient at work. Given a prescription for muscle relaxer and sent on my way from the ER, I thought I would just have to deal with it. In only one visit (and with the help of the stretches which were the only thing Frank strenuously suggested), I found I had no more problems from pain that was so intense that I found myself unable to lift my arm.

Less than a month after that incident, I was hit on my side of the car in an accident that left my back very sore. Having had such positive results before, I again went to Frank. Because he worked on my back and neck several times in the few weeks following the accident, I experienced only residual soreness. In fact, my co-workers were surprised at how quickly I was back at work and feeling good. I have every confidence that this was because I made sure to go to Frank right away and continued to follow his guidelines regarding stretching. I find relief after a long day from doing his suggested stretches even months later.

It occurs to me that the post delivered by an anonymous patient is simply a hoax. I can't imagine that Frank would have behaved the way that person described. Besides that, if there had really been a problem, that patient should have contacted Frank directly. I've had to call Frank only days after a session when I experienced pain again, and he was all to happy to work on me again and suggest more stretches. An individual's healing is in their own hands.

I am under the care of Nancy Shaw. She has given my life. I have worked hard to get well after a car accident in 2004 through other specialists. I have been in serious pain since the day of the accident and until I found Nancy, I was beginning to believe that the other specialists were right...I had reached as far as I could go with getting better and I would have to learn how to live with this misserable pain.

I had so much hope when Nancy, with sincerity she told me, "You don't have to live with this Pain." I eagerly listened to everything she explained. I looked at the charts on the wall and was amazed that it was exactly what my body has felt these five years. After understanding my body, what I could do to help it heal, I went home and did as I was instructed. I bought a timer so that I could do my stretches every 2 hours to retrain them.

I have to say that I have gone from 8 different meds to control the pain down to one. I planted a flower garden, herb garden, and flowers. I have mounted bird feeders and am enjoying the wild birds. I am cooking, cleaning, becoming more active and loving life! Before this clinic, I found it extremly difficult to do these things. And I am so excited to report that I have returned to my first love...my piano. I write this crying with tears of such joy. It's hard to describe the freedom I am experiencing.

This report has to be a hoax! Nancy has many years of experience and has never wasted my time or money. She is fair and very giving. She is very caring herself and I can't imagine any of the other people who work there to help with myofascial release could be any differnt than her. She also has asked me about what vitamins I was taking, to consider adding certain ones to make sure my muscles would respond to the work we were doing. She never once pushed any on me. I replied what I was using and what I would go get. She NEVER pushed, ever. She has also told me to eliminate certain foods that make the muscles sticky just until we could get the moving again. We discussed posture while sleeping, sitting, cooking, etc. I fould that when I made the adjustments she advised, I was feeling better.

I know that God directed me to this wonderful, caring group. The story of how I found them just can't be denied that He had His gracious hand in it. I have had 3 visits and am returning next week for more. And by the way, I travel 2 hours to see her, to get help. Now would I do that if this wasn't working?

It angers me that this report is here. I saw it when I was looking up directions to get there and it made me question motives in the office. I finally relaxed and realized that whoever wrote this is mistaken. I am so very glad that I didn't let it stop me from making my first trip. I am so very glad. I have been seeing her since the end of April of this year, 2009. I only wish that whoever wrote this, if they were a true patient, they would have spoken up to this doctor and tell him of their concerns. They don't deserve their reputation to be tainted.

October 22,
2009

 

To Whom It
May Concern,

I met Frank
Gresham in September before school started and had no idea what I was in store
for.  I went to his office not knowing
that he would be an answer to a prayer.

My name is
S. Thompson and my son has had migraines since third grade.  As a mother it is very heartbreaking to watch
your child go through the pain, miss the school and wonder why this happens to
him.

I tried many
things to try to ease his problem.  I eliminated
some foods from his diet, tried supplements and finally, took him to a
neurologist who prescribed medication. 
Unfortunately, he continued to suffer. 
I knew that if he did not get much better, we would need to return to
the neurologist and begin taking even stronger medication.  This was a road that I did not want to
travel.  I prayed that I would find
something or someone who could help him.

The day I
met Frank Gresham, I did not realize that his practice not only dealt with this
type of problem without medications, but also that Dr. Gresham had gone through
many years of migraines and a host of medications and that he had benefited
personally from this treatment.

I made an
appointment right away.  What I loved is
that Dr. Gresham wanted to speak directly to Chris to help him and explain to
him some of the everyday things such as posture and sleep position that could
cause his headaches.  I also like the
fact that Dr. Gresham ‘s goal was to solve this problem within five visits!

The visit
was great and Chris committed to making changes.  I intentionally made the appointment before
school started because Chris had a headache everyday during the first week of
school last year.

This year,
Chris had no headaches the first week of school and one headache the second
week!!! He continues to get better and better and we have not even been to the
second visit with Dr. Gresham yet!!!

I am truly
grateful to have met Dr. Gresham and look forward to getting rid of Chris’
headaches completely as we continue treatment. 
Dr. Gresham was wonderful with my son, he is an incredible person, and I
feel blessed to know him.

 

Sincerely,

S. Thompson

 

My 14 year old son Steven often complained of hip pain, so we took him to the chiropractor for adjustments. That seemed to help some, but not long term. Finally we saw Frank who asked if he could work an assessment on Steven and in minutes of that appointment, Steven was on his way to a pain free childhood. That’s right, within minutes of using the pads in my son’s shoes and seat, his pain was gone. Turned out my son had an alignment issue caused by one leg shorter than the other from not having the pad in his shoes. I’m sure there’s a medical term for this, but just the same…thanks Frank! My son is once again running around playing sports.

DDG

Ashburn, Va

Dec 5, 2009

I visited the offices of Nancy Shaw several times and received top class treatment.