For 2+ years, I was dealing with extremely frustrating, debilitating symptoms; periodic, intense vertigo attacks and awful tinnitus were chief among them. During that time, I saw dozens of doctors, had several medical tests done, and explored multiple treatment options. None of them gave me relief, some (such as exploring the TMJD route via adjustable splint) actually even made me worse.
Finally, during summer 2022, Atlas chiropractic was suggested to me as a potential route to explore. I was very apprehensive, because (a) I had already explored several options and spent thousands at this point and (b) one route I had explored was a Blair chiro, with whom I had a bad experience, so I wasn't sure any type of chiro treatment would be for me.
Still, I decided to give it a shot and found Dr. Scarborough through some online research. I had an initial phone call with him and was impressed by how thorough, open, and genuinely caring he was from even that first phone call. (I was more than a little jaded at this point, and had dealt with so many doctors who clearly only cared about money and/or didn't understand my symptoms, that this was extremely refreshing).
During my initial visit, he spent 2-3 hours with me, throughly taking X-rays, going over my medical history, etc. One this and the exam itself all went well, one thing that really stood out to me during that first visit was him saying that if I didn't notice some noticeable improvements within the first month, he wouldn't continue seeing me because he didn't want to waste my time and money beyond that. When you're dealing with complex, chronic symptoms as I was, this is no small thing, as there are (unfortunately) a number of medical professionals who will try to push for you to come back for months or YEARS on end—even if their treatment plan is clearly not helping you.
I can honestly say that within the first month of seeing him, my tinnitus gradually quieted until it became totally silent. I also got through the fall (which had been my worst time of year for vertigo attacks, due to the weather pressure changes) without any vertigo attacks whatsoever. Because I've been doing so much better, I have also been able to spread out visits (i.e., once every month or once every other month) at this point.
Dr. Scarborough is also trained in trigger point therapy and includes it in his treatments. (I admittedly went into my first visit already understanding the importance of trigger points and how heavily they can impact symptoms, so this was yet another factor that convinced me to go through with treatment).
I'm very grateful for Dr. Scarborough's continual care, kindness, and knowledge!
