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Dr. Anthony Tsai
Some comments from our patients...
"Your service is so great. I'll recommend your clinic to my friends."
"Your bedside manners are excellent."
"Ive seen so many doctors in the past years and you are the only one who has treated me like you care about results and not just another patient. I appreciate that very much."
A series of treatments at Chiroworks Care Center by Dr. Tsai has restored the painful tissue in my low back and neck from years of working at a desk and poor posture. Each treatment improved the health of the tissue until I no longer needed to go back. The pain is gone and I am no longer reminded of the pain. Dr. Tsai is dedicated to his profession and a gifted healer.
Brigid R Formerly from Santa Clara CA - February 2011
My two experiences with Dr. Tsai have been excellent and unlike any other Chiropractic visit I have ever experienced.
I first sought treatment for a pinched nerve in my neck that made my life unbearable. Dr. Tsai used something called the Grafton technique which employed the use of metal bars to break up the knots in my neck. He was incredibly thorough and his prices are very reasonable. The pinched nerve pain quickly diminished. The treatment I received was more of a cross between physical therapy and Chiropractic. So if you are skeptical of traditional Chiropractic, Dr. Tsai's use of physical manipulation/therapy might be a better fit for you.
The eye guy of San Jose CA - November 2010
Dr. Anthony Tsai is professional, extremely knowledgeable and effective in what he does. He is unlike any chiropractor I’ve had the pleasure of knowing. He uses the Graston Technique, a leading edge practice that has been used on Olympians to accomplish results. He is committed to continuous learning, development, and knowledge sharing. I highly recommend Dr. Tony.
Angie D of San Jose, CA - October 2010
My first visit to Dr. Tsai was in early 2009. I live in Santa Cruz and was just working over the hill that day.
Seabea of Santa Cruz, CA - November 2009
I am a lifelong devotee to bodywork with a lifelong shoulder and headache problem...NOT ANYMORE. Dr. Tsai is nothing short of a miracle worker. Since I have begun my treatments with Dr. Tsai I have not suffered from the close to migraine headaches that I used to get on a weekly basis.
The incredible time and patience that he dedicates to your visit is unheard of and you WILL NOT find anywhere else. I have been to other Graston providers and they are a joke in comparison to Dr. Tsai.
Dr. Tsai takes his Graston practice seriously and his goal is to never see you again. That may sound unsettling...but think about it...his goal is to give you immediate relief, provide you will long term tools that will free you from the "chiropractic" cycle.
If you are new to Graston, DO NOT BE AFRAID...IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Tracy G of Palo Alto, CA- September 2009
Personally, I think it's too difficult to trust and to choose a chiropractor. There are so many kinds of chiropractors out there or on yellowpages. How am I gonna choose one who can help me with my pain? Referral or first-hand experiences by friends are important for me to make a decision.
Before I met Dr. Tsai, I didn't even know a chiropractor can improve my chronic shoulder and back pain so much. I though if I could get more rest on my shoulder/back, or if I could sleep better, maybe hopefully these pains would go away someday somehow. All those did not happen. I tried a treatment from Dr. Tsai.
Now I know chiropractic is not only about adjusting your spine, but also about your nerves and muscles. At least my chronic pain around shoulder and back are mostly from my muscle tightness rather than spine.
Dr. Tsai was careful about fully diagnoses before doing treatment. He was nice and gentle, and really cares about patients. He tried to help patients in different techniques, including instrument-assist massage therapy, and electrical stimulation, and ultrasound for deeper muscle therapy. I actually felt much better after first treatment. Then I had second and third and will keep going until my chronic pains go away. "Live your life without pain" is really what I want to experience after many years live with pains. I want to have something different. And it is definitely nicer.
GW of San Jose, CA - Feb 2008
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Pain is difficult to visualize and demonstrate on a webpage. I wish that I could show you all the patients with shoulder pain or nerve pain that I have helped. Here are some current patients that were easy to demonstrate on a website in some way. Their pain was a result of increased stress on a muscle due to a joint misalignment.
The following results are from actual patients are not guaranteed for you. Your results may vary.
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Idiopathic Scoliosis / Functional Scoliosis
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Here is a current patient in her forties with her x-rays from the year before with another chiropractor. While I cannot say that I can cure scoliosis with chiropractic alone, these pictures should speak for themselves for a patient who has had mild to moderate scoliosis for most of her life. On the other hand, I have never seen a surgical patient or patient using a brace become 100% cured for scoliosis either. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong and read about my opinion about scoliosis. Chiropractic spinal adjustments in conjunction with myofascial therapy and the patient's diligence with home exercises were all a part in these results. Here is a brochure about scoliosis with the official word from a chiropractic organization or the online version of the ACA stance on scoliosis. Looking at her x-ray, the bones in her spine are not of abnormal shape just misaligned also known as a functional scoliosis. Until I can get post-x-rays, pay attention to the curve in the right rib cage, the musculature in the middle and the shadow of the spine bones to confirm the black line approximating the spinal scoliosis curve. The red line in the resulting photos is taken from the curve in the original x-rays. The final picture shows the leg length difference change with the right leg now appearing longer. The x-ray shows her right pelvis higher and the right tilt of the spine causing her right leg to be shorter when the patient first came to see me. As the spine curve straightens and the right pelvis drops, the right leg is appearing to be longer as a result. Unfortunately, this website started after her initial visit. Three weeks after these post-results pictures and I am happy to report that the scoliotic curve is stable along with her pain. Her treatment consisted more of myofascial therapy, physiotherapy and "no crack"/gentle chiropractic instead of traditional "cracking" chiropractic adjustments. The goal for her treatments was to stop her back pain and reducing her scoliosis played a part in accomplishing this by balancing the stress loads between left and right side.
Chiropractic Adjustments
Have you heard of chiropractors that ask you to get adjusted 2-3x a week? Here are some pictures showing the gradual changes with traditional "cracking" chiropractic adjustment only once a week. I usually only ask patients for weekly treatments until they are stable because I address the muscle imbalance with myofascial therapy, stretches and exercises which is the other half of the equation in joint misalignments. This patient had surgery for his knee injury and had his leg in a cast which caused a mild but noticable misalignment in his back as seen by the length in his legs. Besides injury, everyday activities such as driving and even muscle imbalance/tightness can cause misalignments. The leg difference fluctuates as the body adapts to an equilibrium or finds a balance, but the overall progress can be seen. I adjusted his pelvis regularly because it is the base & the foundation of the spine. The muscles will also relax more becoming less tight when the body is in alignment with the center of gravity. This is why posture is so important. The next section will look more into posture. The purpose of this section is to document how well the adjustments hold and the patient continues to make progress with additional adjustments.
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This is a before and after adjustment shot by the 3rd week. This is the earliest picture I have of him showing the greatest difference. The subsequent pictures show white lines taken from the very first picture. |
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4th Week: after adjustment shot only |
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5th Week: before & after adjustment |
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19th Week: The patient returned after about 2 and 1/2 months. The overall change is still better than the 3rd week picture and the change in leg length is stable. The after adjustment change is not dramatic so it is time to look at other areas. |
Posture & Chiropractic Adjustments
The following are is a longer term look at a patient with mild posture problems. He was being treated for pain so he visits depended on the presence of pain in multiple locations. I advocate good posture and proper ergonomics for their relationship with the stress to muscles such as in the neck and shoulder. Originally, I drew a line parallel to the walls beginning at the ankles but as you can see, the patient tends to lean forward. I finally draw a box around his upper chest and use that as a reference for how far forward his head translates (anterior head carriage / forward head posture). This is an unconventional method but the best I can do without x-rays. Note the rounded shoulders and how the belly or abdomen translates forward with the weak core muscles. The abdomen also seems to indicate how far forward the lower spine curve goes forward as a result of how far backward the upper back translates. The body tries to find a balance between the upper and lower body. After stopping treatment for several months, the shoulders did become rounded again from working at the computer but that was fairly easy to treat with subsequent myofascial therapy treatments. I am personally happy how the forward head posture stabilized which might have played a part preventing his neck pain. With the last set of pictures, there were small noticable changes what were relatively consistent with each picture. Another important message I'd like patients to see is how important it is to make healthy changes to your life such as regular exercises and stretching. I find the patients that do this respond the best and keep the results of their treatments better. The postural changes seen with this patient is a cummulation of effects of both my treatments and the patient's efforts with regular exercises.
A person's posture is a global balance between 27 joints of the spine. Looking at leg length is a quick but incomplete view of the balance between left and right side. Fixing a global problem like posture is like peeling off layers of an onion. There are multiple areas of problems that contribute more or less with each other. Every patient's problems are unique so the patient's treatment will change to suit their needs.
Dr. Tony Tsai
Works In Progress
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Before & After Chiropractic Adjustments: Early results after 1 month. Pre-treatment x-ray taken by the previous chiropractor. Note: the head angle is the same but the individual neck bones are clearly starting to form a more normal cervical lordosis or curve in the neck.
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Before Chiropractic Treatment: X-ray and photo show an average of 12 mm leg length difference measured by X-rays due to misalignments in the pelvis and spine. Pre-treatment x-ray taken by the previous chiropractor. X-ray confirms finding in before photo.
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After Chiropractic Adjustments: Leg length difference now shows a slight difference with the right leg now longer after 1 month. Only gentle chiropractic used in both the low back and neck. |
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome Before & After Pictures
