Dr. Heath is wonderful! I’m 35 years old and I have been largely healthy and active throughout my life. However, I have been suffering with what I refer to as “wonkiness” issues for about seven months. One day I was driving and all of a sudden I felt funny. I knew something was wrong but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. I felt not quite dizzy, but a bit weird and off balance. I saw an ER doctor, my primary care doctor several times, cardiac specialists, a neurologist (who diagnosed me with an inner ear vestibular disorder—-incorrectly I would later learn), two different physical therapists, two different eye doctors, an Urgent Care doctor, a new primary care doctor, and finally Dr. Heath. I kept feeling worse and worse over time that for a while I could barely get off the couch. I had to be helped to the shower, I couldn’t sleep on my left side, drop my head to either side or look down without severe vertigo-like feelings. I couldn’t drive anymore either. My eyes got so bad that I sat on the couch with my eyes shut listening to the television for half the day and imagining what was happening on the screen because they were so strained and had such bad nystagmus (eyes shaking from side to side involuntarily) I couldn’t keep them open. I couldn’t read or look at my phone or tablet and I could barely sleep because it felt like I was in a state of perpetual motion.
Once my second physical therapist came into the picture and realized the problem was not coming from my inner ear—it was actually coming from my neck—she started working on the muscles and soft tissue. She did a great job and I started to feel better, the strain on my eyes muscles lessened vastly, but I still needed more. This is where Dr. Heath comes in! He ordered X-rays of my neck, back, and pelvis. After he reviewed the films he saw I had a previous traumatic injury to my neck, spine and pelvic area. He found that due to my neck injury (23 years before) the nerves and blood supply to my vestibular system were being constricted and causing me to feel “wonky.”
I have been seeing Dr. Heath for about a month and a half now and I am doing exponentially better! I’m sleeping on my sides, back, and stomach through the night, I’m driving long distances again, I feel less and less wonky and more and more like my old self! It feels great!
You have no idea how much your independence means to you until you lose it! I was afraid I would never get better. I was scared out of my mind wondering how the next 30, 40, or 50 years would be if I couldn’t get this wonkiness issue under control. How would I lead a normal life? But thankfully, Dr. Heath is fixing my neck, back, and pelvis and I truly believe I’m going to be even better than the old me.
Dr. Heath cares about his patients and he really wants his patients to achieve total wellness. Feeling “good” isn’t good enough he wants you to lead the active vital lives we were all meant to lead. I’m very grateful for his help on my journey. I think just about anyone can benefit from his extensive knowledge. And if you’re a big baby like me and afraid to get adjusted at first—he’s awesome and really puts you at ease. Don’t think you have to live with the chronic pain or disorders—because chances are you don’t have to!
