Back in Balance Chiropractic and Massage

Dr. Michael Friedman and his chiropractic services are the best! I no longer look like the hunchback of Notre Dame. And, better yet, the pain is gone. I spend all my working hours in front of a computer. That resulted in lots of neck and shoulder pain. After a couple of months of regular treatments and, now only periodic adjustments, I am rarely in pain. Thank you Dr. Friedman!

Had a typical chiropractic centre experience at Back in Balance, until I requested to change Doctors as I was not obtaining the results I needed from the one I had been assigned (I am extremely hard to adjust in places, and this person was not able to adjust me 50% of the time unfortunately). My physio, who has been working with me for over 5 years, suggested I switch to another practitioner (an ex-colleague of his) who also works at Back in Balance. I requested this happen, and was told the Doctors would speak and they would be in touch, and that ultimately they were there for my "care". 4 days later I followed up, and was told they had no update as of yet. Nearly two weeks passed with no communication, and at this point I am assuming I am not going to ever hear. I followed up again and was finally told that the Doctor couldn't treat me as I required a certain technique that they didn't perform. Interesting, as it was a routine chiropractic adjustment that all chiros perform (including the one I was originally seeing at Back in Balance but who was unfortunately not strong enough to produce the results I needed on a regular basis), and the technique they said I needed I have never heard of before. In addition, it is interesting that my physio recommended a Doctor he used to work with if that Doctor didn't perform that routine adjustment. I was never even given the chance to speak to the second Doctor myself, and somehow my case was deemed too difficult or something - for whatever reason, I don't know. Completely unimpressed with both the lack of communications, and how my case was dealt with. If they were truly there for "my care" as they say, I would have been given the opportunity to speak with the Doctor my physio recommended myself.

Another wonderful trip to Back in Balance today. I always leave feeling refreshed and renewed. I have been seeing Dr. Friedman for Chiropactic care for years and Catherine Hanson for massage therapy. Personable, professional and expert care. The team at back in balance has helped me through several wear and tear injuries and work continually to keep me in tip top shape!

Dr. Friedman has help me greatly with reducing my headaches. I would recommend his craniosacral therapy to anyone seeking headache /migraine relief!

Dr. Ellard is a master of his craft and you can't find better in this region. I don't think I'd still be able to scuba dive if not for his treatment and advice.

I had injured my tailbone back in February snowboarding. After 2 weeks of dealing with pain that was not subsiding I started to research what could help besides ice and heat, I found some resources online that mentioned seeing a Chiropractor. I found Back In Balance online and called to get more information and left a message, within 30 minutes I received a call back from reception, they booked me in to the soonest appointment. I had never been to a Chiropractor before, and was somewhat nervous, Dr.Pelkey took the time to educate me, gain all information needed about my injury, walk through her suggested course of treatment and also discuss any risks. We started with some massage to help release tense muscles, and a couple of adjustments. After 2 visits I started to notice a major difference, my general pain in my tailbone area was gone, and I was moving with a lot more ease. I saw Dr. Pelkey for 3 more visits and finally was “discharged” as my condition was fully improved. Thank you so much to Dr. Pelkey and The Back In Balance team!

Connor at Back in Balance helped me so much. I had gone to RMT for shoulder/neck pain before at another place but that person just attacked my body. Connor understands anatomy perfectly and knows how to manipulate my muscles to get them back in working order. I also like how well he explains the source of the pain and gives stretches to do at home for maintenance.

AMAZING CLINIC AND SERVICE!! I went there to see Dr. Michael Friedman, a chiropractor, for migraine and vertigo problems. I had migraine since I was 7 yo after a big fall on my head at a frequency of twice and more every week. Trough times I got used to it and around the age of 25 I’ve started some prophylactic medication that were giving me more side effects than the real effect. My migraines got worst and I started having vertigo problem for more than 6 years. That cost me a broken arm after a fall in the stairs. So I decided to take a chance and travel from Grenville to Ottawa (over an hour drive) to see if Dr Friedman would have the answer to my problem after my mom’s friend told her about this clinic. Dr Friedman listened to me and truly understood how I was feeling with all these daily challenges. He knows a specialized technique (CATS) to help with migraine problems and vertigo problems. He explained to me where my problems were coming from and how the migraine and the vertigo could be linked. I’ve seen a neurologist and an ENT doctor and none of them truly Explained to me how both were really linked. The ENT suggested me to go see an osteopath and a physiotherapist which didn’t quite help. Right at the beginning I felt confident with Dr Friedman. Well all I can say is after 3 months of treatment I’m free of my migraines and I stopped the prophylactic medications!! The vertigo problems are wearing off but there are still present. Dr Friedman suggested me to go see some other eye specialists that could help me with this problem. He also asked one of his colleagues to search for some specialists in Montreal (where I work) so I wouldn’t have to travel too much. Only with this gesture I know that Dr Friedman cares about my health. As I keep telling him : it’s almost like magic! Meeting him changed my life, I’m not afraid anymore to wake up with an awful migraine and not being able to work. As a scientist myself I believe in this treatment and recommend to every persons who suffer from migraines to at least give it a try and go see Dr Friedman and his team at the Back in Balance clinic. Every time I have to call or visit the clinic the service is always great and I always feel welcomed. Do not hesitate and call the clinic for an appointment. It changed my life for good!