He's made some massive improvements to my posture and general comfort level in only a few short months.
For 70 yrs I have had to live in a noticeably very crooked body, so crooked in fact that a doctor once asked me if I had been in a serious accident.
I told him that as far as I could remember, I hadn't experienced such an event and I'd never even been in a car accident.
During my initial consultation with Dr Bob, he probed my background for any history of falls, accidents or traumas right back to my childhood.
It was only then that I started to recall all of the crazy daredevil things that me and my buddies did as kids, playing outside, climbing and falling, exploring our little world and subjecting our bodies to a wide variety of traumas week in and week, but rarely complaining of being injured.
One thing that I recall doing with my best friend was that the both of us would climb inside a 44 gal steel drum and roll down a long bumpy hill.
It was like being inside of a washing machine as we were tossed around like rag dolls, hanging on to each other for dear life, and once it came to a stop we crawled out of it, all shaken up and after a few minutes we rolled the barrel back up the hill and did the same thing all over again.
Dr Bob explained to me that these multiple childhood traumas were responsible for causing significant misalignments in my spine, with each successive trauma compounding the previous insults, with my obviously crooked body which was noticed even as a youngster, and the overall body discomfort being the end result.
Now it just makes so much sense when I look back.
In just a couple of months, Dr Bob has put me back into a state of physical balance that I have not felt before. I finally feel comfortable in my own body for the first time in my life.
Thanks Dr Bob, you've set me on the straight and narrow path.
Edward Sauve
SSI , 2023
2023 has been an exciting year with lots of highlights, one of those being our oldest child Lydia graduating from high school. What makes this so special began over 18 years ago when I was sitting at the kitchen table reading the local newspaper and seeing an ad for a local chiropractor with the caption “Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired,” which just about summed it up for me.
I booked an appointment with Dr Bob who I had never met before, hoping for the best but not expecting miracles. My wife and I both decided to go.
During our first appointment, Dr Bob discovered that even though we had been married for quite a few years, we had no children and asked if that was by choice. We explained that although we hoped to have a family, we had so far been unsuccessful and had undergone examination and testing which found no evidence of anything that might prevent our ability to successfully conceive.
After explaining how the spinal cord and central nervous system runs down the center of the bony spine, and controls every bodily function, he demonstrated how spinal misalignments, especially in the neck always cause pressure on the nervous system and can interfere with virtually any bodily function.
Dr Bob's immediate prediction was “Don’t be surprised if after a couple of months of chiropractic corrections you find yourselves expecting.”
It was a comment that we quietly laughed off to ourselves, but to our surprise and delight it was to come true, and this was when Lydia’s story started.
Chiropractic has since then been part of all our routines, both our daughters, my wife and I all routinely visit our local chiropractor. Dr Bob has moved away from our small east coast town so we have to settle for a replacement, but maybe a visit to BC should be planned in the future.
Take care and enjoy the benefits of chiropractic.
Jeff H.
I am over 80 yrs old and my passion is growing flowers which I sell from my front porch here on Salt Spring Island.
For about 20 yrs, I have been stooping over forwards because my back pain was less if I did so. Over time I gradually stooped over more and more until my back was level with the ground and I was unable to stand up straight no matter how hard I tried.
It was impossible to lie on my back, so I just got used to being stooped over the whole time when gardening, and slept on my side at night.
In the Summer of 2021, my lower back pain became unbearable and unrelenting and I would lie in bed in tears, unable to sleep because it hurt so much.
My husband had been a friend of Dr. Bob's for a few years and he mentioned my worsening condition to Dr. Bob in the hope that he might be able to offer me some help. I knew Dr. Bob enough to say "hi" as he would stop by from time to time to chat to my husband and sometimes he would buy my flowers.
Given my advanced age and the fact that I had been stooped for such a long time and was unable to stand straight any more, Dr. Bob agreed to see me at his nearby office, but he was not sure if I was too far gone for him to help me very much.
Surprisingly, after only a few treatments I was able to notice definite improvement and gradually started to stand a little straighter with each visit, and over the next few months with regular appointments I was eventually able to stand straight without any lower back pain, and also able to lie on my back.
I came home from one of my appointments and reached into the cupboard for a glass, and realized that I could now reach the top shelf, which previously I had needed a stool to reach for many years.
I also realized that I was now looking up instead of always looking down. When I now see myself in a mirror and see that I am much straighter and have better posture, I say to myself, "Thank you Dr.Bob."
Joan L.
Salt Spring Island
"Today was my first encounter with a Chiropractor. Bob is a genuine and very knowledgeable person. He was able to introduce me to spinal health and the importance in plays in our bodies wellbeing. As a woman in her late 20's I had never considered visiting a Chiropractor until I was experiencing neck and lower back pain. Now I have realised the importance of alignment and would recommend anyone of any age to see Bob! He's certainly made my day and I look forward to our future sessions together."
Georgia Henn
"Fantastically thorough and knowledgeable. I've been going to chiropractors for many years and Dr. Bob taught me a lot about my spine that I didn't know. He also helped me dispel some myths of permanent dysfunction regarding the way my back is. The shift was definitely a welcome one!"
Alex King Harris
"My health issues began as a result of a high speed highway collision in 1993 in which I suffered multiple head, neck and spinal injuries including a severe whiplash and multiple fractures of my jaw.I have been receiving regular chiropractic and massage treatments since then which have provided me with temporary relief from frequent headaches as well as from neck and back pain.Over the years the headaches became more frequent and developed into severe and debilitating migraines, so 3 yrs ago my MD began treating my migraines with Botox injections, which proved to be very effective for the first couple of yrs and changed my life, but the effectiveness has now declined to almost nil. I make an annual trip from Edmonton to visit my sister on Saltspring each Spring.For the past 7 months, I had been suffering from severe migraines daily. Often they begin while I'm asleep and I'm forced to awaken with a blinding HA in the middle of the night; other times they begin randomly.Medication has not been effective, so I have to endure the pain or wait until I can get to a chiropractor.By the time I arrived on Saltspring in late May 2023, I had a massive migraine and Dr. Bob was agreeableto make an emergency appointment with him at his farm that day, even though it was a Sunday. I had been treated by Dr. Bob on a previous visit a couple of years earlier, so he was somewhat familiar with my situation.Dr. Bob examined and adjusted my neck and spine in a very precise manner on three occasions over a 4 day span and I am thrilled to be able to report that I haven't had a migraine since, and that was almost 3 weeks ago. I am now back home in Edmonton, I'm feeling great and have been able to resume my normal duties pain free, as well as work long hours in the garden and work out at the gym, all thanks to the magic hands of Dr. Bob.There is no substitute for the wisdom and skill that Dr. Bob has accumulated in his many decades of experience as a chiropractor. I am so grateful to have found him! My only wish is that I lived a lot closer and could see Dr. Bob on a regular basis for health maintenance."
Claudia F.
Edmonton, Alberta
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