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We have had so many incredible success stories on the sixth floor at 9 East 45th Street!  Every month hundreds of people are adjusted in our office and lives are being changed for the better.  Please share your success stories so that others may realize the amazing potential of chiropractic care. If you are currently a patient, please feel free to complete the following Client Experience Questionnaire. The Questionnaire is in Adobe Acrobat format, and requires the free Acrobat Readere to view.

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Dr. Jan Lefkowitz


 December 16. 2009

Jan,
I see you as my savior and my miracle man.  For over 20 years I have been suffering from disabling migraine headaches.  I have been treated by The Roosevelt Hospital Headache Center. I have seen a private neurologist. My internist suggested acupuncture, I changed my diet and I grabbed my head in pain with the weather changes.  Nothing helped. I told you that I have been awakened by migraines and have had as many as 3 a day every day for weeks. I am an active practicing psychotherapist where my total attention is a must and migraines make that impossible.  I do have medication; as you know I have to inject myself with serum.  But the serum is extremely expensive and it certainly isn't the answer. Too many injections backfire and create more migraines. 
Since we have been working together I see that I can eat anything, smile when the weather changes and the barometric pressure drops...and I don't have a headache!  Because of your work with me and the adjustments you've performed... I am so much better.  This cycle, I'm going on 2 weeks with no headache.  I know that you go beyond what the average chiropractor does; you work with my muscles and you do what feels like acupressure in addition to the adjustment.  You also answer all my questions and you take great care and you devote yourself to getting me better.  I recommend many of my patients to you and they feel the way I do.  There is no bigger tribute to you than that.  Thank you so much, Jan 

Regards, Miriam Biddelman-Massin, LCSW (name printed with permission from patient)

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Dear Dr. Lefkowitz,

I was first referred to you by my primary care physician (PCP) because I had been suffering from severe migraine headaches.I had experienced migraine headaches for the better part of 20 years; and a serious side effect of these episodes was insomnia.It had come to the point where no medication or traditional therapies were providing any relief for either symptom.  I must admit that I was extremely skeptical when my PCP first suggested I try chiropractic treatment for these migraines.However I can happily say that I felt relief from these headaches from the very first visit, and now simple monthly maintenance adjustments from you, has resulted in my being virtually headache free for over one year!If I hadn’t experience this relief for myself, I am sure I still wouldn’t believe it could work so quickly and effectively; and I would still be suffering.

Thank You!

Kim Chadourne  (name printed with permission from patient)

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Dr. Lefkowitz,

At 34 I became someone with a spine problem,
more specifically, a cervical spine problem.  I went
to an orthopedist who diagnosed me with two bulging
discs and prescribed a steroid to help with the
inflammation and physical therapy.

    My mother begged me to see her chiropractor, Dr.
Lefkowitz.  She has had lower back problems for a few
years now and swears by the relief of his treatments.
I refused his phone number because I was terrified of
being manipulated.  I thought, "How could that feel
good?  How could that possibly make me feel better?
Isn't that dangerous?  Why would I want someone
twisting my neck, the part of me that really hurts?"

    Well, since physical therapy had good intentions
but wasn't helping much, I reluctantly called and made
an appointment with Dr.Lefkowitz.  I was scared of my
first adjustment but he was so gentle it didn't hurt
at all.  I regained movement in my neck and head.  The
aches in my neck and shoulders gradually dissipated
resulting in better sleep.  I began to look forward
to my appointments just like my mother had told me I
would!

I highly recommend Dr.Lefkowitz for both newcomers and
those
who have visited chiropractors in the past.  He is
both gentle
and caring for anyone needing relief from chronic
pain.

-Jen S.


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Dr. Lefkowitz has helped me have a better quality of life, for sure- and all without medication…he's helped heal my wrist and forearm pain due to carpal tunnel syndrome, helped balance my body so that my neck & back pain due to sitting in front of a computer all day doesn't get worse, and more importantly has helped reduce my migraine headaches! He is a great find in this big city where there are numerous chiropractors you can choose from.   He is smart, capable, open-minded, accessible and cares about his patients' well being. What more can you want from a chiropractor?

Edelyn Sellitto  (name printed with permission from patient)

eenick@aol.com

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To: Dr. Jan Lefkowitz 

Testimony by Cynthia E. Strachon
Recently, while walking and having a conversation with one of my colleagues, the discussion came up about Dr. Jan Lefkowitz moving to his new location and how we could not run around the corner anymore to see him while on a twenty-minute break because of the longer distance to his new office.
Then, I said to my colleague, Well I understand your point, however; I will follow Dr. Lefkowitz and take what extra-time needed to see him, even if he moved to any one of the five boroughs.  
This is my Journey with Dr. Lefkowitz:   
I have suffered with Scoliosis for 34 years now, and almost everyday for all those years, I woke-up to back pain.  Various doctors told me back in the early "seventies" that I would have to learn to live with my pain (with the help of medication).  In the late "seventies" I tried Chiropractor treatments with minimal results from that particular Doctor.  During the "eighties" a friend told me about Acupuncture whereas; I continued to be treated through acupuncture for the next twenty-two years, because it helped me to function like a normal human being and not be bed-ridden.  However; for the most part whenever the effects of the treatment subsided, I would be in pain all over again until the next treatment.  Because of my ambitions toward working, I did learn to live with the pain as the doctors had told me in my early years - each and every morning Pain or No Pain I went to work by taking muscle relaxers, using heating pads, etc. 
In May of 2007, my acupuncturist retired.  I was devastated, what was I suppose to do now I asked myself?  Then, I remembered one of my co-workers had mentioned
Dr. Jan Lefkowitz - she had said to me, "remember the Chiropractor, who came to our "Health Fair" a few years ago?"  I said Yes, and I called her to ask for the telephone number. 
My Journey begin with Dr. Jan Lefkowitz during the middle of the Summer, 2007.  Amazingly, since my first days of treatment (six months ago) until now, I awake
PAIN FREE, PAIN FREE, PAIN FREE!! - which for me is an "unusual state to be in".  I had been so conditioned to awakening with severe to excruciating pain for 34years. 
Now, when I awake, I am trying to learn how to convince my Mind that my pain no longer exist in my back, and that it is alright Not to have pain.
Hopefully Soon, my Mind and Body will come together!!

Thank you, Dr. Lefkowitz.

Cynthia Strachon (11/29/07)  (name printed with permission from patient)
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Dr. Lefkowitz,

For over 10 years now, I’ve been a firm believer in and advocate for back health.  To the degree my back is healthy and aligned, I find my overall health to be excellent, and to the degree that I am unable to care for my back properly, I find ailments plaguing my everyday life.  I’ve had back problems off and on throughout the years, and I’ve come to realize, without regular checkups from my Chiropractor, they only get worse.

It makes sense to me!  I think of it this way:  It’s virtually impossible to have a conversation with someone on a cell phone while your service is dropping in and out.  Similarly, your brain and body communicate via your spine . . . Well, when the spinal ‘service’ is ‘muffled’ (or ‘muted’ altogether) by subluxations, it’s kind of unreasonable to expect the body to function efficiently or even effectively!  We get pretty annoyed when our mobile conversations are broken up by bad service; I think we should be furious when our own body parts can’t speak to each other!

Let’s face it, gravity is working on me 24/7; 8 hours a day, I’m at an uncomfortable desk, 2 hours a day, I’m walking to and from that desk usually on various forms of concrete; is it really too much trouble for me to get my back a little attention twice a month?!  Absolutely not!

With that in mind, I select my Chiropractor very carefully . . . It’s really important to me!  In over 10 years I’ve been to my fair share of them, and after having the opportunity to be Dr. Lefkowitz’s patient, I am pretty certain I won't need to find another one!  Both my wife and I see him regularly, and we agree:  He’s awesome!  Friendly and professional, of course, but his talent for adjusting specific problem areas in our backs is peerless.  I never feel as though he’s applying unnecessary or imprecise force; rather, it’s obvious he’s applying measured and focused pressure tailored to the specific adjustment he’s attempting . . . and he gets the results.  For the past two to three years, my lower back has become more and more tightened and achy from poor sleeping habits, bad posture, etc., and after only 4 months of regular adjustments, some light dieting to get my weight down, and a few new exercises to strengthen my back, I experience no more pain or stiffness at all!  I have more energy, I’m more wakeful during the day, I even enjoy the 2 hour walk to and from my desk every day!  (Well, almost . . . not really.  Hey, don’t expect miracles!)

Dr. Lefkowitz is a great doctor, and what’s more he’s been a wonderful mentor to my wife and I in trying to reach for our optimal health.

I know your experience will be the same!

Thom B.  (9/12/07)


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