Category: | Chiropractor |
Address: | 1313 Gilman St Ste B, Berkeley, CA 94706, USA |
Phone: | +1 510-526-3362 |
Site: | chiromik.com |
Rating: | 4.8 |
Working: | 9AM–12PM Closed 9AM–12PM Closed 9AM–12PM Closed Closed |
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Corey Nicholl
Every aspect of my experience being treated by Mik Hamilton has been positive and healing. Mik has many decades of experience, which you feel in everything he does; you feel that you are in very good hands. Being in the office itself is a pleasure. Denitsa and Anastasia are great! There is an open feeling there. The walls are covered with art, beautiful rugs and artifacts from his travels in India and the Middle East, charts, diagrams, photos, numerous patient testimonies to the success of Miks work. It is a comforting place to be, in itself. I tore two discs in a workplace injury. Mik was diagnosing this long before the MRI report was available. His adjustments, paired with other treatments in the well-equipped office and a simple home regimen significantly reduced the time and pain involved in recovery. Plus his sound advice guided me through the process, understanding what I can and cant do, and at what point, so that there is no re-injury! His guidance has kept me on the right path, and I can not thank him enough for this. Probably more than anything else, alongside his no-nonsense, straightforward manner, Mik is a deeply caring person, and enjoys people. He shows a deep love for and loyalty to his patients, and it is not uncommon to run into someone there who has been coming to Mik for 30 years or more. Mik obviously treasures these long-term relationships, and even though I have been treated by Mik for a relatively short time, I feel this same caring focus. I recommend him to anyone seeking chiropractic or laser treatment. I have been talking him up!
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Alexi Malenky
About 2 years ago, I started having a lot of pain in my lower back. It got to the point where there wasn’t much I could do physically without hurting it. Almost all of the members of my family have been treated by Mik over the past several years, with great success! So I went to see him. Mik was able to diagnose right away what was going on with my back, and started treatments immediately, and my back started feeling better very quickly. I have been seeing Mik for treatments ever since. I always feel in good hands with Mik, Denitsa & Anastasia. Mik’s office is personal, a very warm environment, both the people and the physical space, decorated with artifacts from Mik’s travels and a full life. Mik is very attuned to how your body is responding to the treatment, very familiar and confident with the body, the process of healing, the ups and downs that happen as you go through life. Whenever I have told him that I have encountered something with my back, my knee, something has flared up, Mik always has something to do for it. In the course of working with Mik, beyond the chiropractic adjustments, I have also experienced the benefits of the spinal decompression table, and laser treatments. I always feel Mik’s concern for our well-being. I work as a handyman, doing all types of jobs, all areas of house repair/construction. Mik has been a guide for how to safely continue my work so that I can keep doing what I love.
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Genesis Hernandez
This past summer, I was unfortunately rear-ended on the freeway. Immediately I was sent to a chiropractor in L.A, and while it did help with temporary relief from the pain, I didnt feel like the problem was really being treated. I wasnt getting better. When I came back to NorCal for school, I was sent to Dr. Hamiltons office. From the first day, there was something totally different about his treatment. It was a very good different. Right away he continued with completely evaluating me, took x-rays, really looked for the source of my pain and discomfort. When he did, he didnt just tell me the treatment and methods he had to take, but he really took the time to explain and educate me about my back and nervous system and what happened to my body in that accident. The major difference that he CARED, and he wanted to treat the problem and not just the pain. Today, my overall experience with pain has decreased INCREDIBLY, and while I am still in the healing process, the point is I am finally healing and not just numbing the pain. Even if you just have a minor ache, or just got in a car accident, there is no place better than Dr. Hamiltons offices to really begin on your road to recovery!
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Jennifer Lee
I’m so grateful to a yoga buddy who recommended Dr. Hamilton. He’s one of my angels here on planet earth, to be sure! Under Dr. Hamilton’s care, my chronic shoulder pain is virtually gone, and my mobility is almost as good on the injured side as the non-injured side. Only tiny whispers of the pain remain after just two weeks of treatment, and I’m confident that those whispers will vanish soon as well. Dr. Hamilton is also helping me with some back issues and a hamstring tear. Both are significantly improved. Prior to finding Dr. Hamilton, I’d almost lost hope that I would ever be fully comfortable in my body again. Now I know I can be healed. Part of Dr. Hamilton’s protocol is a set of warmups and exercises that I do daily. I really like this aspect of his treatment because it has me actively involved in my own healing. It’s very empowering. One last thing I must add here is that I enjoy my visits to Dr. Hamilton’s office tremendously. I look forward to my time with him, his staff and his other clients so much! They’re all kind, friendly, interesting, fun people. He’s created a lovely community with his practice that I’m happy and grateful to be a part of.
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Michael LaBash
I injured my knee and was in pain level 6, with lots of swelling and a bad limp. I was taking prescription level doses of Ibuprofen 3 times a day with no results. The specialist I went to see said my only options were surgery or a cortisone injection. So instead I went to see Dr. Hamilton. After my first laser treatment, the pain was down to a level 3 and I was limping less. After the second laser treatment, the pain was down to level 1-2 and I was no longer limping. Amazing! Dr. Hamilton continued for a few weeks with the laser treatments and at the end of my treatments very little swelling and pain remained and I was able to resume my daily walk routine again. I also had a long history of lower back problems and at the point I started seeing Dr. Hamilton I was feeling old and frail, living in fear of the next time my back would go out if I bent over or moved too fast, etc. Now, a year later, thanks to Dr. Hamilton, I feel young again and find myself moving in ways I never would allow myself in the past.
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Loretta Janca
I walked in with upper back spasms so painful I could barely breathe ... and walked out feeling terrific! Id been a skeptic of "laser therapy", but the laser treatment alone made a remarkable difference even before Dr. Mik did the physical adjustment to my spine! Im going regularly and doing all the exercises to try to get optimum results; but my big hurdle is that the "process" is lengthy and expensive, and my insurance doesnt cover any of it. Ive felt just fine since the first adjustment, which makes it hard for me to justify the expense of continued treatment. Dr. Mik knows what hes doing and I want to continue, but I will have to cut back on treatment and stay with the exercises now because of the cost factor. Dr. M and the staff are terrific, and I highly recommend Hamilton Chiropractic Offices.