Dr.Thomas Polucki DC

Reviews 3

KA

karina reynaga

In this day and age, it is very difficult to find a safe, effective, compassionate, empathetic true doctor. With the way the medical industry is structured and run based on for profit margins, and not concentrating on the actual health of the patient, it is rare to find a good doctor who can fight against the push towards over medicating patients, and meeting financial quotas for HMOs, hospitals or medical practices. That is why I feel so fortunate to have met Dr. Thomas Polucki, and will refer him to anyone who is having health difficulties. Dr. Poluckis life mirrors his passion and resolve to help others. He truly understands all the interdependent complicated mechanics of the body, yet also can bring simplicity, solutions and a feeling of secure care to a scared patient like myself (when I first met him). I have been distracted into believing that allopathic medicine is the solution because the pull has been so great towards that in our country, and that is where our insurance plans lead us, but every time I have had an issue and ask Dr. Polucki for advice, his advice is very sound and right. I did not need to run around for solutions elsewhere, because he had them for me. For the very intelligent, careful care that one is provided with Dr. Polucki, the cost is very considerate. When I was unemployed, Dr. Polucki and his wonderful assistant Elena made every effort to accommodate my financial situation yet at the same time get me to the most optimum health of my life. I also have to mention that Elena and Toni, Dr. Poluckis wife make me feel right at home. Their indelible presence in the Valencia community is one of service, and care. I look forward to going to Dr. Poluckis office for any concern, because I know that I will leave feeling much better right away. Thank you Dr. Polucki, Elena and Toni! Health is #1, and without your support I could not have gotten through the firestorm of traps that the pharmaceutical industry and HMOs will make patients suffer through. I hope others reading this will know they can turn to you for comfort, relief, education, and actual corrective treatment and avoid the nightmare of financial debt, side effects from medications, and constant absorbance of time in doctors visits. Examples of corrective care: Every adjustment leaves my neck less stressed and tense. I am able to sleep that same night after days of tossing and turning from lower back pain and neck pain. Dr. Poluckis classes teach me how the body works, and I do not feel so anxious or out of the loop like the quick 15 min office visits with regular doctors. Dr. Polucki was the first doctor to inform me that the medication I was on was causing all the weight gain and health issues I was going through. I lost 50 lbs following Dr. Poluckis advice, and got to the best shape of my life. I stopped having panic attacks and depression. I learned how to help my family think differently about all the health issues they were going through. Meeting Dr. Polucki, Toni and Elena has been invaluable. I cannot thank them enough for everything they have done for me and my family. Dr. Poluckis level of expertise and care is what every chiropractor should aspire to.

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Julian

4 years ago, I fainted and hit my chin in the shower, needing stitches. I had always had neck and jaw problems, but it got extremely worse after that incident. My jaw would always click when opening and closing and sometimes it would lock. Nobody.... And I mean nobody could figure out how to fix my jaw. I saw a jaw doctor like when I was a teenager but even he didnt really know how to fix it. After this injury, it got way way worse. And over the years it got to the point where I couldnt move my neck at all. Couldnt open my jaw at all. I had to drink smoothies to eat because biting into things hurt really bad. I honestly, thought there was no hope. I thought this was how I was going to be. I got an MRI on my jaw and they said I would need surgery but the surgery could have drastic side effects. It could cause my jaw to be broken permanently. I definitely didnt want to do that. I then was introduced to Upper Cervical Chiropractors. I had never heard of that before and in my experience, I hated Chiropractors. I always thought they would just twist you and that was it. And previously, every Chiropractor I would see, just made things worse. For a year, I saw a doctor in Glendale who was a NUCCA certified Chiropractor. He was very expensive. It cost like 200 dollars just for a first visit plus xrays. And then 80 dollars every time I needed an adjustment, 50 dollars if no adjustment needed, and 75 dollars every time he needed to do more xrays. I think he did like 20 xrays on me in that time. It was pretty outrageous. But I liked that there was some kind of math to what he was doing. He would test whether the adjustments were working or not. But it just got way too expensive. And I thought there has to be a better doctor than this. And thats when I finally found Dr. Polucki. He is also Upper Cervical but he uses the Blair technique which actually is the original technique that NUCCA came from. And he is absolutely, the best Chiropractor Ive ever seen. I called ahead of time to see if he would take my insurance and they said they would. I came in, and unfortunately my insurance wasnt accepted... But Dr. Polucki gave me a great deal anyways. :D Ive been seeing Dr. Polucki twice a week for about 4 months and feel so much better! Im no longer in pain. I have way more energy and I am starting to do more exercises. I still cant eat hard foods but my jaw is feeling SOOOOO much better. And Im starting to be able to hike again which is something I really miss. No cracking. No Twisting. Just lays you down, finds the messed up areas and fixes them. He even gives exercises to do as well to help you get better. And he even offers vitamin supplements and other nutritional advice. I am tremendously thankful for Dr. Polucki and his hard work in helping me get better. Trust me.... You are in good hands! If you want to get healthy, come here!

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Julian ...

Dr. Polucki is the best Chiropractor I have ever visited. I have been going to a NUCCA chiropractor for a year and a couple months, which has been going pretty well, but it costs a ton of money. The NUCCA chiropractor doesnt take insurance so Ive been paying 80 dollars a visit. And the money is starting to get pretty outrageous. I also havent been liking the fact that the NUCCA chiropractor doesnt give me any exercises or anything I can do. I basically cant do anything and have to rely solely on him. Dr. Polucki uses a variation of NUCCA that is called the Blair Technique. He was totally different than the NUCCA chiropractor. I came to see him because of the many amazing reviews here and also because they said my insurance would be accepted. It turns out my insurance was not accepted but Dr. Polucki is allowing me to be charged whatever the copay would have been with my insurance. He is a very nice guy. Ive never seen a doctor be that willing to work with me. Even to the point of allowing me a major discount. He really just wants you to get better. Also, Dr. Polucki has tests to see if you are in alignment. He took 2 photos on his phone to see if there was a straight line going down my body. Ive been to many other chiropractors that dont use any kind of tests to see if you are in alignment. It usually is just about wherever you are feeling the pain. Not only that, but then after the adjustment which is very similar to NUCCA but a little bit more pressure, he took 2 more photos and you can see that I really was adjusted. Before the adjustment, my head was forward a little bit. Afterwards, my head was right over my body with my ears right above my shoulders. This proves that his methods work. I came in having a hard time opening my mouth with extreme jaw pain (TMJ) and I left with not only relief in my jaw but also an exercise to do so that my jaw would continually get better. Ive been doing that exercise the whole weekend and my jaw is feeling better and better each day. Make sure to listen to him and DO THE HOMEWORK!!! I would have given 5 stars but I only had one appointment with him. Ill change it to 5 stars after I see the results of the following appointments.