For the first time in the better part of a decade, I’m actually without back pain.

I started seeing Dr. Thomas shortly after he moved into his new office. I went in for two reasons: (1) I had a knee injury that I was trying to avoid surgery on, and (2) I’ve had one form of lower back pain since high school soccer.

He recommended strongly that I get imaging done for the knee, but agreed to help me rehab and strengthen around the knee to avoid further injury until I was ready to get an MRI. As a result, my eventual post-op rehabilitation was way above average and went really smoothly.

On the back, Dr. Thomas adjusted me about every other time I came in for the knee and gave me a regiment of stretches. For the first time in the better part of a decade, I’m actually without back pain. My favorite part was that I’m pretty positive that he was sincerely trying to make sure that I didn’t have to come back and see him. He wasn’t just looking for a regular patient, which ironically, is why I’m now a regular patient.