Advanced Chiropractic

A few times a month, whenever I would turn my head to the left when switching lanes, I would get a sharp pain in the left side of my shoulder blade that felt like a knife stabbing me in the back. I also noticed earlier in the year that my neck seemed to pop out towards the right instead of being perfectly aligned. I decided to go to a chiropractor to see if they would be able to help me align my body and alleviate the pain and tension I felt in my shoulders and back. My godparents found out about Dr. Wells through a family friend and said they heard great things about him so I scheduled an appointment. I thought the receptionist was very helpful in answering all my questions about insurance, prices, and scheduling. A few days before I went for my first appointment, I told my brother that I was going to a chiropractor and he asked if it was Mark Wells — out of all of the chiropractors in MD, he knew the one I was going to which I thought was pretty funny. He had gone to Dr. Wells when he was younger for an injury from judo and he also had only wonderful things to say about him. I was a little nervous because I did not know what to expect, but Dr. Wells was so personable and friendly that I felt like I had known him for a long time. He asked me if I was there because I had been in a car accident and I said no, but I told him that I had been in a pretty bad car accident 13 years ago and suffered from severe whiplash but I didn’t get any PT done because I thought I was Superman when I was younger. He explained to me that that might be the reason why my neck feels like it’s popping out to the right side and why I have pain in my shoulder blades when I turn my head. I thought that was crazy but it made perfect sense! The way that my body is aligned now reflects how my body was flung around when my friend’s car swerved out of control and hit a telephone pole. He spent a long time explaining to me how the body is connected and why I am feeling the pain that I am, which I very much appreciated. He is very respectful and just seems like a genuinely kind human being. I have seen him 3 times and each time I can feel the tension releasing in my back — I also haven’t had the sharp pain in my shoulder blades ever since. I would highly recommend Dr. Wells to anyone for his professionalism, his intellect, and his genuine desire to help people!

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Dr. Wells is a magician!!! I have had back problems for ages and have and have had several opinions on what is wrong with, and how to fix my back. Dr. Wells just seems to do fix what is wrong in about 10 minutes. He’s very thorough, listens to what you have to say, and if he does not think he can work with your problem, he’ll tell you. He is not one of these «well, you need 55 treatments (because that is what the insurance pays) chiropractors. He’ll help you in a visit or two. I have been going to Dr. Wells for at least 6 years, and I can’t say enough good things about this practice!!!

Quick follow-​up. Not long after this review was posted, I actually received a series of voicemails from Dr. K, as well as a message here on Unilocal,which threatened me with a lawsuit over the negative comments I made. I was told that he had contacted his attorney and that I should remove the review, and that even THEN, legal action might still be taken. I never responded, but I did receive a final voicemail saying no action would be taken, only that I should have handled the situation differently. Lord, do I want to use this Dr’s full name, or even nickname, or perhaps leave him a negative review. But I won’t. If you do a little digging, you can figure out who it is.
The point of the update is this. Over 2 ½ years later, I haven’t had to visit a chiropractor once. Any time I start feeling back pain/​tension, I just go back to the stretches I was shown.
Thanks again, Dr. Wells. You have saved me a lot of money and a lot of physical pain.

I have seen a number of master manipulators — those manipulating bones & muscles that is — over the years. (have to separate that out form all the true master manipulators — my children!) It has included both chiropractors and old-​time osteopaths. And by years I mean about 40 years, when I injured my neck as a child. Dr. Mark Wells at Advanced Chiro is the real deal, and he has what I affectionately call «the touch». Seriously, he just seems to know where the root of the problem is and WILL help you regain function and reduce pain. I’ve gone to see him in the middle of a migraine and by the time I left I wanted a smoke (well, I don’t smoke but if I did …). He takes all kinds of time to ensure you understand what he is treating and why. He keeps to his schedule so you don’t sit in his waiting room for long. He also cares about his patients and will discuss with you what other steps you can take to help your health.
If you have either ongoing pain or headaches as I do, or need help from a specific recent injury, you would do, er, well, to consider Dr. Wells. I know any one doctor is not always the right one for every person, but I’d be surprised to hear he has anything less than a 99% return rate for patients. He really is terrific.

I had the best, most thorough adjustment last week. Dr. Wells and I go way back, but I hadn’t seen him for six years. He took care of everything and his rates are very reasonable.