Morales Chiropractic Orthopedic Care

Dr. Morales is an exemplary doctor. I found the Pasadena location through my Medical Insurance website. Prior Dr. Morales treatments, I spend 2yrs with a foot injury, and 6 months with excruciating pain from a back injury. After some tests Dr. Morales diagnosed and explained everything the same day. He also advocated for me with workers comp. Morales Chiropractic is a family practice. Dr. Roberto Morales treats me for upper and lower back & hip injuries. My visits consists of him using various forms of treatments, including ultrasound stimulation, other low level stimulations, back adjustment, and a nice massage by a female staff. Sometimes I have to be a little patience to grab his attention and have him listen to my new concerns, yet his always follows through and is awesome at addressing my concerns. He ordered foot orthotics and gave me and ankle brace. His brother– who is a certified Physical Therapist and Nutritionists (and super friendly) also treats my ankle, gives me nutritional and oral vitamin supplement advice. I bought the joint support and inflammation reduction gel pills they have for sale. Soon, I will be doing acupuncture with them. I heard their Downy office has Zumba and Yoga. Finally, Dr. Morales saved me life and has done for me what no other cared to do. I highly recommend him. Him and his staff really care…

I came to Dr. Morales because he was the only chiropractor in Pasadena who was open on Saturdays who also took Aetna. Turns out he’s more of a salesman than a doctor. The office seemed… dingy and cramped. I honestly would have walked out before the appointment had I not been in extreme pain due to a neck injury.
One of the girls up front gave me a «massage» which was mostly just rubbing Icy Hot on my back with a timer ticking for 5 minutes. I really couldn’t relax because I felt like I was on the clock. Then the doctor came in and I just didn’t feel at ease. He looked at my back and said I had scoliosis which I’d never heard before and haven’t heard since. They I got some electrodes which didn’t seem well-​placed in comparison to my usual chiropractor. The adjustment went well enough.
In the end he sent me away with a $ 25 neck brace that was probably worth $ 3 and a bottle of homeopathic «muscle relaxers» which were basically just melatonin. The bottle honestly looked like it could be for sale at a medical marijuana clinic with the cheesy font and dubious ‘10X’ strength label.
I ended up in the same pain I had before my appointment until I could get into my usual doctor Monday morning. Dr. Morales and his technicians had pressured me to make a follow-​up appointment and when I called to cancel the girl who answered sounded nothing short of annoyed even though I was giving 24 hours notice. I have a feeling I’m not the first patient to cancel their follow up!

Worst ever. I was a product and not a patient. Never looked to my eyes. Consultation was only 4 minutes. And please, if you are gonna see a patient after lunch, wash your hands first. I dont want you to crack my neck with your hands smelling food.

I was dissapointed with my treatment with Dr. Morales. I went twice in July, 2011 after an injury to my middle back. During my first appointment Dr. Morales didn’t really listen to what my problem was. It seemed like he knew exactly what he was going to do no matter what my problem. During the first appointment his assistant gave a message that was very week, making me wonder if that really accomplished anything. He then put an electric machine on my back for 5 minutes which he says relaxes the muscles. He then gave a very typical adjustment. After the appointment he gave no explanation of what to expect other than, «You will be pain free tonight,» which was not true.
In order to give him a second chance, I went a second time, only to receive an even worse message, small adjustment, and and no questions about my problem. It seemed like the message was only given in order to appear like he was working harder than he really was. Also, without asking any questions, it made me wonder if he could have actually made the problem worse. In conclusion, if what you’re looking for is a typical back adjustment, you may want to consider Dr. Morales. However, know that you will not get specific treatment for your specific injury, and if you need any questions answered about your problem, you may want to try another chiropractor.

Dr. Morales has been my savior on two occasions. The first, was way back in 2001. My back went out on me, and I was out of work for about 2 weeks. It was that bad. I’d gone to the doctor, and the hospital, and nothing. I had pain in my legs, lower back, I was hobbling. It was excruciating, and fucked up.
I bit the bullet, and after searching for chiropractors online, Dr. Morales was the one I was to see.
I was told that I was flat footed, on one foot. Basically, I was off-​balanced, and that’s why my back went out on me. It was a ticking timebomb, and it went off.
I received deep tissue massage therapy for about two months, and a weekly (I believe) spine adjustment. Adjustments rule. In addition, I had some custom orthodics made specifically for my feet. They took molds from them, and sent them off to the lab for casting. That, in addition to the massage therapy put me back on track.
Fast forward to the spring of 2007, my back tried going out on me again, but I was able to neutralize it in time, with the help of the good doctor.
They accept insurance, I have a Blue Cross PPO, so my deductible is 500 $ (sucks for me) but each visit there after is only 15 $. That’s a bargain, considering deep tissue massage/​heating pad therapy runs in 1 hour sessions.
Dr. Roberto Morales rules!