Mikulecky Michael MD

I was a patient of Dr. Mikulecky of the Redding Orthopedic Clinic, after falling off a 12 ft ladder and breaking my arm and several ribs and injuring my back. In my opinion, the health care I received was extremely sub-​standard and I still have muscle and nerve problems as well as a deformed arm several years later because of this poor care. Essentially this physician treated only my broken arm and never addressed my other injuries — he offered absolutely no comprehensive treatment for the associated trauma to my back. And in fact the brace that he recommended resulted in a frozen shoulder (muscle wasting that results in lack of movement) that made matters even worse. I had to insist on physical therapy (which he neglected to offer after the shoulder was frozen) and then undergo months of therapy to get back a minimal level of function in my arm and shoulder. There were also gross errors in my chart, such as documentation that I was being treated for my hip, that left me feeling Dr. Milulecky was very sloppy and/​or incompetent in treating the entirety of my medical problems. I regret on a daily basis that I did not obtain a second opinion or use another physician as this problem will likely remain with me for the rest of my life. Dr. Mikulecky assured me that the course of treatment he recommended (brace versus surgical repair) was the same that he would recommend for his own family member. I believed him and trusted him with my care. Based on the very prolonged and only partial recovery that occurred with this approach, I now highly doubt the sincerity of his advice at that time. I strongly believe I would have had a much better outcome, a faster recovery, and probably a full recovery with another physician who was willing to treat me comprehensively, rather than myopically focus on just my broken arm.