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Dear Dr. Mandarino,
I just have to thank you again for your expertise in using the Graston Technique. You have finally given me relief from over twelve months worth of constant shoulder and upper back pain. After the first treatment the pain was relieved. I have been through weekly massages, a run of ten Rolfing treatments and various other things, which only gave very temporary relief. Even better, your treatment of my migraines using the same technique is truly a miracle! I have suffered for over twelve years and have tried many different drug treatments, lately I was up to having five to six migraines a week. After my first treatment, I did not have a migraine for almost three weeks. I now average one a week, which truly is a blessing. At this point, my neurologist has removed me from all preventative medication, which included various pills and rounds Botox injections every three months!
Sincerely,
Jock deBoer

Dear Dr. Mandarino;
Over the summer I separated my AC Joint at football camp. I went to regular physical therapy but it was not working at all. I kept re-injuring it after every game. When I heard about your method of Graston and Kinesio taping, I decided to give it a try. It turned out to be a great decision. The first time I received the Graston Technique I was extremely sore but within the next two days the scar tissue healed up, after the Kinesio tape was put on I literally felt the muscle being supported and the swelling went down. Going to your office for Graston once a week for four weeks did the trick. The fifth game of my season, I felt perfect. I had no pain on contact or even after the game, I had full rotation in my left shoulder. Thank you for all your help and treatment.
Sincerely
Anthony Evagelista

Dr. Mandarino,
I want to tell you what a difference the Graston Technique has made in my ankles. Before I came to' you 'had severely sprained both of my ankles. After that I would constantly roll my ankles doing anything as simple as walking around the house. The Graston Technique has eliminated that. My Ankles are now stronger than ever and I can even play Rugby without worrying about them. Thank you for all of your help, and I will definitely refer anyone who has the same problem I did to come to you.
Thanks for all your help
Stephen Swain
Wagner College Rugby Forward

Dear Dr. Mandarino;
I suffered a shoulder injury while lifting weights approximately 1 ~ years ago. I attempted to work through it and experienced a great deal of pain and stiffness to the entire shoulder and upper back area. I also play golf frequently which aggravated the pain even further. After a few months of this condition worsening, I was examined by a pain management doctor and an orthopedic surgeon. They were not able to determine the exact cause of the pain and I was referred to a physical therapist for treatment. I also received two cortisone shots to the shoulder with negative results. After several sessions of physical therapy the condition did not improve, so I stopped the treatments. The pain continued and the entire shoulder and arm was weak and I started experiencing numbness from my shoulder down to my arm. After a couple of month's inactivity and the condition not improving I read the article in the Staten Island Advance describing the Graston Technique used by you. I decided to set up an appointment being nothing else I tried seemed to help. After several visits to you, I noticed some improvement and attempted to start lifting weights again being very careful using light weights. I continued the treatment for several months and the results were tremendous, the pain was totally gone and I regained the strength that I lost and was able to continue my normal activities. In addition, on several occasions you treated me with Kinesio Taping which you explained would give support to the area and will promote healing. It has been several months, and other than some occasional stiffness my shoulder feels 100% back to normal. I have since recommended friends to you for treatment I would like to thank you and your entire staff for the care I received.
Thank you for all your help and treatment.
Lester Staubitz

DEAR DR. MANDARINO,
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, I HAD SUFFERED A KNEE INJURY THAT HINDERED MY TRAINING IN MIXED MARTIAL ARTS AND ANY WORK OUT. I WAS SENT TO AN ORTHOPEDIC WHO TOLD ME THAT I HAD A SMALL INJURY, AND TO REST FOR EIGHT WEEKS. THIS METHOD DID NOT WORK AND THE PAIN WORSENED WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO COMPETE IN AN IMPORTANT TOURNAMENT. IN MAY OF 2008, I HAD A CONSULTATION WITH YOU AND THEN START THE GRASTON AND KINESIO TECHNIQUE. I DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS TYPE OF TREATMENT WOULD WORK, BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS, I BEGAN TO FEEL THE DIFFERENCE IN MY MOVEMENT. NOW I AM ABLE TO RUN, PLAY TENNIS AND STRAIGHTENED MY KNEE WITHOUT PAIN AND YOU HAVE GIVEN ME ANOTHER CHANCE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND HEALTH, YOU'RE MIRACLE HANDS HAVE HEALED MY KNEE AND GIVEN ME MY YOUTH BACK.
THANK YOUR SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.
SINCERELY,
STEPHANIE E. SIRACUSA

Dear Dr. Mandarino:
I would like to thank you for helping me with my dizziness. No other treatments or medicines seemed to help. The dizziness started immediately following my worker's compensation accident on February 6, 2007. The condition progressed to the point where it interfered with my daily activities. I was constantly dizzy. I was unable to get up without my head spinning and having the feeling of falling to the floor. I saw a neurologist and had MRI' s, all if which were normal. After you performed the Graston technique I started to see results. After the first two treatments, I was 50% better. After the fifth treatment my dizziness was completely resolved. Thank you for changing and ultimately restoring my life back to normal.
Henri Singleton

Dear Dr. Mandarino,
I was going to wait until I recovered at 100 percent to thank you. However, I really needed to thank you 110 percent now for all that you have done for me.
Dr, Mandarino you have brought me a long way back from where I was after my accident. I am off my crutches that I was on for over a year, with no one being able to help me with any real results. With your help, I can now walk about two and a half blocks on good days. I use a cane now but that's ok, that is improvement after a year plus of crutches. The best part is that I can drive short distances now without being in excruciating pain and without wrapping my whole leg up with ace bandages. I am very happy with being able to drive again even though it is only short distance, because I can now pick up my son from school and not have to rely on others for help or my son having to wait forever for someone to pick him up from school. I tried so many different types of treatment including acupuncture, cupping, ti tai, gai sai, herbs, physical therapy, and of course pain medication. They all gave me temporary relieve but there were no true improvements. My orthopedic wanted to do surgery to remove the bone in my foot, which would have left my toe dangling and be placed in special shoes for the rest of my life.
That was definitely not something I wanted for the rest of my life. I then remember about the Graston treatment that you did for me and how it helped my back and shoulders. I also remember that you told me that you can treat my foot with the same technique. I was afraid of doing this at first because I was so scared of losing my foot but when my orthopedic told me that I needed surgery to take my sesamoid bone out, I said to my husband what harm can Dr. Mandarino do to my foot when the other doctor are planning to take out the bone anyway. I took a chance and put my trust in you. I am so glad that I did. I never thought this technique 'Graston' can help me with my foot, but it did.
Graston coupled with Active release and Kinesio taping really gave me the chance to start walking again. I can't believe that I am actually walking again, even though I am not walking as long or as far as I used to, but I am ever so thankful that I actually can walk even if it is short distances for now. I really feel with continued treatments I will be able to walk the same again as I did before the car accident. I now at least have hope for a full recovery. I look forward to taking those long long walks like I once did. I now have hope and can look forward to the day I can walk the Great Wall of China like I had promised my son before this unfortunate accident. I don't know if I will ever be at 100 percent, but with the improvements the treatment have made, I can really feel optimistic now to a hopeful full recovery. I am so thankful Dr. Mandarino for all that you have done for me. Your dedication from the heart to make me better, your professionalism every time I come to the office for treatment. I am so full of appreciation that you are here to help me. I believe that there's always someone watching over me and I believe that this time that someone that watched over me has sent you to help me. It is like a huge miracle. I thank you from the bottom of my heart and I thank you a million times over and over agaIn.

Dear Dr. Mandarino:
I am writing to thank you for all of the help you have provided for my running injuries. As you know, I'm an avid runner who has entered several marathons. In August of 2007, I developed serious shin splints and knee problems while training for the New York City Marathon. I went through several weeks of standard Chiropractic treatments. I met you one week before the marathon at which point I felt my injury was about 10% better and was thus considering canceling my marathon run. You took my injury seriously and told me that you would get me back in shape for the marathon. I was initially skeptical, but you then began using the Graston technique on my shins. Within one session, I felt a big improvement and was thus able to complete the Marathon!!!! Subsequently, you have provided additional care using the Graston technique and my legs feel much better. I am now planning on doing some half marathons in the next few weeks. I have been running for 15 years and have had my share of injuries and treatments. By far, you have helped me the most. Not only have the injuries subsided, but I know there is a place I can go if I develop any new injuries. Thus, I plan to keep doing marathons! ! !
Sincerely,
John Britz

Dear Dr. Mandarino;
I had suffered from chronic neck and back pains with numbness to my left hand and shoulder, you were recommended to me by my primary care physician Dr. McCarthy. The Graston Technique which are 6 oddly shaped instruments used for deep tissue massage along with Kinesio taping used in sports medicine helped restore movement in my neck and shoulder and thanks to you and your staff I now have full range of movement. No other Chiropractor was able to help me achieve this goal like you have.
I am very happy with the results of the treatment. Thank you Dr. Mandarino, you truly care about helping people feel better.
Sincerely,
Francisco Robateau

Dear Dr. Mandarino, I broke my shoulder last New Year's Eve (2007) through a series of unfortunate events. At around 2:00 AM, while out with my friends celebrating in Manhattan, my good friend Ann decided to run over from across the bar and hug me. She lost her balance due to very high stiletto heels, and pushed me backwards proceeding to fall on top of me. This resulted in both of us lying on the ground, Ann still intact, and my shoulder somehow in pieces. Not knowing for sure if this fluke accident had caused an actual break, or just a sprain, we decided to take a cab back to Staten Island instead of calling an ambulance to take me to a Manhattan hospital. I ended up at St. Vincent's Hospital, which at the time was apparently going bankrupt (unbeknownst to me), at close to 4:00 in the morning. After waiting for what felt like hours, I finally had x-rays taken, and was given some sort of insight as to what the problem was. The x-ray technician was the only person that told me my shoulder was broken, and that I'd probably have to have surgery. After enduring the nightmare of St. Vincent's, I was strapped into an immobilizer, given a prescription for percocet, and sent home to wait for 2 days before being able to see a specialist. Two days after New Year's eve, my parents took me to a specialist on Staten Island where I had x-rays retaken to be looked at by the doctor. It turned out that I had snapped my Humoral Neck in half, and was going to have to take off from school for the entire spring semester in order to endure a very long healing process. My doctor decided to take a conservative approach to the situation by not sending me straight to surgery. At the time I was almost pushing to have the surgery, because I had been told that the healing time would be shorter-- which was really the only thing on my mind: getting back to my regular daily life. Like I said though, I didn't have the surgery, and am now thankful for it. I was laid up for at least 2 months before I was able to walk around outside semi-comfortably, without any help from my family. I was visiting my doctor every 2 weeks, and every 2 weeks it seemed like 4 more weeks were added onto my sentence. Come the end of May, I was finally out of my immobilizer and not on painkillers anymore. I was still in some pain, but I was told that it was common, and that it would probably continue to bother me for a while. I was also told that physical therapy wasn't necessary. By June I was back to business, taking classes and finding a job and whatnot. I had absolutely no strength in my right arm, and a good amount of back pain causing some problems with my schoolwork. Because I go to art school, I'm on my feet a lot, standing for long periods of time with my arms raised for painting or drawing purposes. By the time the fall rolled around, and I was still in pain, I took matters into my own hands and decided to come see what you had to say about my situation. My shoulder injury didn't only affect my right arm, but my entire back and neck area as well. I was constantly begging my parents and friends for backrubs, which was only resulting in immediate relief. It only made sense to come see a Chiropractor so that I would have long term relief. The weekly adjustments were definitely helping, but a fews days before I was supposed to come and see you again, my back and neck would flare up and start to hurt. However, after you introduced the Graston Technique to me, I've been feeling better and better everyday. At the start of the treatment I felt immediate relief. The instruments were working places in my shoulders and neck that I wasn't feeling with just your hands. I told myself to just keep up with it, and slowly but surely I'd begin to regain strength, and lose the pain. What I wasn't expecting was how quickly I would start to feel improvements. After going through an incredibly slow, and arduous healing process, my visits with you feel like a piece of cake. Minimal effort and time on my part, with maximum results. I just wanted to say thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for helping me through this really tough time in my life. When the accident had initially occurred, I felt like my life was over, and that I'd never go back to feeling the way I felt before the break. You've given me hope, and physically shown me that I can and will get back to where I was. I would 100/% recommend going for Graston treatment to anyone that's gone through a traumatic break. Again, thank you so much! Sincerely, Jacqueline Friscia

Dear Dr. Mandarino, In 1997 I hurt my back at work and spent the next 9 years going back and forth with Chiropractors, Acupuncturist, Massage therapists and finally the surgeon. In the end I had a spinal fusion and discectomy, which at least alleviated the numbness in my right leg. The surgery was in itself a success but I still suffer with pain and stiffness in my right leg and hip. The painful episodes, I have come to call them, seem to last longer each time. This final episode, took me to the Physical therapist for 12 weeks, and unfortunately I did not have much improvement. Fortunately, my best friend and Massage therapist had heard about you from one of her clients and recommended that I see you to try the Graston Technique. I noticed improvement after the first session and now that I have seen you 4 or 5 times, and I can honestly say, I am experiencing a considerable improvement. Your Graston technique has really helped me. I didn't even realize that my problem was the soft tissue and not a joint or something skeletal. I am extremely hopeful that I will eventually be able to lift my right leg high enough to tie my shoe again. Thank you for your dedication and determination to help me. Sincerely yours, Selma Cetin

Dear Dr. Mandarino: I am writing to report on the beneficial results I experienced as a consequence of five Graston Technique treatments that you recently administered to me. Your name came to my attention in a newspaper story and I consulted you for a painful foot and ankle problem that had been plaguing me for some time. Long-ago Achilles tendon surgery and a more recent injury sustained in a spinning class at the gym had caused considerable scar tissue to form. This was verified by an MRI performed in July of this year. I must confess to being skeptical that such a benign and noninvasive approach as the Graston Technique could possibly have any effect on what had become an intractable pain problem. But it did. ( Incidentally, shoe inserts and walking with the aid of a cane or crutch were only marginally helpful.) Within a day of treatment walking became less painful and within a month I gave up both cane and crutch entirely. 0n a three-week trip to Turkey last month - a tour which involved considerable walking over ancient stone roads and ruins - I enjoyed pain-free movement. Last week I asked you to try the Graston Technique on a lumpy surgical scar on my back which was annoying me. By nightfall, the year-old scar was reduced in mass by about seventy-five percent! Without reservation, I would urge anyone with a soft-tissue injury - no matter how longstanding - to give this therapy a try.

May 18,2010 I would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Mandarino for all he has done for my son. Nicholas started having problems swallowing when he first started solid foods. 1 would always have to puree the food or cut it in extremely small pieces. Frequently he would appear to be pained as he ate and proceeded to spit the food out without attempting to swallow it. When he did attempt to swallow the food, he would gag. Nicholas never wanted to eat and was never hungry. The odd part about this behavior was that it was not consistent. Sometimes he would be able to eat without any problems. When Nicholas was two years of age, I took him to Dr. Dolitsky, a pediatric ENT located in Manhattan, New York. At that time, A nasal endoscopy,nasopharyngoscopy and flexible laryngoscopy were performed. The results were unremarkable. Dr. Dolitsky felt that the dysphagia was likely secondary to gastroesophageal reflux disease and placed Nicholas on Prevacid. There were no improvements from taking the Prevacid and Nicholas' eating habits remained the same. He ate little at mealtimes and drank a lot of milk and Ensure nutritional drinks throughout the day At four years of age, I took Nicholas to another ENT, Dr. Rosenfeld, who was located in Brooklyn, New York. Another nasopharyngoscopy was performed which was also unremarkable. Nicholas was again put on Prevacid for gastroesophageal reflux, which did not result in any improvement. At this time, I proceeded to take Nicholas to Dr. Miceli, another ENT for a third opinion. Once again a nasopharyngoscopy was performed resulting in negative findings. Dr.Miceli recommended Nicholas see a gastroenterologist for an endoscopy to be performed. He suggested maybe the problem was in an area lower than what the nasopharyngoscopy could see. I proceeded to take Nicholas to Dr. Tyshkov, a Gastroenterologist in Staten Island Dr. Tyshkov agreed that the endoscopy would be necessary. Once again, this test was unremarkable. Dr. Tyshkov next scheduled Nicholas for a Dysphasia Evaluation and Modified Barium Swallow study. As expected, these results were also unremarkable. Throughout all these negative findings, Nicholas still continued with the same eating habits. It was at this time I was introduced to Dr. Mandarino, a Chiropractor located in Staten Island, New York. Upon examination and evaluation, Dr. Mandarino found the muscle around Nicholas' throat to be unusually tight. He felt this tightness was restricting his ability to swallow normally. Dr. Mandarino was very optimistic that Nicholas would greatly benefit from the Graston Technique. After the first couple of treatments, I began to see a difference in the way Nicholas was eating He was chewing and swallowing without any difficulty. After the sixth treatment Dr. Mandarino pointed out to me how the muscles which were once extremely tight, were now within normal limits. At the present time, Nicholas is finished with his treatments and his eating habits are that of a normal four year old child. Without the time that Dr. Mandarino devoted to my son, as well as his knowledge of the Graston Technique, I would still be searching for a diagnosis for my son Sincerely Susanne Navetta