Spinal Wellness Center of Ithaca

Mar 2024

Dr. Pierre really does fix spines.I am 30, and I remember first noticing that my shoulders were uneven in seventh grade. It didn't worry me then, but as I became more active and began my career in biological fieldwork, pain started to arise and worsened throughout my twenties. I do not mean discomfort; I mean severe, stabbing, burning, 10 out of 10, unrelenting pain. Sometimes it was accompanied by disconcerting feelings of spinal instability. The pain often occurred just inside my shoulder blade or in my arms, but mostly it was concentrated in my upper back. It clearly felt like nerve pain to me, because of its intensity and manifestation in disparate areas innervated...read full review

Feb 2024

I am a 67 year old just-retired Architect. I have been extremely active my entire life, usually outdoors and often involving mountains and speed, but I have also been certified as a yoga instructor. Thirty-seven years ago I had a serious ski accident, falling onto the point of my head from 10-12 feet, which flattened most of my cervical spine and damaged many of my Lumbar vertebrae. I used Yoga, Physical Therapy and traditional l Chiropractic adjustments to stay in shape and stave off the pain and, when that started to fail, I turned to Neurosurgeons' evaluations and, in the past 10 years I have had 4 spinal surgeries, each time with the "best of the best" in Upstate...read full review

Feb 2024

I have been going to Dr Pierre since October due to scoliosis. in the first month I had dramatically less pain and could see that my back looked much straighter. We continue to make the 1hr trip twice a week as it seems to be helping much more than any other therapy. Definitely give him a try!B. Meyer