Hamilton Chiropractic Offices

For those who might read this, whether your spinal troubles are new, or whether you have suffered for a while, I’m not here to be a Pollyanna. Spinal trouble can be hard to eradicate, and change doesn’t happen overnight. But I can say that under the guidance and treatment of Dr. Hamilton, my own condition has improved greatly. Where before I was always worrying about the next time my neck would go out, I can now give my six year old nephew a ride on my shoulders when I go to the zoo with my brother’s family. In addition to regular adjustments, Dr. Hamilton has me doing exercises specifically designed to rehabilitate the spine, targeting those areas where muscles may have atrophied, and pulling my spine in the direction it needs to go. In my own case, the improvement in flexibility and resilience has been dramatic. Other patients whom I’ve had occasion to meet around the office have shared my sense of satisfaction and relief received from the treatment of Dr. Hamilton. Since I first began seeing Dr. Hamilton last Fall, I can feel a noticeable difference in how I walk or run, in how I bend to scoop up a ball or lift a friend’s brand new baby boy. As a housepainter, I need to lift heavy ladders, stand for great lengths of time, and hold a roller or brush above my head for an hour at a time. I can feel improvement in the strength I have for these tasks, and I feel that my spine moves in a healthier fashion in general, as my body adjusts to its newfound strength. When I do run into trouble, my “down time” before recovering is much shorter. I don’t feel a “twinge” any longer when I sit in a movie theater for two hours. I also have more energy. A lot of people with back and neck problems have been to see several specialists, be they chiropractors, osteopaths, or what have you. We end up learning a lot about this particular area of knowledge. One of the things you quickly learn is that the medical profession is still half in the dark ages in this particular area. I feel that Dr. Hamilton has a better understanding of Biomechanics than any other doctor I’ve yet seen. Now, let me say that it wasn’t all that easy to get where I am now! I worked hard on the exercises Dr. Hamilton showed me, and I still exercise, although I don’t have to do it as often now. Eventually, as my body forms new habits, I will need to exercise less on the machines and I’ll get what I need from normal everyday motion. In other words, there has been a complete reworking of my muscle habits, through exercise and adjustment, and that is the key to better spinal health. I always enjoy going in for an adjustment and exercising on the equipment. Dr. Hamilton has a very upbeat personality and he never talks down to you. He will challenge you to change your habits if that is appropriate, but always with respect and with a good sense of humor and with patience. That means that you will enjoy your visits while you continue to improve your health. I urge anyone who has suffered or continues to suffer from back or neck pain to see Dr. Hamilton --- soon. more

Dear Dr. Hamilton: I am deeply grateful and thankful to you for helping me – by relieving the restless hours at night of pain and hurt. My ailment would seemingly begin while I was asleep because I would awake at night in terrible pain in my right arm. Hardly anything I did would faintly relieve the pain. One day when expressing my feelings to the owner of the dry cleaners across the street from you, he asked me, “Have you ever gone to a chiropractor?” I said to him – No. He said, “It would not hurt to see one – a very good chiropractor’s office is located just across the street, Dr. Hamilton; try him and I am sure you will be helped.” I came home, called and made an appointment to see you and after two treatments from you, Dr. Hamilton, the terrible nightmare had disappeared. I do not fail to tell you of your precious help to others and again am so happy that you have aided me in getting a GOOD NIGHT’S REST. more

I have really enjoyed meeting you and your staff. All my experiences in your office have been positive. You have helped me more than I can ever say. Since I came under your care my life has changed significantly. My performance at work and in sports has been outstanding. Thank you for all your help. more

I’ve experienced a great deal of difficulty with actually writing this down on paper ...I feel that my experience transcends my ability to communicate it. I truly cannot think of words that adequately express my gratitude and my love for the people in this office and for the individual and collective contributions(s) to my life that they’ve made. I consider my “case” to be in that special category/classification of miracles: that my health and well being --- more accurately my life --- has undergone a miraculous transformation directly as a result of my participation in chiropractic care. By way of background, I was carried into this office one morning in February, fighting back tears of intolerable pain and fear. The pain was familiar; I had experienced it several times before. And each time, I had sought assistance, both medical and chiropractic. I had seen everybody, or so I thought at the time…medical doctors, osteopaths, physical therapists, orthopedic surgeons, as well as other chiropractors. (One orthopedic surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, a teaching hospital renowned for its orthopedic excellence, had candidly told me that they “didn’t know what made people have back pain”, that he would dispense with a series of x-rays that “wouldn’t tell him anything anyway” and that all he could prescribe in my case was two weeks total bed rest and drugs.) I had diagnoses like lower spine syndrome and pulled muscles …There was also the suggestion of hypochondria. It wasn’t until I came into this office that anyone actually told me what my problem was OR that it was correctable! Until then I had more or less resigned myself that pain was an absolutely INEVITABLE part of my life. Happily, these facts surrounding my pain are now background/history. My “soap opera” is the way I now refer to it. And it’s something that I’m now able to laugh about. An extra benefit to being under chiropractic care is that I’ve become aware of the fact that it works for so much more than the stereotypical neck pain or back pain. (And I’ve discovered that mine was a classic case of the latter.) I now know that it’s “the body that truly heals through the avenues of the spine”, and that chiropractic restores the body’s own vitality. I am eternally grateful! more

I began chiropractic care in October. A low back pain that made it difficult to stand up straight refused to leave for four days, scaring the hell out of me. Within two weeks of beginning chiropractic care the pain was totally eliminated, and in another month or so I began to feel an agility I’d known ten years before. I was ecstatic. These results were at the edge of my highest hopes for chiropractic. Since then, the robust health I took for granted in my teens and early twenties has been returning. The most startling development of chiropractic care, however, began more slowly. My wife, Wendy, and I have tried for the past seven years to have a child. After two years of no luck, we began infertility tests. There is only one test for men – semen analysis/sperm count – and mine was abysmally low: 10 million/cc. I was told the normal range is 50-65 million, and that it was unlikely I would ever father a child naturally with that low of a sperm count. I went to a urologist who said I had nothing correctable except possibly the residue of a prostate infection I’d had several years before, and he gave me some medication for that. A few months later, In June, I went in for a second analysis. This one was not much better, at 15 mil/cc. Neither my doctor, nor Wendy’s gynecologist, Dr. Streitfeld, knew of anything else that could increase the count (I guess oysters won’t do it), so the emphasis switched to making sure Wendy was O.K. Meanwhile, I had periodic analyses that left Dr. Streitfeld scratching his head and skeptical. The first test after beginning chiropractic care showed a count of 55 million/cc. I was normal! That gave us renewed hope. The next, several months later, was an unbelievable 88 million/cc, a high normal. Shortly thereafter, Wendy underwent surgery to correct endometriosis and Dr. Streitfeld said our best chance to conceive would be in the year following the operation. A year later, we still had no baby. So Dr. Streitfeld asked me to go in one more time, and if the report was positive, he’d believe it. That analysis produced a result of 187 million/cc, nearly triple high normal. A month later our baby, due this month was conceived. For my part, I credit chiropractic. The coincidence of the beginning of my chiropractic care and the steadily improving lab reports is obvious enough. And – there are even better reasons to consider chiropractic responsible. First, chiropractic is the logical reason for the dramatic change. (Incidentally, the other factors of the analyses, abnormal forms and motility, also improved radically and consistently.) Chiropractic frees blocks in the spine, which houses the primary conduit of the central nervous system, the spinal cord. It seems reasonable to assume that when a block is released, the affected area will respond. Second, there’s no other place to put the credit. I had no significant change in lifestyle, diet, exercise regimen, or recreation. Even the vitamins I take have remained basically the same. I now have an active life, and by practicing the chiropractic exercises I need only monthly adjustments. I have the energy I had at age 30 (fortunate for a man 42 about to have his first child) and at least double the endurance I had previously for the intense concentration my field, music requires. There are no words left in this superlative-saturated society that have the impact I seek to express my gratitude for chiropractic and Dr. Hamilton. So I’ll say simply, Thank you! for saving the quality of my life. more

Dr Hamilton was able to help me significantly with my lower back pain even though I am a new patient from out of state. He was thorough, took xrays and with his amiable, no nonsense bedside manner assured me that he would do the necessary follow up. I am sincerely grateful. more

Dear Dr. Hamilton I didn’t “expect a miracle” but I got one. When I came to see you I couldn’t stand up without the use of my walker. After one adjustment I nearly walked out of your office and forgot it, except your receptionist reminded me of it. After my second adjustment I walked home nearly three miles. I would like to make the walker a gift to you to display as a testimony to the Wonders of Chiropractic. Dana Moffatt more

I am writing this letter to express my gratitude to Dr. Hamilton and his staff for their professionalism, their warm care, and their patient work on my behalf. No words can completely show my appreciation, however, what they have done is to give me back the self I was. I only hope this letter can give comfort to others that may be suffering, and may indicate the quality of care and love Dr. Hamilton and his staff provides. A bit of history: As a child, I had scoliosis. This, already serious spinal curvature, was aggravated by a fall down a flight of stairs. I had begun seeing a chiropractor in Florida. I had consistent, but infrequent back and neck problems, until the fall of, when, after a long trip, the condition suddenly became intolerable. No one seemed to be able to give me answers about the amount of pain I was having, or how I might alleviate it. A neurologist hospitalized me briefly for tests, but she could only prescribe drugs for the pain. Although I was seeing my chiropractor at least twice a week for several months, and despite the fact that he was working closely with my neurologist, neither seemed effective in treatment of my condition. The pain in my right leg became so persistent that I could not go to work, and at one point, I remained in bed for five weeks. Earlier in the fall, however, before the condition had become so serious, I had committed myself to a move to California. I left Florida in early February. When I arrived here, a friend told me about Dr. Hamilton. By then, I was up to about ten Advil a day, which only slightly dulled the pain in my leg. Worse still, I could not sit for even short periods. I could not take short car trips, and every morning, just getting up from bed was an agony. Despite the fact that I have not had positive experiences with surgery in the past, I was beginning to become resigned to the idea of back surgery. Chiropractic care in the past had not effectively dealt with my problem, but I decided that, before, surgery, I would try one more time. The day Dr. Hamilton revealed to me the results of my x-rays and diagnosed the condition, I was very upset by his report. Both Dr. Hamilton and his receptionist called to check on me that night. Their concern was a first indication of the warm, caring treatment I would receive from the staff in the coming weeks. Dr. Hamilton outlined a program of treatment and I began working on exercise at home. At first, I felt hopeless – how could exercise, a few back supports, and adjustments alleviate that constant, nagging pain that attacked me whenever I moved, whenever I coughed, or sneezed? On my second visit, one of Dr. Hamilton's staff members said, “expect a miracle.” That was two months ago and I didn’t believe her, of course. But miracles do happen. A couple of weeks ago, I walked out of Dr. Hamilton’s office, got into my car, and realized that there was no pain. I drove home joyfully, excitedly. I could not believe, all the way there, that no throbbing, shooting shaft of pain ran up and down my leg. For the first time in eight months, I could sit and work at my desk without being aware of that other self, the one who had to move gingerly, as little as possible, to protect herself. As the day went by, I began to sense that I was no longer the hostile, pessimistic person my pain had made me. And to you who are patients, I say, “EXPECT A MIRACLE!” more

I have been a patient of Dr. Hamilton for 7 years now, and I have been fortunate to have been under his care for so long. He is extremely knowledgeable and effective as a doctor of chiropractic, and he has enabled me to remain in health, for which I am very grateful. Maggie, his assistant is very friendly and professional, and she makes it very easy and pleasant to come and visit Dr. Mik. more

Dr. Hamilton has kept me dancing! more

I love Dr. Hamilton's practice! I came with both pain and numbness in my writing hand, and now have neither. His approach is more comprehensive than most chiropractors' in that it includes home exercises and an in-office mini-work-out. I also have been greatly helped by the k-laser he uses, which helped reduce pain and numbness right away. Also, he has the friendliest staff you could ever wish for -- super caring and flexible -- and they bill insurance for you! This practice is top notch all the way!! more

I was bedridden and dying. At the age of 27 that is not the place to be. I had already seen countless physicians and had been hospitalized three times. My heart was so weak that I was unable to even sit up in bed without palpitations and severe chest pain. Medical doctors couldn’t locate a physical cause and therefore stated that it must be a psychological problem. Six months of psychiatric care did not help…in fact, I continued to get worse. I knew I couldn’t hang on much longer. I called a woman who supplies us with vitamin supplements and she recommended that I go to see Dr. Sam Walters, an orthomolecular physician and chiropractor in Kansas City. (We were living in Wisconsin at the time.) After 3 days of testing at Dr. Walter’s clinic, he had found plenty wrong: 1.) Severe hypoglycemia 2.) A thyroid malfunction 3.) Vitamin/mineral deficiencies 4.) Structural problems in my spine My 7 year vegetarian diet along with my spinal problems was responsible for all this suffering. I was put onto a more general diet including meats, was given megavitamin therapy, and regular chiropractic treatment. All of these therapies have really helped me. I am no longer bedridden, and nowhere near death. I saw at least 4 chiropractors in Wisconsin before moving to the Bay area in July. The last doctor referred me to Dr. Hamilton before we even left for California. Chiropractic has made a major contribution to my condition and particularly since I’ve been under Dr. Hamilton’s expert care. I now am able to even work a part-time job! I attribute this to the exercises that go along with the treatment in this clinic and to Dr. Hamilton’s expert care. Dr. Hamilton is one of the finest chiropractors in this country – he has a God-given level of expertise which I have not seen anywhere else. I have brought him two other patients who were also very, very severe cases, and he has helped them both recover. (Both were such difficult cases, that other chiropractors had even refused to treat them.) Chiropractic has helped to save my life --- and I’m happy to be alive to tell you about it! more

I have had chiropractic treatments for the past six years from five chiropractors. Each practitioner had their own technique, and favorable results were felt by all except one. With most of the other chiropractors there was one common problem – the bones didn’t seem to stay in place very long, resulting in little lasting effects. I began treatments at Dr. Hamilton’s Berkeley Chiropractic Center over a year ago. I am impressed with a number of qualities: 1.) A “preliminary” on the theory and practice of chiropractic before treatment began. 2.) A thorough 3-dimensional x-ray series before any treatments were performed. (I had never experienced this before.) 3.) The use of the most up-to-date equipment I had ever experienced. 4.) The incorporation of sets of exercises and sleeping aid to go with the treatments insuring longer, more permanent effects. 5.) The doctor had graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic, the finest school of chiropractic in the nation. 6.) They really care about other people’s spinal health, going out their way many times to assist patients, from providing the nicest environment waiting room I have ever seen, to providing weekly free spinal care classes to anyone interested. Since my treatments at Hamilton Chiropractic Offices I have felt greater flexibility, less pain, and increased energy than all previous treatment had given. These conditions are directly due to the best chiropractic experience I had ever had. more

I have been a patient of Mik Hamilton’s off and on for the last 18 years. When I first saw him I had no previous experience or knowledge of chiropractic. A Friend recommended him to me when persistent back pain and episodes of immobility made me despair. Mik helped me and soon I was able to resume my normal life. I left the country and lived overseas for some years, where chiropractic was unavailable. My back problems, combined with the stress of my living situation, eventually resulted in a badly ruptured spinal disk and surgery was required. When I returned to the U.S. I had a lot of pain and tension in my body. Life became so uncomfortable that I began to despair. Finally, I returned to Mik and he treated me. I immediately got relief from the worst of the pain. Within a few weeks, as I scrupulously followed the regime of exercises and periodic adjustments he gave me, I began to feel better. Now I carefully do my exercises and get an adjustment every two weeks. I rarely have pain. I consider Mik Hamilton to be a man of great compassion, extreme professional competence, high ethical standards, and that rare thing: A true healer. Ana Perez more

Mik, I want to personally thank you after all these years for your true caring and personal touch you took when dealing with my drastic back pains from 2006-2010. With your healing remedies, massive amounts of prescribed exercise homework and my perseverance, I've managed to not only maintain a steady and strong back and constantly improve my core muscles, but have also lost 70 lbs! I owe a lot of my improvements and healthful progress to your training and sincerity! Thank you, Mik! more

Dear Dr. Hamilton: I had been bothered with a bad case of arthritis in my shoulder and arm for several months. Time and money spent with regular MD’s were just time and money wasted. The pain was so bad at times that I could hardly stand it. After a few sessions with you, my trouble disappeared completely. I can hardly find words to express my appreciation for what you have done. My wife, who has had similar trouble, is like-wise obtaining relief after a very few sessions at your office. I whole-heartedly recommend your excellent work. Sincerely, A.C. Nelson more

I saw a close friend come from not being able to walk to being a healthy person at the hands of Dr. Hamilton. I chose to accept Chiropractic care not having symptoms that were manifest. The direction of my life has been changing ever since. I now am experiencing aliveness that I didn’t realize I was capable of having. Seeing Chiropractic work has allowed me to choose to return to my basic education (after an absence of eleven years) in preparation for attending Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. I see now that I have an opportunity to serve people in obtaining and maintaining health. Chiropractic has given me the space to accept that I am Cause in my health. I would also like to acknowledge Mik Hamilton for the support he gives to health and to thank him for being. Paul Wolk more

I have been seeing Dr. Hamilton for 30 years. He has magic hands and he is the best. One day I went to his office, because I couldn't even walk and he fixed me. I have been his patient since then for wellness care. more

Dear Dr. Hamilton, When I came to your Berkeley Chiropractic Center I had been in constant pain for two months. Ignorant of chiropractic, I had relied on MD's to help. When it looked like it was going to be surgery or endless worsening pain, I finally decided a chiropractor couldn't make matters worse and limped into your office. I'd like to share a few things, as I look back which may help others to rationally consider chiropractic before they reach rock bottom: 1. The quality of care, both from the support staff and the doctor is loving, accepting and totally professional. 2. Careful (low radiation) x-ray and study precede any adjustment. No adjustment is severe. No adjustment has ever left me in more pain that I had been. 3. Dr. Hamilton encourages self-reliance in your process back to health. Each person is responsible for doing the exercise designed for you to bring his/her own body back to structural balance. 4. IT WORKS. The theory makes sense. It's come from years of study and practice. My story is probably not uncommon. The result of my first adjustment was the first relief from severe pain for two months. My follow-up x-rays have shown an almost incredible move toward spinal balance, and I have gradually moved back towards a high energy level and to physical exercise. Chiropractic talks of freeing health life-giving energy flow. Those might not be the words you would select, but when I reflect on where Chiropractic has helped me, I do hear freedom, health and energy-flow more

Dr. Hamilton is an excellent Chiropractor. I have been visiting him for past couple years and have had a great experience. He's an expert and explains everything very well. more