Ostir Chiropractic Clinic

Ostir Chiropractic has a beautiful sign outside their office that states come in for a free consultation. I googled them, found their website and checked it out. It looked very nice, and seemed like a HONEST, professional practice. I made an appt for a consultation, being that I had never gone into a chiropractor before I had several questions and did not know how everything worked. I filled out a bunch of forms when I arrived, then preceeded to have a one on one meeting with DR BEAL in his office. I asked how does this work with insurance, how much does it cost, etc etc. He said ""Well we will give you a consultation today, and then once you come back in we will go over what is causing your pain, explain different options for treatment, and let you know how much everything costs once we see what is going on"". I said ok great! When I left STEPHANIE asked me if I would like to make a follow up appointment and they are only open during hours when I am at work. I was unable to come back in immediately due to work, well about 2 weeks later I receive a bill for $290.00!!!!! I called and asked what it was for and I was told it was for the xrays. At no point during my consultation was I EVER told that ""this is not included"" or just so you know this is an additional fee, NOTHING like this. Now I have a $290.00 bill for something I never even received a diagnosis for, or viewed the xrays. Their website is VERY MISLEADING, absoutely FALSE ADVERTISING, and I totally regret going. DR BEAL is a LIAR and this practice is a SCAM! They try to lure people in and tell you what you want to hear and then screw you in the end. DEF look before you even THINK about going to this place unless you just feel like getting ripped off!!! Pros: ABSOUTELY NONE Cons: FALSE ADVERSTISEMENTS more

Once in a while I will do something that will cause me some back pain and I will visit a chiropractor for relief. I have done this about once every year or two as the need arises since the mid 1980's.\r \r I normally paid cash for my visits since I didn't have health insurance and the adjustments normally ran me $25.00 to $50.00.\r \r Recently the chiropractor that I had been using for several years moved away and I needed an adjustment. I looked in the phone book and decided on Ostir Chiropractic.\r \r I made an appointment and went in to Ostir for a simple adjustment. I ended up leaving after they ""required"" X-rays and put me through several treatments (adjustment, lumbar table, exercise machine, electro shock pads). They never discussed what anything was going to cost up front - they just performed the services. \r \r All I can say is ""Ouch!"", was I surprised when I got the bill for $392.00. \r \r I can't complain about their treatment itself but they never explained what anything would cost and they did much more than the simple adjustment that I went in there for. I think that they have a good staff and they offer good treatment but you had better make sure that you know what things are going to cost or else you will be in the same situation that I am.\r \r I actually go to court 01/10/2008 in Joliet at the Will County Circuit Court (Will County Case 07 SC 10241) at 9:00am against their corporate lawyer to dispute their charges and their unethical business practices.\r \r Based upon my experience, I wouldn't recommend them from a moral standpoint.\r \r Everyone talks about the out of contral cost of healthcare and here is a perfect expample of why it is occurring. These people want to bill you as much as they can and you have to stand up and say no. Pros: Nice facility, knowledgable staff Cons: Push unnecessary services onto clients to increase billables more