Do not go here. Find a real doctor's office. I am in extreme pain in my lower back, which is very unusual for me. I sought treatment at Carolina Back Inst. and saw Dr. Gwinn. Dr. Gwinn is a nice enough guy and he seemed to listen to me and he did examine me and take x-rays. He said I had some inflammation and sent me away with drugs and a follow-up appt. The drugs did not help, and I'm not interested in being drugged up anyway. I want a real solution to whatever is wrong with my back. My pain actually became much worse over the weekend and I had to put in two calls to the after hours line. The first person to call me back was a female (no name) and she actually yelled at me that I should be taking a certain drug at a certain time - turns out that's not what my doctor had prescribed! The second doctor to call me back was Dr. O'Brien and he treated me very poorly, like I was an idiot and why was I bothering him on the weekend? Anyway, Monday morning I called and left a message. Monday afternoon I called and left a message with the nurse line, begging for help. I want an MRI, not more drugs. No call backs. I called again on Tuesday AM and insisted on leaving a message with the nurse for Dr. Gwinn. Stated that i was in extreme pain and requested MRI. By Tuesday night, no call back. At this point, my family encouraged me to find another doctor, because this office didn't seem to care. So on a whim I checked reviews of CBI online (at sites like this). WOW - so many bad stories from patients. I decided to take my medical care elsewhere and was seen by a real Orthopedic group today. I'm glad I didn't waste any more time or money on CBI.
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