What Our Patients Say
What others say about chiropractic care can help you make the right health care choice. Review a selection of Fountain of Life patient testimonials below and please email me or contact the office if you have any questions.
Yours in Health,
Dr. Shannon Blumhardt
It was all fate! In October 2003 will setting up for a Halloween party at my dad’s barn my glasses fell from my face to the concrete floor. After picking up the lens to my glasses I realized there was a chip. I put the lens back in the glasses and tried to make the best of it, but after a couple of days I found out I could not keep using these glasses.
I went to the eye doctor to get my glasses replaced, while he was testing my eyes he noticed that I may had a blood flow problem to my optic nerve. I was asked to schedule an appointment at their main office. When I went to that appointment, just a few days later, it was confirmed the blood flow was being cut off to my optic nerve. The next test they did was to see how it was affecting my vision. To my despair they informed me that I needed to go to a local Neuro Ophthalmologist. After going to his office my spirits only plummeted. He informed me that my optic nerve was a sand color and should be a salmon color, more tests were to follow.
After a CT scan, more vision tests and dilations, it was brought to my attention that I had atrophy of the optic nerve. It could be caused by a virus that could get better in a few months and to come back in a year. As that year went by and my eyesight got worse, I went back for the second time to the Neuro Ophthalmologist. This time he told me that he did not know what was happening to my eye but it was spreading to my right eye. Then he said come back in a year, I was going blind and this man was just going to let it happen without a fight. In fact, I felt like I was bugging him every time I called with a question. They had told me to watch for signs that it was getting worse, seeing different colors (one eye seeing something orange and the other eye seeing the same item as red), I contacted them, come back in a year. I came to the realization that I was going blind slowly.
I am a sales person for a hotel and while out on a sales blitz I came upon Fountain of Life Chiropractic office. I talked to the receptionist about my back pain, come to find out she was the doctors wife, she offered me a free physical examination. Well, I went for it. I did not tell the doctor of my eye problems because I had come to the decision that if I went blind I was going to enjoy my eyesight while I had it. He was a chiropractor not an eye doctor, was I ever wrong. I went to Dr. Blumhardt for quite awhile before I told them my story; it may have been my second progress examination. This was months into my back adjustments.
I was in my kitchen one day and saw my cat run past my left leg while looking forward, my peripheral vision was returning. It was time for my next progress examination, when I filled out the questionnaire I let the cat out of the bag. I told Dr. B and Holly my story, at first I do not know what they thought except sorrow for what I had been going through for years. Dr. B was able to set up an appointment for me at another ophthalmologist close to his office. Dr. Jeff Laferla got my records from my original exam at the first eye doctor that discovered my problem. We copied the test exactly as it had been done before. To all our surprise, the test came out that my eyesight had come back in my left eye. I feel that if it had not been for the chance meeting of Holly at Fountain Of Life my eyesight would have been gone. I am a true believer in what the powers of what chiropractic can do. It all was FATE!!!"
-Beverly Slocombe
“I’ve become a brand new person again. Dr. B saved my life, I couldn’t move at all before.”
-Teresa R.
“I have much less pain and discomfort in my neck. I have also noticed improved range of motion in my neck. My balance and coordination have also improved, along with my energy.”
-Nikki D.
“I’ve been so pleased with the care I’ve received here at Fountain of Life. My back feels better, and I also feel stronger. The results of my chiropractic care have surpassed my expectations. I’m glad I decided to do this for myself!”
-Meghan J.
“Recovering from a broken back, I was on a leave of absence from work. I was unable to perform my duties at work. My ability to think and process was affected. I experienced constant Pain, periodic numbness in my legs, brain fog, and nausea. Since beginning chiropractic care, I have returned to work full time. Pain is minimal. Energy has returned. My mind is sharp.”
-Curt G.
“When I came I had never been to a chiropractor and never really thought I needed one. Over the course of a couple months, I noticed my daily routine didn’t produce much pain in my back and legs. I could sit a whole day of work and not get the pain in my neck and shoulders that would normally occur at the end of the day. Coming to Fountain of Life has been a very pleasant experience between the friendly staff and excellent care.”
-Kathy M.
“I lift weights that sometimes make my back and neck stiff, not anymore. I am lifting more now that I don’t have to deal with the pain in my neck. My back feels like its at its full strength right now.”
-Kyle Y.
“Due to the unbelievable stress my daughters and I have endured during the past 18 months, Dr. B has enabled us to mentally, emotionally, and physically handle it all and remain functioning at an acceptable level. I am able to sleep without drugs, for the first time in 5 years! The girls and I would not be in the state of health we are in without continual care here. We do not have a family physician – we have Dr. B!”
-AnnMarie L.
“It has been a wonderful experience for our family – we are all getting “tuned up!” Our children are experiencing our commitment to preventative care and an active lifestyle. Chris’s back pain is gone, and we all have experienced general better feeling. Olivia has not had allergy issues that she commonly has several times a year. My husband and I have trained hard all summer injury free. The boys continue to be involved year round in soccer and remain injury free. It brings up all sorts of health-related topics our family can discuss. Dr. B’s philosophy about consistent treatment to enhance wellness fits perfectly with our families’ commitment to fitness and leading a healthy, full life. We believe in “Life Without Limits!”
-Kelly S.
“My back pain was so bad I couldn’t dance. As well as my headaches made me not be that active. My body would hurt so much that I couldn’t do a lot. I feel a lot better and the pain is gone. I was on a lot of medication, but I am off of it now, and I hardly get sick anymore.”
-Alex B.
“My daughter came in with colic and with excessive gas. After a few weeks of intensive treatment, she has been doing great.”
-Genny S.
“I used to take pills for headaches, but now I haven’t. So, that’s good, I feel better. I used to not like to do things because I didn’t have strength. But, I’ve been doing well so far. I used to feel weak, but now I don’t. I feel better and stronger. Chiropractic has helped me a lot because I used to fall asleep in class because I used to be tired a lot. But, now I stay awake in class.”
-Maria C.
“Hailey (3 yrs old) has had chronic constipation pretty much since birth. At its worst, she had a bowel movement every 5 days and only with laxatives and an enema or suppository. It obviously made her very uncomfortable, cranky, and made her have a poor appetite. Hailey is still on laxatives, but with chiropractic care, she is currently having a bowel movement every 1-2 days, and she does not need an enema or suppository. We hope to eventually wean her off the laxatives. Hailey also has an auditory processing and chiropractic care seems to somehow help with this. She is more talkative and socially outgoing.”
-Beverly P.
“Over the last year, we have been a happier family with better health and energy.”
-Kerri N.
“I’ve seen a big change in the way I feel since I began care. I haven’t complained about my feet or ankles for a while. My neck, back, and head haven’t been bothering me either. I haven’t had headaches for a long time. It has helped me a lot in sports. I haven’t complained about my ankles after running or playing sports lately. Chiropractic care has helped me a lot.”
-Sara D.
“Chiropractic care has done things for me I never thought it could do. I sprained my ankle and was amazed at what Dr. B was able to do. I’m not sure what it was, but my ankle healed 10 times faster than last time!”
-Meghan
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