Whole Health Chiropractic

I saw Judah for the first time two days ago and have already booked multiple follow up appointments with him. I must admit, I was a bit nervous for my first appointment as I specifically need neck work done and am very particular about who I allow touch my neck, understandably so, and he is also pretty young. However, after speaking with him I felt very comfortable. Judah is extremely knowledgeable in his profession and it is clear that he has a strong passion for the chiropractor practice. After discussing my issues, concerns and goals, he performed a consultation without x-​rays, by solely watching the way my spine and body moved in various positions. He then sat me back down and explained what he determined needed focus and work in terms of my alignment. As mentioned in previous reviews, he used a rubber spine mold to create a reflection of what my spine looks like, and told me the exact issues I held in my spine in serious detail, as well as reasons why the spine ends up this way, etc. He then proceeded to walk me through exactly what he planned to do in terms of healing me, or cracking me, if you will. The work was great– he was very gentle and explained everything he was doing during the entire time. My neck felt amazing the next morning and my spine felt longer. He is the second chiropractor I’ve been in my life and aside from trusting him with my neck and spine, I specifically enjoy his ability to listen and not come off sounding like someone with a ridiculous ego. I practice yoga regularly and am very in tune with my body so I appreciate this. Can’t wait for my next visit and to start seeing long term results!

I went to Dr. Thissell for the first time last week. I’ve been to a few chiropractors over the past 8 years, and I found Dr. Thissell’s approach to be a great combination of all of the techniques I’ve seen. I definitely appreciate the fact that he explains your personal muscular and skeletal issues, and how he will approach fixing them. I’m going back next week!

You can tell Judah really enjoys his job and is deeply interested in his work. I really appreciated that he took the time to thoroughly explain everything that was going on instead of just snapping me back into place.

This is only the second chiropractor I’ve been to but I do have a great deal of experience with massage and physical therapy.
Judah is a friendly and knowledgeable person. I felt better after both visits and very much appreciated the descriptions about what is and is not going on with my body. Judah likes to integrate massage into his practice, which given how connected the skeletal and muscular systems are I appreciate.
I have one slight criticism and one major one. The slight one is that Judah seems to rely a great deal on general, well-​researched cases. For example when moving my leg backwards I am activating the muscles in my back rather than just using butt muscles. Judah said this probably means I have weak butt muscles. While generally true for most people, in my particular case it is pretty clearly not the case that my glutes are too weak. I simply am not using them as much as I should.
The major criticism is connected with Judah’s use of massage. While I appreciate it Judah does not have a degree in massage therapy and there are places where it shoes. For instance, when working on my neck he massaged the sides of my neck. As someone with some training I know that it can be dangerous to work on muscles in the neck other than the ones along the spine without proper training and asked him to stop. (The reason is mostly that there are a lot of small things in that area that one can mess up if they are not careful.) He also did not ask permission before working there, so for anyone whom it might be triggering for someone to hold you by the neck I would urge you to make that clear before a session begins. Besides that there was a decent amount of squeezing tender areas and trigger points which is generally pretty solid. The one criticism about that is Judah asked me to say when to stop increasing pressure. This was fine for me, however more pressure is not necessarily better and many people (especially those with high pain tolerance) will not say anything until too much pressure has already been added.
I do hope Judah gets trained in massage therapy as I think integrating it into chiropractice is a very strong choice but he needs a bit more training before I can feel comfortable recommending that aspect of his practice.

Dr. Thissell is great! Very friendly and knowledgeable — he explained everything he was doing very thoroughly. I would highly recommend him!

Judah is a phenomenal human being. Enough said.

Thank you Judah. Thank you Judah. Thank you Judah. You are AMAZING! I recommend Whole Health Chiropractic to EVERYONE!

Great place! So far only been on one visit but I can tel that the doc is super willing to do whatever he can to help, and is also very good at explaining what is going on so that his patients can be sure of what is going on. Highly recommended

I’ve been into Whole health twice now, and will be making this a regular thing for the next few months!
I’ve never been to a chiropractor before and this place was great for a first time experience. The intake session, which was about 45 minutes long, involved an examination of the spine, posture and muscles. Judah explained thoroughly — maybe too throughly (!) — the difference between my alignment and the standard, as well as the procedure that would get things into healthy shape again. Follow up sessions are 15 – 20 minutes.
Scheduling for this place is SUPER easy, through their website:
Accepts blue cross blue shield student plan. (Berklee kid here)

I work in a very demanding job that sometimes has me sitting and working on my computer for 15 hours a day. I had developed some serious back/​shoulder/​neck pain and found Dr. Thissel. He is INCREDIBLY knowledgeable and takes the time to explain the small details, as well as the overall picture. He remembers your case when he sees you and we review good techniques/​practices each time I visit to maintain good ‘back health’. I can honestly say my pain has significantly decreased and I enjoy going in to see him. He was also very patient with me when we walked through the insurance options and has a VERY low rate if you have to pay out of pocket. Hours are excellent (he has appointments as late as 6:45/7PM and the online scheduling is extremely easy. Would definitely recommend to anyone.

Dr Thissel is the best! I struggled with a hiatal hernia and horrible digestive issues for 2 years before coming to see him. Within a month of adjustments I had got to the root of my problem in a way that countless doctors could not. He does soft tissue massage, chiropractic adjustments, AND applied kineosology which all have a synergistic benefit. I couldn’t recommend him more highly!

Dr. Thissell took over 45 minutes with me on my first appointment to examine and explain to me about my spine problems. Appointments are super easy to make online and the location is very convenient, right on Newbury st. He is very nice and organized so overall it has been a pleasant experience receiving treatment from him. I think I have less shoulder pain after receiving treatment 4 – 5 times or so. This practice takes student insurance too.

Awesome chiropractor-​knows what he’s doing, very professional. I have noticed a change in my posture since I have been seeing Dr. Thissell. Would definitely reccommend to a friend.