Peak Performance Health Care

I posted on here five years ago and am posting again because I saw bad reviews, which I hope to dispel. At Peak Peformance, patients receive a package of services, which include chiro, PT and nutrition. I did not have insurance and had to pay upfront for the amount of therapy that they decided I would need, and I never would’ve thought it would be so amazing to start with three treatments a week, but I soon learned that my body really needed them and then managed to wean down to one time per week and then one time per month.
In my experience, working with everyone at Peak Performance has been a pleasure, from the front desk to the physical therapists, and even the financial folks who help you get to where you need to be in terms of getting services settled. There is a fair amount of turnover with staff because many are in transition with their careers as they gain knowledge and experience and then move on to the next endeavor. Despite that, every person has treated me like I am part of a family, which just makes me feel so relaxed when I’m going to get this type of treatment done.
I have been Dr. Arculeo’s patient and have also dabbled with the other chiropractors who have been in the office. I have always felt safe, comfortable, and have been adjusted both manually and by the pro adjuster, which is an amazing machine of which Dr. A is a master. I now only go for maintenance visits, and whenever I do I am greeted warmly and given the same care that I received for the eight years and I have been seeing Dr. A. I am allowed to use the physical therapy equipment if I am having a rough time with my back, and I’m always encouraged to eat better, sleep more, and take good care of myself. Dr. A has a Zen like quality, which is great when you’re having somebody infuse energy into your spine.
Whatever has been said by other reviewers seems like an aberration from what’s really going on at Peak Performance. I recommended it to family members and friends and have had positive feedback from those who have come for treatment.

Avoid avoid avoid. Save your $ 3000. That’s all I have to say. Find another chiropractor.

I am very grateful that my visits consisted not of years, but only in months. I only wish that I had read reviews sooner. Thank you Unilocal

I’m not sure why no one is talking about their cleanse, but I am. It is awesome! This is the first cleanse I have done where you drink 2 shakes a day and a HUGE salad for lunch and I have not been hungry at all! The shake is awesome! Great tasting, very convenient and I lost 10 lbs in 7 days. I didn’t think it was possible. My skin seems fresher, my hair is growing faster. I went back and bought the larger size pouch of the green shake to get ready for my trip to Florida next month. I swear this stuff has crack in it!!!

I had a very poor experience with Peak.
They up sell you into a long and expensive program. I had around 30 adjustments and 15 therapy session and never had an ounce of relief. I was advised by many people outside of Peak to look into an injection and continue with my adjustments and therapy. Peak was against the injection and highly discouraged it.
The days i received my injection was like my life was giving back to me. I had an 70% reduction in the pain, was able to remove my back brace and function in life.
Its been two years since and my back is till in good shape from the injection.
Peak does not listen to you. They have their methods and only care about about placing you into a long and expensive program as opposed to doing what is right for your body and your needs. I spoke with at least a half dozen other Chiropractors that told me it was crazy for them to push more adjustments when I had seen zero relief from around 30.
I was going to keep this all to myself until I had a recent encounter with a Peak employee named Katie. I ran into this woman at a Street Festival in Chicago, said hello and told her I was not happy with my treatment and believed they were solely about the up sell and are not about what’s best for my body.
She responded by saying «well I think your’re a douchebag.»
I wasted thousands of dollars, months of my life and in the end was disrespected.
I would not suggest this business at any cost.

I have had major issues with my back for about 15 years. In the past 3 years, I have experienced numbness in my left arm and hand. The numbness comes and goes for the most part, but I haven’t felt my left pinky in about 2 years. I have gone to countless doctors and chiropractors, and even to Northwestern’s «best» neurologist. The result? I have not had so much as one symptom relieved.
I went to Peak Performance for a free consultation, and immediately loved the place. I didn’t feel like I was being sold simply to make a profit. When I came in for my follow up visit after getting my x-​rays, I, for the very first time, got some answers in regards to what was causing my problems. I cannot express enough how refreshing it is to go somewhere seeking treatment and find that their goal is not to just relieve your symptoms that will recur and have you keep coming back, but instead pinpoint the problem, find the solution, and then strengthen your body to keep you symptom free in the future.
They went over my x-​rays with me in more depth than ANYONE has previously, and explained what parts of my central nervous system were being affected by the defects in my spine. They put me on a payment plan that worked for my EXTREMELY little budget (my HMO sucks), and were able to work around my hectic work schedule.
Thus far — And keep in mind I’m still in the beginning of my treatment — I have been extremely impressed with not only the treatment I am receiving to help alleviate the symptoms that brought me there in the first place, but also with the number of issues I have that I always thought were unrelated that are being addressed.
The entire staff is friendly, helpful, and most importantly, knowledgeable. I am, for the first time, optimistic for recovery and excited to not be in pain every day of my life. Again, I am early on in the treatment, so I will most definitely update this as time goes by, but for now I could not be more pleased to have found this place. I would highly recommend them, and honestly don’t foresee that changing as time goes on. Optimism is generally not my strong suit, but my experience with Peak Performance, thus far, has exceeded my expectations in every way possible.

The problem was that I went in without specific ailments, but they found some anyway. «If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it». Had one adjustment, and 2 days later my back went out with a hernia. Could have been the adjustment, could have been other things, but overall I felt like they were stretching to find ways to sign me up to come back. Doctor’s should help cure, not find ways to make money doing it.

Don’t give these people any money up front… what a mess.

Didn’t do me a lick of good and I found some of the folks down right arrogant. I think they would have had me coming back eternally without ever truly addressing my problem.

This place is not your average Chiro. They don’t use traditional manual manipulation of the spine, but rather some weird, new age machine that kind of seems like a crock. Appointements are loooooong and include a mandatory «physical therapy» session that seems kind of like a waste of time (exercise are easy and could be done at home).
To be honest, I have heard it worked well for people, but unless you have A LOT of time to give out– don’t bother. They MAKE you prepay for these huge packages, including three sessions per week for the first month and a half, and then moving to two for the next couple months. This might all be better if their hours weren’t so limited, but I had to take off from my 9 to 5 job EVERY appointment (and I mean EVERY).
Also, it is very time consuming to get here on public transportation, as it is not conveniently located.
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