Tri-State Sport and Spine, PLLC

I have had back pain for the last ten years of my life and have visited multiple chiropractors and physical therapists with little success. Most of the time I would get an adjustment with no explanation or game plan for reducing the back pain for the long term. After a couple of years I decided to do my own research and start trying to control my back pain. For the most part this was working, but I was still getting occasional flair ups. This is when I decided to reach out to Dr. Dougherty.
I found Tri-​State Sport and Spine on Google and decided to give it a try since it was so close to my house. It was very easy to schedule an appointment because of Dr. Dougerty’s convenient hours. Dr. Dougherty assessed my condition and then gave me some exercises that he believed would ease my pain. I started using the exercises and my back slowly began to get better.
I would highly recommend Dr. Dougherty. Over ten years I have visited over a dozen chiropractors and non can compare to this man. It really shows that he cares about the field and the patient. He was able to answer all of my questions and really took the time to explain everything that was going on.

I’m very impressed, and I’m not usually impressed! I’m a therapeutic bodyworker and don’t often find the relief I’m looking for when I get worked on myself.
I came to Mike at Tri State because I was certain my hip needed to crack and I couldn’t get it to for the life of me. It was a deep feeling that was hard for me to pinpoint and was starting to affect my gate. I definitely didn’t want it to get any worse!
Mike did a quick assessment to rule out anything serious, then worked through a range of motions and prodding to find out the source of my complaint was actually muscular. Some welcome but intense stretching and range of motion work on my leg followed. It felt great and awful in the best way.
Mike was professional, knowledgable and obviously pulled from a range of knowledge and therapies expanding far beyond what you might expect. I left with recommendations for exercises that made perfect sense, a new awareness of my glute complex, and most of all — relief. Highly recommended!

As a competitive powerlifter, I have run into multiple nagging pains and aches that have limited my training — mainly my bicep tendinitis is both arms.
However, after a few visits to Dr. Dougherty, the pain has been greatly diminished to the point that they do not affect my training. Each visit, my arms see great improvement.
Definitely worth your time to go to go someone that knows what he’s doing. I highly recommend you check out Dr. Dougherty at TSS.

I wanted to wait to write my review because I wanted to go a few times prior to writing a review. There are too many times where you go to a place once, and they basically just want your business and are nice to you the first time only, and subsequent times you go you’re basically $$ in their eyes.
I’ll say that each time I went Dr. Dougherty provided personal attention, was attentive to my needs, and answered all questions with care. I did not feel rushed or a burden to his time. I know that sounds ridiculous, to have a someone that is performing a service that you’re PAYING for, where you feel like a burden. How many times have you gone to the doctor, wait for an hour, only to be attended on for 3 minutes, and you can’t get a word without feeling like you’re asking for a personal tour of the White House?
To me, that is key. I think there are a multitude of chiropractors that can perform the tasks, but how many out there will actually listen to your questions, give you the attention you are paying for, and make you feel like a valued client? Not many — but Dr. Doughtery is 100% one of those doctors. I do not say this lightly, as we all know personal care services are an extremely personal, but you need to see this doctor. He is the real deal. I am excited for my next appointment!

What an all-​around wonderful experience!
I don’t think it’s possible for me to write a more positive review for Tri-​State and Dr. Mike Dougherty! Everything about the experience had a personal feel and you could tell that he really knows/​cares about his craft. There really is nothing like connecting with a good doctor, working together through a plan, tracking/​feeling your progression, and, ultimately, starting to feel like I can manage the pain/​issues.
Every day, I deal with chronic back pain and a shoulder issue stemming from a past injury/​surgery. After an initial evaluation, Mike takes the time to describe the anatomy of the body so well and detail why the pain may be occurring. This portion of the process was just so helpful because it facilitates every follow up step after so we start working towards mitigating the pain. It always helps to fully understand the problem before developing a course of action.
Overall, Dr. Dougherty’s time as a Chiropractor and his overall experience/​knowledge of Physical Therapy really commingle perfectly to make an exceptional experience! I am looking forward to the future and progressing more and more every day with the program he has setup for me. Thank you, Tri-​State Sport and Spine!
You should definitely check it out! You won’t regret it!
Enjoy!
–Ian M.