Motyka D Dawn, MD

I saw Dr. Dawn for acupuncture on my neck due to nerve pain caused by bulging disks.
I was treated for three sessions in 2015 and treated again for two sessions a year later in 2016.
After these sessions I was basically pain free.
My experiences with Dr Dawn were very positive. She’s very knowledgable and has excellent medical judgement.
My insurance does not cover acupuncture treatments. However, the out of pocket cost was well worth it to relieve my pain.
I would recommend Dr. Dawn without hesitation.

This doctor’s attitude and treatment of me were unbelievable. During an interview about my medical history, when I answered a particular question, she responded, «Oh sure!» As if I was lying. First of all, no commentary was needed or appropriate. Second, I was stating a fact. How can a doctor treat a patient properly if, upon first meeting, she thinks she knows more about me than I do? I am a mature person, familiar with medicine and doctors. (I’ve worked in several clinics and an Emergency Room.) I’ve no need to lie about my medical history. I know that providing an accurate history will only improve my chances of receiving competent care. But apparently not from this doctor. I saw her a few more times, which only confirmed that I needed to find a different MD – quickly!

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Dawn for 15 plus years and decided to go with her annual fee retainer program because:
–Dr. Dawn is personable but will tell you what you don’t want to hear if needed; but won’t nag
–she admits when she doesn’t know something; she’s unafraid to refer out
–she takes in East and West ideas yet isn’t a nut case «holistic is everything» doc; she’s a medical doctor
–she diagnosed a health problem I didn’t even know I had; I’m better for it
–she expects you to love yourself, advocate for your own health, take ownership of your own body
–I actually use a whole hour or hour 15 with her now. I bring questions; she is not rushed; this is the way medicine used to be.
–she holds the line on over medication; I like this.
–she listens; and she is bold enough to tell you to listen when she thinks you are harming your health by not listening
–I’ve used her for a complete annual physical for 15 yrs and now won’t have some HMO or PPO to tell me or us we have 15 min to get, get out and count it done
–she has a medical show and can talk at a street level
–I can actually see a doc the same day now; not wait 1.5 months
I’d say get in while her practice is still open; won’t be for long.

I had been a patient of Dr. Dawn Motyka for several years and making a few visits each year. I developed a problem with my hands with lumps and not being able to open them all the way. Dr. Motyka recommended saline injections at her other office where she performs acupuncture. I paid her $ 150 cash for the treatment which was a very painful one and saw no improvement. I went to another doctor who diagnosed the problem as a genetic disorder and I then realized that the saline treatment was worthless and that Dr. Motyka had delayed my getting treatment for my condition which was progressive in nature. When I told Motyka about the problem I was taken into the office of the business manager so that the doctor would have a witness and it was obvious that her concern was not my health but her medical insurance.
Part of the problem is that the doctor wants to spend as little time as possible with each patient and get her reimbursement from the insurance companies and the more patients she sees the more money she makes. If you have a simple problem she will deal with it but if it is not simple she will not take the time to work through a solution for the treatment of the patient.
It took a long time for me to find my current physician who I have been seeing now for more than 5 years. He spends as much time as is needed to diagnose a problem or request the necessary tests for additional information if needed. It is night and day from dealing with Dr. Motyka in terms of his professionalism and his attitude toward his patients.

Dr Dawn is one of the best Doctor /​Acupuncture I have been to. A friend had recommended her when I had badly injured my knee and was on crutches. I was in a lot of pain, swelling and on crutches. After one treatment I had significant improvement.
I’ve been back many times and highly recommend her.
She is a wealth of knowledge, very skilled and I have never felt rushed.

I want to Dr. Motyka for many years and had no problem until I developed chronic pain. Because my xrays showed some bone wear in the hips, I was diagnosed with hip arthritis. It wasn’t until my acupuncturist pointed out the source of my pain was not in my hip at all but in my buttocks that I went back to Dr. Motyka. By that time, I was also having nerve pain down my leg. I told her I felt it might be a nerve pinch and request that it get checked out. She said to me, «I don’t know why you’re having nerve pain in your leg, but you have arthritis and you’re going to have, one, two, three chronic pains till the day you die. Now I can prescribe pain medication for you, but that’s all I can do.» I requested a physical therapy referral instead of the pain meds. It took a couple of weeks to get in to my physical therapist of choice. By then it was too late. Dr. Motyka saw me as my disc was beginning to bulge, but soon after it ruptured. I can’t blame her for the rupture, but perhaps if she had been more attentive or at least more humble to admit this was not her expertise, my disc might not have ruptured. Shortly after, I went to a back specialist who looked at my xrays and told me I had healthy hips.