"During the final year of my thirty-five year teaching career, job related stress took a heavy toll on the health of my back and neck. It got so stiff and painful, I couldn’t stand straight, and I had to give up helping with field sports and could never sleep through a night. It was constant pain – only after I swallowed 5 Advil tablets and a large water glass of wine did I get any relief at all. I did this every day, night and morning to survive! (It helped me gain 15 extra unwanted pounds which added to my misery.)

After a month of treatment from Dr. Marcus, along with the exercises he taught me, I feel as if I’m ten years younger. Walking, gardening, housework, all the things I had trouble doing – they are back in my life again – it’s so wonderful to sleep almost a whole night now. It’s unbelievable that I don’t suffer excruciating pain when the weather changes. It’s wonderful to have a straight back again. I could keep on for 6 more pages about all the changes that have made life so much better after Chiropractic treatments.

Instead of wine and Advil, now I do exercises to relieve any aches that occasionally come to my back. The stretching exercises work immediately to give relief. Stan, I will certainly recommend you and your services to everyone I see that is a “sufferer”. You have really made an enormous difference to the way I am able to do all those things I couldn’t manage with a stiffened-up spine. So, if you could fix me, I know there are lots of others you could help the same way in this high-speed, high stress life we all seem to lead these days.

The welcoming atmosphere in your clinic has made it like an extension of home to me and I’m sure all of your patients feel that way. Thanks to your great team. Your office has a people friendly atmosphere; so important to all of us who are your patients. God bless you always, Stan. You are a very special person and you do invaluable service to all of us who trust in you. Sincerely, A Patient"

" I have to admit that before becoming a patient of Chiropractic care I had the same way of thinking that most people do; “They’re not REAL doctors” and even “that can’t be good for me”. My outlook has changes, and now there’s no turning back! My daughter, Megan, has had eczema problems since birth. In fact, I believe she was the original “sandpaper baby”. I tried vitamins, diet alterations, creams and ointments, none of which seemed to work; she kept right on scratching.

When I first started coming to see Dr. Marcus, he mentioned how his skin was bad when he first began Chiropractic College. I had tried everything else by this point and figured I had next to nothing to lose with Megan. If nothing else, she’d at least have a healthy spine. Nine months later, Megan not only has a healthy spine, but a healthy nervous system and healthy looking skin too! Her skin had open scratches and wounds from scabs, but now there’s nary a mark on her! And her arms and legs aren’t rough like sandpaper anymore. I’m not saying this was a miracle, but I believe with a healthy diet, exercise, chiropractic (and a little help from non-perfumed tar-based soap) and a lot of patience her skin has improved.

Now her skin heals itself at a normal rate, the scar on her ear is almost gone AND she’s a happy, normal 3-year-old. Thank you Dr. Marcus and thank you Chiropractic!"

"I first visited a Chiropractors office whilst accompanying a group of school children as part of their work experience programme. I was extremely impressed by the logical and rational explanations provided to support Chiropractic care and I decided that it was worth further investigation. I had a long history of headaches, often with pain so excruciating even the strongest headache medication would not help. It was not unusual for the headaches to last two weeks. I had several eye surgeries, unrelated to headaches.

I had several eye surgeries, unrelated to headaches. My family doctor and eye specialist could only recommend pain killers – i.e. medication. I wasn’t happy. Initially, I visited Dr. Stan three times a week for about 4 weeks, then twice a week and now 1 ½ years later, I am able to visit once every 2 to 3 weeks. In the 1 ½ years since I began Chiropractic care, I can count the headaches I have had on the fingers of one hand. I have not been sick at all (my boss is delighted!) and I feel great. I have introduced my family (husband and two daughters) to the practice, and they have all benefitted enormously. My husband was having back problems – and yes, WAS. He visits Dr. Stan about once a month. Both daughters were headaches sufferers. My eldest daughter was told she was a possible migraine candidate when she was 5 years old, and I was encouraged to give her Tylenol. She has been seeing Dr. Stan for about 1 year and has not had a single headache during that time.

I was recently checking medical claims for my family and noticed in the past 12 months, we had only had 1 prescription in our family for antibiotics for a severely infected finger. In the years prior to Chiropractic care, I would sometimes be spending up to $2000 per year for medications for my eye and headaches etc. Am I impressed with this non-invasive, non-drug inducing method of treatment? You Betcha! "

I first met Stan Marcus in March 2003 at a party given by a mutual friend. I explained to Stan my frustration with the established medical system both in Canada and my native Australia and that I was willing to try anything to improve my quality of life which had been compromised by chronic pain resulting from whiplash injuries sustained from a car crash in Australia in 1974 as well as sleep apnea. My biggest frustration was that I seemed to be handcuffed to a system that seemed more interested in my continual use of prescription medications to treat my symptoms rather than resolving the core issues of the health challenges I faced. Stan understood my frustration as he seemed to have similar frustrations with the established medical system. Stan could see that I was genuine in my quest to investigate alternative therapies and modalities to help resolve the chronic pain that I struggled with each day.

Stan could see that I was genuine in my quest to investigate alternative therapies and modalities to help resolve the chronic pain that I struggled with each day. My treatment with Stan started with twice weekly visits for the first couple of weeks and then weekly visits for the first few months. During this period he suggested his chiropractic work be complemented by deep tissue massage of a qualified Hellerwork practioner and suggested that I see Riesa Venchuk, a retired Chiropractor. The combination of chiropractic care and Hellerwork brought slow but steady improvements to my overall well being to the point that I was well enough to travel back to Australia for a family visit in late September of that year.

I suffered an unfortunate and major health set-back during this visit to Australia. I ruptured the right side of my L5S1 disc and it was discovered that the left side of the same disc was being crushed by a condition known as spinal stenosis. Surgery was recommended by my neurosurgeon but the surgical wait time was twelve months. During this period I was on daily morphine for pain which ultimately led to a number of internal problems and various food sensitivities.

Throughout this three year journey I was not able to work but Stan was by my side acting as my friend and health care professional. With Stan’s direction I saw eleven alternative health care professionals through whose help I have been able to return to work and resume many of the sporting activities I had previously enjoyed, including squash. To me Stan’s greatest strength is that he is not only as a gifted Chiropractor but he has the ability to look at an individual as a complete being and develop a strategy which incorporates other modalities if and when necessary to resolve a patient’s health challenges. Stan supplements this with his caring nature and great sense of humour. M. S. – April 9, 2007