What our patients say about us.
" I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. After over 20 years working as a registered nurse in the field of pain management, and assisting thousands of patients I was seeing amazing results from Dr Da Silva’s approach to pain management. Not only was she helping patients increase their activities of daily living and improving their quality of life, she was accomplishing this not by prescribing more pain pills but thru hands on therapies that she utilizes in her practice. I witnessed on several occasions Dr. Da Silva’s ability to actually diagnose the cause of a person’s problem, and develop a strategy to help her patients, that other doctors were unable to achieve. Her kind and compassionate nature allows the patient to feel comfortable. They know that she will do whatever possible to make their life better. Being in the field of health-care and working with hundreds of doctors I can truly say that there isn’t another doctor I would feel more comfortable with referring my friends and loved ones to than
Dr. Annette Da Silva."
-- Janeen Hamilton, RN
"Dr. Da Silva, I want to thank you for your medical advice and care. My health and well being has been a total make over. After 7 years of severe pain in my lower back, I had come to the conclusion that all of my activities would be limited the rest of my life. You have changed that, in a few days after my first treatment with you I am feeling like a different man. I want to extend my sincere thanks and gratitude for your care."
-- Kim Wilson
"I was referred by my GP to Dr. DaSilva about six years ago, after sustaining minor injuries in a car accident that caused reoccurring muscle spasms in my neck and back. She explained to me that our muscles are like memories, and told me to picture them like a clinched fist, storing all the pain and stress of the initial trauma until they are treated and trained to relax. She estimated that she could cure my issues in three to four visits by administering shots of lidocaine to the trigger points in the muscles and sure enough, I was back on track in the time she estimated. She also demonstrated how I could maintain better muscular health by teaching me key stretching exercises for the muscles that had been giving me the most problems. On top of all of this, I should mention that she noticed on my very first visit that I had TMJ. I was aware of it, having been told it by my orthodontist and dentists throughout the years. Though it gave me no pain, it caused embarrassing popping sounds at times but I just thought it was something I had to live with. She said she could cure it in a few visits with shots of lidocaine and muscular manipulation and succeeded in realigning my jaw and permanently curing my condition. As a result, I believe an added benefit is that I no longer get neck pain that I believe was associated with the condition though I never connected the dots.
I am very grateful to her for improving the quality of my life and I would recommend her to anyone suffering with pain or chronic conditions."
-- Anne Judge
"My first visit to Dr. Da Silva’s office was for my younger son who, at the tender age of 19, was complaining about back pain. She’d been recommended by my primary. My son loved her and in about 2 months, he was back to normal. Young people are very resilient!!!
During that first visit, she noticed the problem I had getting up from my chair and questioned me about it. I proceeded to tell her about the lower back problem I’d been having for several years which was becoming progressively worse. At the time, I was scheduled for an epidural to ease the pain. This was my last resort, as my orthopedist indicated that if the epidurals didn’t work, I would need to see a neurosurgeon and have surgery. I was surprised when she mentioned she could help me without the need for the epidural or surgery. Since the epidural had been scheduled, she advised me to go ahead with it and if I didn’t see results, I should come back to see her. How could she help me, I wondered, if the orthopedist had not been able to after several years??? Needless to say….I was very doubtful. However, she was my last resort and hadn’t she helped my son???
In 2005, I began my treatment with Dr Da Silva and while the recovery was a bit slow initially (she was upfront about letting me know that the results would not be immediate), I can honestly say that today, I’m back to normal. While I need to be careful in order not to re-injure myself, I do everything I used to do and sometimes a bit more. I still go for “maintenance” which keeps me moving fairly pain-free and I’ve certainly come a long, long way from the woman she saw that first time who could hardly get out of her chair.
With her caring bedside manner and alternative approach, she gave me my life back. Every chance I get to sing her praises, I do!!"
-- Marilyn Padilla
"Last year, after a long plane trip, I began to consistently experience the terrible pain of fibromyalgia which I had developed in 2000. Having suffered from fibromyalgia and the effects of traditional medications some of which have been recalled or taken off the market, I decided to try acupuncture. I met Dr. Da Silva at a Feng Shui/Health Fair and decided to make an appointment with her. Dr. Da Silva’s acupuncture treatments have been a godsend. The fibromyalgia pain and the swelling it causes have been controlled with my weekly acupuncture treatments. I am able to go about my daily activities without the crucial pain I had experienced before starting acupuncture treatments. Thank you, Dr. Da Silva."
-- Milly Reed, Feng Shui Professional, Rooms that Reflect You.
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