Spine & Joint Institute

It is with great pleasure that I share my recent experience with Dr. Felix Yesquen, a mature scholar and a dedicated chiropractor at «Spine & Joint Institute».
As you may know, Migraines remain a common and debilitating condition which I experience regularly. The limitations a Migraine can cause are evasive, severe and can diminish the quality of life. With tension building in my head throughout the day and vision becoming impaired it seemed advantageous to submit and see a chiropractor for help; since the medication, sleep, excess water etc. was-​not-​working! After carefully examining my symptoms I was immediately attended to by Dr. Felix Yesquen. There were several things that were performed to make the pain dissipate. Once the session was completed, I noticed a dramatic improvement after the treatment including a reduction in the intensity of head pressure and neck pain. Instantly, there was an increase in my range of motion and a reduction of sub-​occipital muscle tension. Not only did I feel better, but I was educated on the possibilities of its cause and corrective measures to prevent future episodes.
Dr. Felix Yesquen, you never cease to amaze me! Thank you for giving me the gift of walking out of your office today and getting to celebrate my mother’s birthday with a smile (and the use of both eyeballs)!

Dr. Felix and the Spine & Joint Institute are the best. I’ve been going to him and this practice since February 2011. He fixed my entire spine (neck/​back), also long standing knee issues and foot and ankle issues. I recently suffered a car accident at the fault of someone else (rear-​ended at a stoplight). Though the other driver rearranged my spine completely, I have complete faith that Dr. Felix, Dr. Maria and other staff members will make me as good as new. This is an outstanding practice and if you are suffering or have been told you need surgery, check out the Spine & Joint Institute first. You’ll be happy that you did!

If you would of asked me to review Spine and Joint when I started treatment October 2013 I would have given it 5 stars without even thinking about it. But since then a lot of things have changed.
Don’t get me wrong, Dr. Felix is very personable and memorizes every patients names and is very nice. He is very good at what he does, after my car accident it was a pleasure going every week to get adjusted and therapy with Dr. Felix. All in all the service and chiropractic care is great, Dr. Felix is a great doctor.
But here is the reason I am only giving them one star. Never in my life have I been so disrespected and lied to by a doctor in my life. Since I went to Spine and Joint after I got into a car accident I had to have everything filed through the person that hit me’s car insurance. The car insurance, mentioned that once the treatment was over we would have to get the itemized bills from the doctor and start the reimbursement process, but for now I would pay all co-​pays out of pocket. Seeing that I graduated from college in 2013, paying out of pocket was really difficult, because of my student loans.
I started treatment in October 2013 and my last day of treatment was March 2014, I definitely felt better and healthier. However, getting the itemized bills was the hard part. Our insurance holder tried calling Dr. Felix multiple times and had no response. I then had to take time to call and leave several messages because over a month went by and there was no response from spine & joint.
This went on for several months, leading no where. Tried to be patient but by August I was starting to get really frustrated, and finally talked to Dr. Felix over the phone he assured me that he mailed all the paperwork. After 2 weeks, the insurance had still not received anything. To make a long story short, he basically told me he mailed and faxed it twice, with insurance never receiving anything. After me driving down to his office to speak to him face to face he finally faxed it in in November! It took 8 months for him to submit an itemized bill, and I was lied to and ignored multiple times.
This story could be even longer and more frustrating, but I’ll save everyone from having to read all the details. All in all, if you are going to a chiropractor due to an accident that you will late claim, I would strongly recommend to stay away from Spine and Joint.

I love, love, love Dr. Felix and Dr. Maria too! I have seen multiple chiropractors in the Washington DC area, and have finally found the real deal. Dr. Felix and Dr. Maria are both highly skilled and devoted to continuous education, more importantly they are compassionate people who listen to their patients and really care about healing their health issues. I love that they aren’t the assembly line, one treatment fits all type of chiropractors.
Over the past 5 years, I’ve seen Dr. Felix for a sinus infection, lower back pain, PT for torn muscles in my shoulder, vertigo, a migraine, and my son’s scoliosis. In each case, he was able to fix the issue — although some problems took more sessions than others.
Maybe the best example of why I love these guys: I’d gone to my regular health care provider over trouble breathing and they put me on an inhaler and wanted me to use a CPAP machine. I mentioned this to Dr. Felix and he examined my ribs – they had popped out. So, he put them back in… and, poof, no more trouble breathing. I wonder how long I would have kept up with the inhaler if I hadn’t happened to mention it.
Anyway, if you need help with a physical ailment — even if you aren’t sure chiropractic can help — give them a call and ask. In my experience, it’s the fastest way back to great health.
Kristin W.

I love, love, love Dr. Felix and Dr. Maria. I initially met both after the Vienna Turkey trot last year. I could barely run by the time I got to the finish line. I had no idea what was going on and could barely walk when I finished. I saw that Dr. Felix giving alignments after the race and immediately asked for help. I’m not sure what he did but I got up and ran right after he «fixed» me. It was as if nothing had happened. No pain, nothing!!!
He also helped repair a handful of injuries that I acquired while running and without drugs or further damage to my tendons, ligaments, what have you! In fact, I’m seeing him tomorrow to do some «touch-​up» work before my race this weekend!
I swear that I could not be running as much as I do if it wasn’t for him!!! I’ve been through physical therapy and have seen other chiropractors but Dr. Felix is the real deal. I’m truly grateful to have found their practice and love both of their friendly disposition, professionalism, and flexibility with their patients. I highly recommend!!!