Where to start about Jack Collins? I guess the best place is at the start. Since I was 13 years old I have had lower back pain. By the time I was 37 I took it as something normal for me in my life. Growing up I developed a passion for cycling. So having aches and pains in different areas of my body have also been the norm. Over the years I had visited many different practitioners of chiropractic work and massage work. Mostly I walked away with short-term comfort benefits. A few years ago a friend of mine was telling me about somebody who does “trigger point” on him. He told me I had to go to him. So that was my first call to Jack Collins. After my first appointment I realized that Jack was “different” in his methods and immediately I felt a difference. As I had been to many different treatments over the years I was not totally convinced that this would work for me or that it would be a treatment that would help my ailments. But I returned to Jack a second, third, fourth and eventually I would loss count on the number of times I would see Jack. It amazes me everyday that I lived with lower back pain for so many years and after a few months’ treatment with Jack I have been lower back pain free. Yes, Jack was able to totally treat my lower back pain and along the way all the other little aches and pains Jack would erase from my body. Jack has a talent and skill that is not often seen. Sadly Jack moved away to start life anew in Colorado. Of course my passion for cycling is stronger then ever and so massage work is needed. Every time I get bodywork all I can think about is how I wish Jack were here to help me. No matter what your body is suffering from you can benefit greatly from Jack’s different technique.
Jennifer Johnson | Owner, Adventure’s Edge | Eureka and Arcata California
Jack has an innate ability to quickly and effectively identify issues, and is an expert at working them through to minimize or resolve them. At times, the experience is difficult or painful, but the results are well worth it, and I keep coming back for more. In addition to all the body work he has done, I feel like I’ve also received an education in anatomy and physiology during the process. I give Jack my highest recommendation.
Peter Meyer
I spend between 5 to 10 hours a day on my laptop. I design and implement brand strategy for my clients and I LOVE my work. I work a lot. I have also been practicing yoga for the last 8 years. However, this kind of lifestyle is taking a toll on my body, and even weekly yoga sessions and chiropractic adjustments were bringing only temporary relief to my neck and upper back pain. The first session with Jack relieved the constant nagging pain and gave me a greater range of motion in my neck. My whole body felt in alignment and I had a greater mental clarity for days. I have never experienced such rapid and lasting improvement!
Next, I learned that Jack was offering full day VIP body assessment and restoration sessions, I decided to go for it, and it was THE BEST investment I ever made! Before, it was a massage here and there, an adjustment when my body would really hurt, and no idea of why or how I had the pain that I did. And most important, I never had a concise picture of how my body worked as a whole and how the issues were related. Now I have a clear picture of my body as whole as well as how to avoid getting back into painful patterns. I can work without pain, and a nice side effect is getting into poses in my yoga practice I only dreamed of before! Now when I go back for a monthly upkeep, Jack is working on restoring the scar tissue and shifting the habitual patterns my body developed over the years, so I can afford to keep up with a crazy work load, keep running around in high heels, and still be pain free… I’m so grateful to Jack for the work he does!
Hello my name is Jim Holcombe
I ‘m a 52 year old man living in the tropics on the pacific coast of Costa Rica. I surf as a life style not a hobby. My whole life revolves around waves, and to be doing it at the level I do, it’s essential that I maintain almost perfect health. I received a serious shoulder injury while surfing in 2010 and went to Jack with major muscle and tendon tears / stress. Jack committed to work on me and after a lot of very focused intensive therapy work, my shoulder was healed. To this day I’m about the oldest guy in the water still surfing solid overhead surf, and I feel I owe a major part of that to Jack. Jack is always a complete professional and I feel that he truly and deeply cares about his clients’ health. I also feel that he has the most uncanny intuition of where to focus his trigger point work that I have ever experienced. I can say, after having received work from a great many therapists, Jack is the best one I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with.
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