Silver Sage Acupuncture

I have suffered from tennis elbow with varying degrees of pain over the last few years and tried everything from cortisone injections to physical therapy with only marginal results.



My chiropractor referred me to Cheryl Warnke. Initially, my treatments went well. In fact, I found Warnke to be friendly and personable, and my elbow pain vanished after just a few treatments. However, during my final appointment with Warnke, I experienced an unexplained sharp, burning pain in my left arm during the treatment where she had placed a needle, and later that day and for several days more my entire left arms was so painful that I could barely use it.



I attempted to reach Warnke by phone to seek out an explanation for my pain and left her several messages but she did not respond. When I finally reached her, Warnke strongly denied that her treatment was in any way connected to the lingering pain in my left arm.



Nevertheless, I decided to give Warnke another chance and I scheduled an appointment with her. However, due to a business meeting, the appointment needed to be rescheduled. I attempted to reach Warnke to reschedule and left her numerous messages but she did not respond.



When I finally reached Warnke over the phone, she told me that she "did not want to take on my case (anymore) because I had canceled and rescheduled some previous appointments and showed up late (occasionally) to other appointments". Warnke offered no other explanation nor did she apologize for not returning any of my previous phone calls.



I found Warnke's excuse for discontinuing our treatment to be lame and her behavior to be unprofessional. If Warnke feared possible retribution through a malpractice law suit for causing nerve damage to my arm, hiding from me by not returning my phone calls rather than addressing the issue head on showed cowardice and poor judgment on her part.



Often a good measure of person's character is to see how they respond in difficult situations and in this case, Warnke failed miserably.



If you are looking for a good acupuncturist who will stand by you even in difficult situations, you would be wise to consider looking elsewhere for a more reliable, straightforward, professional Acupuncturist.



By the way, it has been several weeks since my last treatment with Warnke and I am still experiencing pain in my left arm. I am also sad to report that all of the pain in my (tennis) elbow that Warnke alleviated initially has returned full force, and what appeared to be a full healing as a result of my Acupuncture treatment actually only turned out to be a temporary fix.

The best acupuncturist I've ever experienced. She relieved my pain in just a few sessions. High standards, beautiful office. I believe her experience and professionalism is only surpassed by her ability to heal.