Videos, Testimonials, and Reviews for PEDROCIT®
Read what some of our patients, care-givers and colleagues have said about our methodology *. They include reviews from Facebook, Healthgrades and Google:
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This video highlights Pennsylvania native Tracy Yatsko and her battle with (and recovery from) the aftermath of traumatic brain injury stemming from a concussion in 2005:
I suffered a severe concussion from a head to head hit playing basketball in 2005. My life went from the excitement of being an all-star athlete looking at a Division 1 scholarship in track and field to spending every waking moment in disabling pain, and traveling from one doctor to the next throughout the state of Pennsylvania. For 8 years, doctors had told me that I suffered from Post Concussive Syndrome and that I would continue to suffer from migraines for the rest of my life, because “that is just the way it is”. The only treatment they offered me were pills, pills, and more pills. I tried Botox shots, nerve blocks, and have I mentioned pills? From 18-20 years old I was taking anywhere from 10-30 pills a day. Very few doctors had hope for me while others told me I was crazy, that nothing was wrong with me, and that I would just have to learn to deal with my pain. Eight agonizing years later I had the opportunity to travel up to Rhode Island to consult with Dr. Pedro. I had met him a few years earlier through a mutual friend at a brain injury event and he told me then that I should come up to Rhode Island for treatment, but at that point in life, I was so disgusted with doctors that I didn’t think a cure was possible, and I had already accepted that my life would be filled with pain. Finally, I took the risk, because I thought that if he couldn’t help me, it wouldn’t have been a disappointment, it would have been expected. If he did help me, it would become the greatest thing in my life…and he did. Within 5 minutes of meeting Dr. Pedro, simply by looking into my eyes and noticing the size of my pupils, he knew he could help me. After taking a few tests to confirm his thoughts, he diagnosed me. He actually diagnosed me, meaning there was something wrong with me and that I wasn’t crazy! It was hard to comprehend and understand, but in normal people terms: a part of my brain wasn’t working properly and getting the juices it needed. I was also blacking out because my heartbeat was spiking every time I stood up and the oxygen wasn’t making it to my brain. When Dr Pedro told me he could help me, I went back to my hotel room that night and cried hysterically. I was shocked, excited, nervous, and experienced many other emotions that were new to me. Then I became angry and questions started racing in my mind like: why hasn’t any other doctor in 8 years notice that my pupils were two completely different sizes? Why have doctors always ignored the fact that I was blacking out and just mentioned that I should probably just drink more orange juice? Why has it taken 8 years to find a doctor that wanted to help me? Well, after about an hour of feeling sorry for myself, I snapped out of it because there was a great possibility that in just a few months I could live a normal life again. A few weeks later, I moved into a hotel room in Rhode Island and received treatment with Dr. Pedro twice a day, every single day for about 2 months. After leaving RI to head back to PA to start a new life, I was excited because I witnessed my test results were so much better than day 1, my pupils were the same size, and I felt better! I almost felt like a new person, but there was definitely still a hesitation because it all felt too good to be true. I believed in Dr. Pedro and I believed in his treatment, it was just the mental aspect that I now had to battle, and I did. As soon as I got back into my normal routine, things just felt right. I wasn’t having daily headaches, I could work out without getting dizzy or sick, and the best part: I could read for hours and hours without getting sick and feeling like I just ran a marathon. I am now currently enrolled at Temple University and I am getting the education that my brain injury once took away from me. Dr. Pedro gave me that incredible opportunity to live again…
Tracy YatskoLynn was always a highly active and physically strong person until she suffered an unknown event that left her barely able to function. Dr. Pedro was the first doctor to recognize Lynn had a brain event and made a treatment plan to help her recover. Here is Lynn’s story:
Losing the use of his legs after being struck by a vehicle while on duty in 1997 was the most difficult thing Brian had ever had to endure. Though he regained limited lower body mobility in 2001 through physical therapy, he remained unable to walk without the use of leg braces. That changed in 2017 when he met Dr. Pedro. Here is Brian’s story:
In 1994, Cydney slipped on back ice and landed on the back of her head. She was immediately dizzy, her head felt full, all ambient sound was painfully loud, and she had lost her sense of smell. During the following months, Cydney developed head pressure, difficulty concentrating, weaknesses in all her extremities, numbness in her feet, and irritability. This continued for the next 24 years with no treatment and no improvement. Cydney was told her injuries were permanent and she would just have to live with it. Through self-education, Cydney finally correctly diagnosed herself, and when she found Dr. Pedro’s website, she knew she had found the help she needed. Here is Cydney’s story:
I am very familiar with his [Dr. Pedro’s] current research work and I strongly believe that support to this project is essential and will contribute significantly to the field and to the school success of so many students who have been left far behind. CIT is a unique neurological treatment approach pioneered by the Principal Investigator [Dr. Pedro] of this project. The results of his research at the Kuss School in Fall River are very impressive because they point to the positive impact of this intervention in the lives of students who have experienced continuous school failure. In addition, the CIT approach adds great significance to the effective treatment of students with ADHD, Learning and Reading Disabilities, because it helps students overcome the main reasons why they don’t learn. In my professional opinion – Cortical Integrative Therapy (CIT) holds tremendous promise to the learning success of students with a history of academic failure across American Schools…
Dr. Maria B. Serpa, ProfessorThe fact of the matter is I’ve had a long journey. I’ve seen so many doctors, and had so many surgeries and procedures. My journey would’ve been a lot shorter if I had known about Victor Pedro, DC, and Cortical Integrative Therapy sooner. (Full article in painpathways.org magazine.)
Paula AbdulPic of NBC recording my pupils pre treatment. In 8 years not 1 Dr noticed, in 5min. Dr Pedro knew they were different pic.twitter.com/R9ikYSIyAh — Tracy Yatsko (@TracyYatsko) February 26, 2013
…his grades are better. He is more focused. His tics are gone (facial twitches and twitching his shoulders). His coordination, especially on his left side, has improved enormously, and he is no longer irritable…
ParentsWe truly feel that you saved our daughter from struggling her whole life…
ParentsShoutout to #RhodeIsland and the AMAZING Dr. Victor Pedro. He’s doing GROUNDBREAKING WORK! xoP http://t.co/UMRkDvwUp5 — The Real Paula Abdul (@PaulaAbdul) March 13, 2013
We agree “@PaulaAbdul: Shoutout to #RhodeIsland & the AMAZING Dr. Victor Pedro. He’s doing GROUNDBREAKING WORK! xoP http://t.co/Oz1UCXec1v” — powerofpain (@powerofpain) April 27, 2013
.@NBC10 THANK YOU for the story on Dr. Victor Pedro and Cortical Integrative Therapy! VITAL info on #concussions http://t.co/o0D8BrsvV7 — The Real Paula Abdul (@PaulaAbdul) March 18, 2013
Shoutout to #RhodeIsland and the AMAZING Dr. Victor Pedro. He’s doing GROUNDBREAKING WORK! xoP http://t.co/UMRkDvwUp5 — The Real Paula Abdul (@PaulaAbdul) March 13, 2013