Rio Vista Wellness Center — Local services in Fort Lauderdale

Prior to Sep. 2013, I lived with the “normal” list of complaints many people share like head/neck/back aches and fatigue. I wouldn’t say I suffered with these but they did hinder my life to some degree. In early Sep. 2013, I started having multiple symptoms including tingling (face, arms, legs), numbness, muscle pain, major visual disturbances. To say I was miserable would be a vast understatement. I was in pain or at least uncomfortable to some degree almost constantly. After countless lab tests and doctor’s appointments to rule out some major contenders, I was facing a diagnosis of fibromyalgia b/c as the rheumatologist I saw explained, this was a diagnosis given after 4 months of more of unexplained symptoms. I knew in my gut that even if I had some symptoms that correlated to this diagnosis that the core of my health issues would not be addressed by taking some pill. I saw some of the BEST in south Florida and everyone was left scratching their heads with the exception of 1 neurologist at UM who said she thought my symptoms could be related to my TMJ which ironically was my gut feeling when all this started. Take a lesson…listen to your gut because you know more than you think you do! I took my gut and her advice to a great dentist who made me an appliance to realign my very messed up jaw which had been confirmed with MRIs. I knew that wouldn’t be enough so I kept searching because the majority of my symptoms were still very much there. I stumbled upon Bill’s website and I truly feel that both he and Martin have put me well on the path to healing when NO ONE could even give me an answer, let alone a solution. Not 1 doctor I saw[and I saw some of the best in their respective fields] mentioned the concept of trigger points. I was a walking trigger point!! I’ll never know for sure what came first, my musculo-skeletal issues or the TMJ problem but after this long journey I am less concerned with the origin than I am with the fact that I can do something about it. While it is true that I have done a combo of things including using the dental appliance and making some diet changes, I have NO doubt when I say that Bill and Martin both got me to a place to experience the healing my body desperately needed. Every one of my symptoms is much better and many are completely gone. Bill and Martin are absolute masters of their craft and both possess the 1 characteristic that distinguishes good therapists from great therapists and that is empathy. I am thankful God put them in my path. I rarely write testimonials but I didn’t want someone going through the same agony to have any doubts. Give them a...

Finding Bill has been life-changing for me. He is one of the most dedicated and profound individuals I've ever met. In this contemporary world where everybody is always in a rush, Bill really takes his time and focuses on you, your pain... and believe me, he can really listen to it, don't ask me how. He has magic hands, and so much wisdom and experience in them; they are full of patience, and is amazing how they can interpret what your muscles express without you even knowing about it, or understanding about it. He really works on some other level of knowledge, and even language, in regards to the neuromuscular field. I have no words to describe what is receiving a therapy from him. It's like nothing I've experienced before; there is so much beauty and respect in being so specific and detail-oriented. When I open that door, is the moment of healing, peace and communication with oneself. Entering into his space, is giving yourself a second chance. I'm extremely thankful for what he has done for me and my muscle pain. I'm in this journey of recovery one step at a time, and I feel so lucky to have him helping me out with perseverance, education and care. I really believe he goes beyond the "four walls" of medicine, and he enters into this realm full of individuality, where each person is different; therefore, each treatment is about you and only you. In every session, he reads you like a book, and he is able to find where the root of the problem is. He is then able to release, "squeezing out" everything that is trapped in your points that cause the pain, and every place else that is affected by it. His techniques are mesmerizing. He also sees the complexity of the body as a whole, and you can really get surprised about how things that seem disconnected, are really linked at the end. Everything is related, and that is an unbelievable discovery in the path of getting better. He also expands your healing by advising you on how to modify everyday habits that will lead you to a better care of your body. Thank you Bill for your incredible talent, professionalism and all the time you take with each of the people you help; and overall, for making that time, so valuable, rich and important for me. I'm infinitely thankful for all your lessons and all your healing. You are a very special human being. The work you do is...

Hello there. Like me, you've arrived here in search of someone who can fix your body and get rid of the pain that has found its way into your daily life, and wants to stick around. Well let me stop you right now, you were meant to arrive here, just as I was. I had neck pain, shoulder pain, mid back pain and lower back pain due to disc problems in my neck and lower back, debilitating pain that was slowly chipping away at my quality of life and I was just so sick of it and sick of disappointing treatments.

I previously had a laser disc procedure, thoracic facet injections and muscle injections and was left very disappointed with the negative outcomes. I'm a positive person so I didn't give up, I had a feeling there was someone, somewhere that was waiting to fix me. I came across Bill Neckman after some research, read his patient reviews and made the decision to book a session with him, Intuition was also part of that decision. Little did I know then, but would soon discover that this was his destiny in life. I am writing this after only three sessions with him, and I am sat at my computer without a neck brace or back brace! I'd been wearing these for 8 months in my home. Please note, I had a huge change after the first session, I was on cloud 9 the first night because I had relief immediately. I'm improving more with each session and feel ecstatic that I was guided to this place. The fact his last name is Neckman is reason enough to try him, never mind all the raving fans he's helped. And I am already a bonafide raving fan of Bill Neckman. His place is very welcoming, all about the work and less about a visit to a spa. The sessions are deep massage, manipulation and healing, this is serious pain work. Bill is fun and serious as he performs his special healing. I hope my review helps other sufferers make the...