Horikawa Chiropractic

初めてお伺いして、施術して頂きました。院内は清潔感があり、先生もきちんと説明してくださり、安心してお願いできました。一回で首周り、肩周りと軽くなりました。これからもお願いしたいと思いました。ありがとうございました。

週一回、計五回の施術をうけ、左肩甲骨と背骨の間の痛みが大幅に解消されました。初めて施術を受けた日にあまりに心地良く、通えば必ず良くなると確信できました。本当にありがとうございます。

これからもメンテナンスのため、定期的に通わせていただきます。どうぞよろしくお願い致します。

Dr Horikawa is an absolute magician.

I went to see him with unexplainable rotator cuff injuries on both shoulders, and he was able to determine the root cause of the problem on my first visit. The physio that I had been going to for two months prior to that hadn’t even come close to figuring it out.

I have been receiving Dr Horikawa’s treatment weekly for about a month now since, and my body feels so much better. It’s hard to believe the excruciating pain I was in only a month or so ago!

Definitely definitely recommend!

長時間パソコンを使う仕事のため、首、肩、腰、お尻のこり、痛みがひどく、マッサージや整体を色々試したのですがなかなか良くならず困っていたところ、たまたまサイトが目に入りお邪魔しました。整形外科さんと連携してレントゲンで骨格を把握してから、触診で悪いところを探すスタイル、とても穏やかで気さくな先生で、自分が感じている症状を親身に聞きながら触診で確認して調整する場所を的確に探してくださいます。症状についての見解や施術の意味合いを分かりやすく解説しながら進めてくださるので、とても安心して受けることができました。自分の場合は痛みが出ているところ（腰）と、本当に悪いところ（仙骨）が違って、最初は「そこをやるの？」とちょっと訝しんだのですが、4回目あたりから明らかに腰周りがスムーズに動くようになり、腰が痛いからと腰ばっかり揉んでたから治らなかったのか！と納得。経過についても、痛みの変化、反応を見ながらきめ細かく調整してもらえるので、とにかく安心です。
症状は2ヶ月くらいで首周りの痛みはなくなり頭痛も激減（頭痛薬をほぼ飲まなくなりました）、腰回りもいい状態をキープできていて、会社での座り仕事が集中しやすくなりました。マッサージではないので、その日の疲れをもみほぐすのではなく、痛くない、疲れにくい、動きやすい身体にチューニングしたいと考えている方に強くおすすめです！

I visited Horikawa san because of a lower back injury from SUP.
I visited 2 other Chiropractors in Izu, and others in Yamaguchi prefecture:
- They were not Gonstead qualified.
- They all did some form of massage.
- They didn't use any tools, and did the same routine.
- There was no spine adjustment.
- The pain didn't get better.

My back was stiff, you could grab the muscles on the back: it was hard and inflamed.
First visit with Horikawa san; he used the tool on my back, including looking at my X-ray, and adjusted my hip and spine.
After 2 weeks those hard muscles became soft again.
Next visit with Horikawa san; the muscles in the upper back were now in pain. He adjusted it. And, those muscles are now painfree.
Next visit with Horikawa san; I sat for too long and clicked my lower back, which Horikawa san re-adjusted including my neck. That also, is now pain free.

Horikawa san has magic hands, if you have tried other chiropractors and nothing changed: try Horikawa san.

It felt helpless before meeting him, nothing was improving. However, you also need to change your environment and routine to aid your body in recovery. I caused misalignments after visiting Horikawa san because of my bad sitting and sleeping habits.
Also, stretching and strengthening seems to be helping me with back pain and mobility.

Each time I am in Tokyo, I will try to visit Horikawa san for maintenance.
Kind regards,
Craig

"What do I have to lose right? "

As cliche as it may sound, that's exactly the mindset I went in with after years of back pain. Tried it all, from stretches and decompression exercises, Youtube videos, to second opinions from doctors here and abroad. Things had improved, but only marginally. I could run, workout, and even dance within limits, but the wrong move sent me right back to spasms that had my back out of commission for days at a time. That is until a concerned friend recommended Horikawa Sensei.

A few days after our first session not only could I move in ways I hadn't in years, but more importantly I'm gradually shedding the fear of actual motion itself. You know, gymnastics to get out of bed, knee bends to lift objects, and constantly minding your posture, etc.

He is very thorough and methodical from the questions asked, detailed explanations, and tools used, to the applied adjustment routines. As if that weren't enough, he's also the first doctor to check the soles of my shoes as part of the initial assessment. I mean if a doctor's looking under your shoes.he means business. So don't hesitate to give him yours. You're in good hands!

Absolutely recommend this place. Horikawa-san speaks perfect English and will identify the place of issue very precicely. He doesn't make any assumpitions, so before doing anything he will request you to bring x-ray with you or go to a nearby clinic and make one if you don't have any. My friends and me visit him whenever we need help, relief is guaranteed.

ぎっくり腰を何度も繰り返し、一時的に歩くのもままならない状態になったことから、根本的な治療の必要性を感じて通い始めました。体の歪みから腰の筋肉に大きな負担がかかっていたものが、継続的な施術の効果で徐々に解消され、今ではほぼ支障なくスポーツができるレベルにまで回復しました。長年負荷をかけ続けた体なので、焦らずに先生と相談しながらじっくり治療していることがいい結果につながっていると思います。

I highly recommend Dr. Horikawa! He's thorough and definitely knows his stuff! He's always able to effectively communicate with me in English and answer all my questions about my back, other joint pain and which exercises and stretches I should do. He's also very careful when cracking my back and neck, so no worries there! He's flexible with my schedule and easy to get in contact with via LINE. Dr. Horikawa takes his time and gets to understand his patient. I would definitely recommend him.

堀川先生のカイロプラクティックに通うようになり、体の不調がかなり減りました。自分の体の状態に気づくようになり、定期的にアジャストしてもらうことで体調の悪化を未然に防げているように感じます。生活になくてはならない存在になっています！

素晴らしい！
Excellent customer service and great results. Very convenient opening hours.
Excelente servicio y sobresalientes resultados.
Cómodos horarios.

I’ve been going to Horikawa-sensei for over 2 years. He is great at finding the issue and relieving my back/neck problem. Kind and explains what he’s doing in English. High recommended!

I'm truly grateful for discovering Dr Horikawa. He's extremely professional and kind. His explanations of his diagnosis and my progress are very reassuring. It's amazing how he's transformed my posture and eliminated aches and pains. Improving my overall quality of life.

This is an excellent practice and I would highly recommend it to everyone! I always feel better after Dr. Horikawa’s adjustments and really appreciate that he takes the time to explain the issue he finds and steps I can take to improve tightness or pain in an area as well as posture.

In addition, Dr Horikawa’s English is excellent and the price is very affordable!

Just went Nov/14/2019. The fact i write this review says it all. 5stars.
行って間違いない。
Je recommande.

Thank you.

Don't underestimate the Gonstead difference. Dr. Horikawa is one of very few in Japan that is trained, knowledgeable about, and practices Gonstead chiropractic, and after a lot of searching online I had high hopes travelling from another prefecture just to be treated by him. I have had neck and shoulder issues and stiffness for the past few years stemming from more than a few auto, motorcycle, and sports accidents, and have been to many other chiropractors and hospital rehabilitation centers. All of which never fixed the problem and were a waste of money. Dr. Horikawa was able to pinpoint the main root cause of my problem to my right hip which was the spot I fell hard on in a snowboarding accident years ago. After the first adjustment, immediately the swelling I have had for years on one side of my neck started to subside! I was surprised and amazed by the difference in such a short time. Of course it takes more than one adjustment to maintain proper spine alignment to get the muscles and ligaments to readjust after years of misalignment so I will of course be back continuing treatment. I am very happy with the results so far and wholeheartedly recommend Horikawa Chiropractic to everyone.

I have a chronic back problem starting when I was injured 12 years ago. I visited Dr. Horikawa and miraculously, after 2 months, all of my problems were gone (lower back pain, heartburn, and chronic headache).

The beauty about the treatment with Dr. Horikawa was not only his ability to pinpoint the main issue, but also his ability to interact with the patient so that the patient feels heard and relax. I even, at one point, considered the clinic as my second home because I could always have a good talk with Dr. Horikawa. Dr. Horikawa also educated me about spine and its issues as well as about Gonstead technique.

You truly, sir, are my savior. Thank you very much.

The Gonstead method has been the most effective chiropractic technique for me after trying various other chiropractic technqiues in Tokyo. Horikawa-san is a master and like that fact that he is open on Sundays.

Dr. Horikawa was my savior! I was in pain for a long year without being able to sleep properly, walk or move after a bad Thai massage. My life had changed completely, I was depressed, with headaches, lower back, neck pains, half of my body hurted, swallen feet, knee pains among other pains.

Dr. Horikawa was always super patient with me and with by following the Gondstead Method he was a le to find the origin of the problem and fix it.

I can’t thank him enough for bringing me back to life.

Ps. I tried many many chiros and orthopedist that either said the pain would go away one day or that they didn’t know and kept just cracking me everywhere.

I had had the same kind of serious back pain problem since 2 years, coming every few months repeatedly and going away, and did not know how to solve it. I had tried acupuncture, stretches, took very heavy dose of pain killer, but nothing could solve, or even "understand" clearly the cause of my pain.
Then I came to see Horikawa-sensei thanks to one of my friends' introduction.
It was not easy at the beginning of the treatment to see the effect, yet step by step, weeks after weeks, I started to get better clearly. My pain was diminishing, and could walk very long distance without any pain in a few months.
And Hirokawa-sensei could find out the cause of my problem, which was actually coming from my motorbike accident that I had at 15! My backbone movement was limited since then, and as I have been training Chinese martial arts for years, my body resisted a lot to cover up my problem.
It's been 4 months since my 1st visit, and honestly, I have a new body! I discover new physical sensation that I had never experienced before!
Thank you so much!