Meet Dr. Fujii, D.C.

About a year before high school graduation, I found a brochure called “Let's become a chiropractor”.

I didn’t know anything about chiropractic, however I wanted to know what’s going on in human bodies, therefore, I enrolled myself in a chiropractic school in 2004 in Osaka, Japan.

The academic experience at this school was challenging but priceless.

A few months before graduation, I had an opportunity to come to the United States and receive practice and clinical training. I studied at a chiropractic college in Texas and, for the first time in my life, participated in dissection of human cadavers.

Although I had studied human anatomy, seeing it with my eyes and actually touching body parts were an amazing experience.
I was truly amazed by the complexity and detail of the human body.

After return to Japan, I asked to my mentor what  should I do next?
His advice was simple. “Go to the United States and studying”

He was so enthusiastic about his profession, and talking to him about chiropractic future strengthened my desire to pursue a career in this field.

My mentor pushed my back.
I decided to go to the United States for re-learning chiropractic, although I could not speak, nor write in English.

Before leave in Japan, I feel ready to take on a challenge of studying at chiropractic school in the United States.

Story in the United States:

In 2006, enrolled English school, community college and took all prerequisites and finally applied Cleveland Chiropractic College in Los Angeles where my mentor graduated.

However, 6 months later the school shut down due to business issues. Neither I nor the other classmates were informed about this before enrolling.

Therefore, re-enrolled to another Chiropractic College in Whittier.

I really enjoyed the school, met many friends, and had a great time there. However, it didn't quite feel like the right fit for me, so after a year, I transferred to Life Chiropractic College West in Hayward, California.

I graduated from Life Chiropractic College West in 2016.

 

My treatment is simple. Find subluxation, fix it, and leave it.

One case that left a strong impression on me was a condition called "frozen shoulder". It is a condition in which adhesions develop in the shoulder joint due to daily posture, desk work, and other factors, leading to restricted movement.

 

Surgery and injections are not necessarily bad, but the patient's request was to relieve the pain without undergoing either and her goal was simply to be able to reach and grab something above her head. Her shoulder could only be raised to about 60-70 degrees and was extremely stiff.

 

Treatment in this area is very sensitive and can be quite painful, so it must be performed with great care. It's also essential to obtain the patient's consent. I explained to her, "The treatment I'm about to perform may be a bit painful." She agreed, and we began.

 

At times, she would hold a towel and clench her teeth to endure the discomfort.

 

As the treatments progressed, her shoulder mobility gradually improved. Along with that, her stress decreased, and she was eventually able to sleep comfortably at night.

 

One thing she said left a lasting impression on me: "I thought surgery or injections were the only way to get better, but being healed through manual treatment feels like I've finally come out of a dark tunnel".

 

I didn't love chiropractic from the beginning, but hearing those words like this has made me appreciate and love this work more and more.

The clinic was high volume, and I was performing treatments for 30-40 patients daily, and it was fun time, however, my ideal clinic is one where I can dedicate time to treating each patient individually, so the number of patients I can see in a day is limited.

Taking advantage of that experience, I opened a clinic in Los Angeles in 2022.