I believe Dr. Ma Yang still splits his time between Oroville and Marysville offices. I've visited Dr. Ma's Marysville location on several occasions after an auto accident but it's his treatment of my sports injuries (sprained ankle and floating rib, read below) that I've been most impressed with.
I have a reoccurring ankle injury, a result from a childhood sprain. For years after each sprain, even after swelling had subsided, I would have to deal with the sharp pain of setting my foot down, as if someone were poking the bottom of my ankle joint with a needle. This pain would slowly go away, but I was never sure if it was healing the way it should. I met Dr. Ma by chance as I was taking my mom to see him after an auto accident she'd been in. I had recently sprained my ankle again playing soccer and was still limping around. My mom asked if he could do anything to help; he didn't hesitate to take a look and then readjusted it right then and there. I was amazed and grateful to walk out of his office without any more pain. Since then, I've asked him to reset my ankle another three times, and each time the rest of my ankle also healed much quicker. I felt much better knowing I was giving my ankle the chance to heal properly.
I also like that Dr. Ma does not suggest unnecessary procedures without assessing the situation first with his mind, hands, and simple instruments. One time (also a result of soccer) I suffered a knock to my left rib area. The pain wasn't terrible but it was quite uncomfortable, and I wasn't sure if it was a muscle or bone problem. Dr. Ma happened to be in Oroville that day, so I called another local chiropractor asking if he could readjust me. That chiropractor told me he needed to take an X-ray before he could do anything. I told him I was pretty sure it wasn't that serious of an injury to require an X-ray, but the doctor flatly said he would not work on me unless I took an X-ray. I refused, bore the pain and waited until Dr. Ma was back in office to go to him. After assessing my back and ribcage (with no X-ray) Dr. Ma explained it was an issue with the floating rib, probably a result of a shoulder to shoulder tackle I had received, and readjusted me. Sure enough, I felt better immediately.
In short, Dr. Ma is a caring, knowledgeable and very professional chiropractor. Highly recommended. read more