That cracking you hear? OK, so maybe it sounds like your bones, but it’s really just pain and tension leaving your body. And you’re in good hands — quite literally — with Michael Shippy. He’s been one of our readers’ favorite chiropractors for several years, with his appealing bedside manner and a four-legged assistant who lets you know he cares about his patients and his own canine companion. When it comes to adjustments, a laying on of hands from him makes a difference.
BEST CHIROPRACTOR
Michael Shippy
4000 W. Park Blvd., Plano.
972-769-9500. ShippyChiropractic.com.
BEST GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE
Uptown Physicians Group
4144 North Central Expressway, Ste. 750.
214-303-1033. UptownPhysiciansGroup.com.
BEST OPTOMETRIST
William Henderson, Uptown Vision
2504 Cedar Springs Road.
214-953-3937. UptownVisionDallas.com.
BEST COSMETIC PRACTITIONER
William A. Moore, Advanced Skin Fitness
2928 Oak Lawn Ave.
214-521-5277. AdvancedSkinFitness.com.
BEST GENERAL PRACTITIONER
David Lee, M.D., Uptown Physicians Group
4144 North Central Expressway, Ste. 750.
214-303-1033. UptownPhysiciansGroup.com.
BEST PERSONAL TRAINER
Robert Elorduy, Vigor Training & Massage Studio
3102 Swiss Ave.
903-422-6044. VigorMassagePT.com.
Since 1983, Candy Marcum has been providing counseling services to the Uptown community, which means she’s seen a lot … and helped countless people deal with it all. Known for her understanding and ease with LGBT issues (she’s family — duh), Candy has long brought a sense of calm and reassurance to people undergoing life-altering issues (from health to relationships), but she can also tweak your psyche a little to cope with day-to-day issues. So sit back and tell her your problems — she can help.
BEST COUNSELING/THERAPY
Candy Marcum, L.P.C.-S., L.M.F.T.-S., L.C.D.C., Stonewall Behavioral Health
3625 N. Hall St., Ste. 1250.
214-521-1278. Stonewall-Inc.com.
BEST HIV SPECIALIST
Gene Voskuhl, M.D.
2929 Carlile St., Ste. 200.
214-303-1033.
BEST DENTIST
Kevin Terrell, D.D.S.
2603 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 100.
Open Mondays-Thursdays at 8 a.m.
214-329-1818. TerrellDental.com.
BEST PHARMACY
Avita
219 Sunset Ave., Ste. 118-A.
Open weekdays 9 a.m.—5:30 p.m.
214-943-5187. AvitaPharmacy.com.
CRUISE-IEST GYM
LA Fitness
4540 W. Mockingbird Lane (and additional locations).
214-453-4899. LAFitness.com.
BEST DERMATOLOGIST
Farhad Niroomand, M.D., Uptown Derm
4144 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 855.
Open weekdays at 8 p.m. (10 a.m. Tuesdays,
7:30 a.m. Fridays)
214-303-1102. UptownDerm.com.
BEST URGENT CARE FACILITY
City Doc Urgent Care
2909 McKinney Ave. (and other locations).
Open daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays at 10 a.m.)
214-238-9965. CityDoc.net.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition March 11, 2016.