Jason Hellman, PA-C

I saw this provider during an episode of acute back pain and explained my long history of progressively worsening symptoms, He assured me that it was just "regular old back pain.” I thought he was very insentitive to my situation. He had me lay down to examine me and when it was done, he immediately turned away to type on his computer while I struggled to sit up. He saw me walk in in obvious pain but just let me flop around on the table crinkling that roller paper for what had to be a minute as I figured out a way to finally sit up. He never even bothered to turn around or get off his stool, just kept typing away. I asked about imaging and he said it wasn't protocol. A year later I had an MRI and my "regular old back pain" was in fact 2 herniated discs with nerve compression. In my medical record he noted that," He is in obvious discomfort, but not in acute distress." I ended up missing 3+weeks of work while I laid on the floor waiting to feel better. I was literally crawling to the bathroom for weeks. Does that sound acute to you?