I've never had any reason to visit his clinic, so I can't really tell you much about it, other than to say they are very successful as a business.
For what it's worth, Richard's a nice guy. I think he really believes in his treatments and I don't think he would intentionally scam anyone. But who really knows...
I've been for the free evaluation before. Went to the Stoufville location. Prices seem seriously high when there is no guarentee that you back pain/problem will go away. Can't remember the exact figures but somewhere in the $2000 range for the beginning of your treatment. Problem is if it does not work your out of luck. Seems a little gimmicky to me - just the whole way the dr. presented it - kinda of like what Rub said.
Ten years ago I had a herniated disc. I started out with physio at the Canadian Back Institute and that worked for a while. I later got a referral to an orthopaedic surgeon and had back surgery. I asked the surgeon for info on these machines and he told me about them. He said they were mostly a scam in that the people who had them prescribed their use for a lot of inappropriate situations. I don't believe it will hurt you. It just may not help your situation.
I think that you need to get an independent evaluation of your problem before going there as they have a vested interest in prescribing treatment on their expensive machine.
Don’t be afraid of the surgery. I have been pain and problem free for a decade.