National Spine and Pain Centers - Rodney B. Dade, MD - Pain Management in Fairfax, Virginia

“Dr. Dade is nice and he does take his time to listen to you and talk (which is better than most doctors who rush you out of the door), but I'm giving him 1 stars only because I saw him for over a year with severe shoulder blade and neck pain. He kept saying myofacial pain syndrome and loose ligaments, which i have, but they never got better. I kept telling him they weren't getting any better and in fact worse. He kept saying it takes time. I finally saw an orthopedic surgeon and i have had scapula bursitis for over a year and likely have a bone deformity that will require surgery plus a bursaectomy (def not spelled right) due do extreme bursae scarring from this prolonged nightmare after I get my MRI results. I mean, this is just horrible that this facility pushes muscle and "ligament tightening" injections for over a year with zero relief and dont tell their patients they need to see an orthopedic surgeon. As a patient, I didn't know better... but leaving this review in case someone else is going through something similar. Again, Dr Dade is so nice and i am sure he means well, but that's pretty awful.”

— Becky Peek

“I saw Dr. Dade about non cardiac chest pain in 2018 and was less than satisfied with the experience. I will not speak of the outcome because I did not return after the first visit. Dr. Dade projects supreme confidence about his diagnosis, apparently made within seconds of entering the room, and his course of treatment, which he promised would knock out 75 percent of the pain. This confidence is infectious and one wants to be caught up in it. But it is delivered so quickly without really listening or taking any kind of detailed patient history. So I should not be surprised that his treatment did not achieve any change in my pain. The real problem is the inability to follow up and have the conversation because I was already being slotted into the round 2 appointment where supposedly my remaining 25 percent of pain would be dealt with. I tried on the phone and by email to provide feedback and try and get an acknowledgement that his breezy confidence was not really useful to my condition but was not successful.”

— Don S

“I have been seeing Dr. Dade over the years and he has been an outstanding professional. I have received numerous improvements in addition to his support team, from the receptionist desk to the assistants. Great Doctor and Great Practice, i would definitely recommend my family and friends. I understand it takes time to heal it doesn't happen overnight.”

— January 1stlady

“I have never experienced such an unprofessional, inhumane doctor. My wife has been suffering from neck and back injury for five months now. We trusted Dr. Dade fully and did everything he recommended. All he cares about is his getting money for his procedures. That's his priority, not his patients. He never once addressed our issues. He even refused to see us once we refused the procedure. He doesn't listen to his patients, nor care a single bit. The "do no harm" is not in his vocabulary. After he promised the shots were the answer and we told him it wasn't working, he didn't even want to follow up with us. He kept on canceling our appointment and telling us to follow up with his physician assistant. He doesn't have time if it is not a procedure, he ships his patients off since there is no money to be made out of them. He never once took the time to explain to us or help us understand what's going on. Instead all he does was push procedures. I expect a doctor to put patients' health first, not money. He is all about the number of procedures and getting money, not the patient or medicine. It is very disappointing. I wouldn't even recommend him for my enemy. Maybe other people had a better experience, but this was our experience.”

— Meshri Ettolba