Vital Force Therapy & Wellness

Clinic Profile

Name: Vital Force Therapy and Wellness.

Location: 1580 Montgomery Hwy, Suite 14-B, Hoover, AL 35216.

Hours of Operation:

• Monday to Friday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
• Saturday: 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
• Sunday: Closed

Description:

Vital Force Therapy & Wellness is a wellness facility that is attentive to regenerative and holistic healing. It is described as one of the largest intravenous health bars and anti aging clinics of Birmingham.

Specializations:

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These are medical weight loss, IV, hormone optimization and replacement therapy, functional medicine, mold toxicity, gut health, ozone and stem cell, allergy and genetic testing, men sexual health, and concierge infusions.

Accreditation:

Unsuccessful BBB Accredited Business listed in BBB profile.

Background and History

Vital Force Therapy & Wellness has been in existence for about seven years. The company was launched on July 21, 2018.

The clinic used to go by the name Revive IV Therapy.

The son of Dr. Gary N. Russell, M.D., the Medical Director, is the founder or co-founder of it. The goal involves making individuals realize what their bodies are able to do and preventive medicine.

The clinic is situated in Hoover, Alabama which is a suburb of Birmingham.

Services and Programs

Medical Weight Loss Program

• The 12-week program is designed in a way that it will help reduce food cravings and dieting to lose weight without necessarily going through the exclusive diets and hard work.
• It includes a free medical check, blood tests, and InBody scans after every two weeks.
• FDA-approved treatments based on semaglutide (GLP-1 receptor agonist) are used to treat type 2 diabetes, chronic weight management, and Tirzepatide is also listed in certain program lists.

IV Therapy

They give vitamin cocktails, boosters, and shots intravenously which are developed through laboratory testing. These are therapies that aim at achieving optimal health, disease prevention, immunity and energy supplementation.

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

Hormonal disorders are corrected and the overall health is improved by means of individual bio-identical hormone replacement treatment with the assistance of diagnostic laboratories. Growth hormone peptide programs are also available.

Additional Therapies

The clinic offers much of the modern treatment including stem cell treatment, cryotherapy, ozone treatment (EBOO Therapy and HOCATT Ozone Sauna), mold poisoning treatment, gut health treatment, allergies and genetic tests, peptide therapy to treat muscle and joint aches, anti-aging, muscle building, and inflammatory treatment. There is also sexual health service to men.

Concierge Services

IV Fusions, vitamin boosters and lab pulls may be prepared either at the residence or office of the client or on-site.

Testing Offered

Extensive lab panels are available such as Complete Blood Count (CBC), Organic Acids Test, MycoTOX by Great Plains Laboratories to test mold toxicity, and environmental pollutants in GPL-TOX.

Physicians and Medical Practitioners

• Dr. Ryan N. Russell, D.C.: CEO and founder of Vital Force Therapy and Wellness.
• Dr. Gary N. Russell, M.D.: Medical Director with schooling in General and Orthopedic surgery in University Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham. Biology, Physical Education and Exercise Physiology Degrees. Associate of Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Alabama of Medicine.
• Office Manager: Mrs. Christian.

Patient Feedback and Reviews

Overall Rating

• Birdeye has a 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 722 reviews (Birdeye)
• The average of 4.8 in TrustAnalytica.
• Based on TherapyDB reviews (n=690), it has a 5.0-star rating.

The TherapyDB classification does not agree with the other sources, as it positions the clinic as dealing with online therapy and mental health, other than IV and medical weight loss services.

Highlights of Positive Feedback.

• Experienced, well-educated and friendly employees.
• Clean, friendly and efficient facility.
• Patients report efficacy of treatments that cause positive energy and sleep as well as well-being.

Negative Feedback

• It has received a complaint of misleading practices and not delivering promised services at BBB.
• In some directories, specialization is conflicting and this can be confusing.

Testimonials and Quotes

• Lacey is a professional; she is very attentive. Extremely beneficial to my hormones and health in general.
• The employees were quite helpful and kind! Clean facility!
• I loved my experience. I was able to be open with them, and I enjoyed the fact that they reviewed my labs and then they formulated a plan of care. Clean and efficient institution.
• Informed and very knowledgeable staff. The staff is highly cooperative in all health-related issues as well as in any. I highly recommend it!
• Great experience and staff!!
• They cheated and took my money and failed to deliver as they promised.

Pricing and Value Signals

Medical Weight Loss Program

• The 12-week program incorporates blood tests and scans with InBody every 2 weeks.
• No public pricing found.

IV Therapy Pricing Examples

• Super Immune IV Bag: $150 – $250
• Ozone Therapy: $100 – $200
• Hydration IV Bags: $75 – $150
• Initial Blood Work: $150 – $300

Payment Plans

• Installment plans provided through Cherry (“buy now, pay later).
• Example: treatment of 400 divided into 100/month in 3 months with an APR of 0.
• The infusion and concierge charges are different.
• In case of cancellation, which is less than 24 hours before appointments are non-refundable.

Free Workshops

• Individual peptide education workshops.

Verification Notes

Conflicting Information

Other external directories indicate the clinic as a provider of online therapy and mental health, which is not consistent with the main specialization of IV therapy and medical weight loss.

GLP-1 and semaglutide drugs are mentioned in the directory URLs, however, it is not well described on the main medical weight loss pages of the clinic.

BBB Complaint

Formal complaints are made on the basis of false practices and promises.

Website Traffic

Scamadviser provides a low popularity of the websites and promotes further investigation.

Accreditation and Licensing.

No publicly accessible records of medical licenses or accreditations were located.

Testimonials Verification

In official pages, there are some testimonials that mention another clinic and provider that are not related to this place.