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LoseTheBackPain has a rating of 1.7 stars from 188 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with LoseTheBackPain most frequently mention credit card, customer service and free trial. LoseTheBackPain ranks 16th among Back Pain sites.
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This is a follow up to my original review. I finally got to speak to a customer service representative who was able to verify that the product was not available for shipment when I ordered it. No one had checked the warehouse for availability. There was no future product availability information from the warehouse. The customer service representative agreed to refund my money. It has been credited to my account. I liked the product as it was advertised. However, if the product is indeed no longer available, the advertising and option to buy should be discontinued.
I keep on getting emails for "Rub-on Relief. When I get to the end of the long boring publicity, it tells me the product is not available in South Africa.
I made an order with this company (Order Number *******) on 10 September 2016. Now more than a month later, I have written to them requesting to cancel the order and refund me in full. They have ALREADY taken a second payment recently, which I am claiming back too.
They told me yesterday that they are unable to cancel the order without me sending them the goods back (the goods that I never received!). Is this the CRAZIEST SCAM EVER? DO NOT go anywhere near them, they are THIEVES!
I'm in disbelief.
Hi Sole,
We have identified a technical issue. We very much appreciate you brining this to our attention! We take full responsibility for our error and sincerely apologize. Refund has been issued in full today. We will contact you via email.
I believe I heard of these products from The Truth About Cancer. I ordered a bottle of their Super Joint. Before I could check out they made many more offers. I agreed to buy a tube of Rub-on Relief and to pay $9.95 for a trial of Heal-n-Sooth. By the time I checked out I was annoyed by all the additional offers but was hopeful the products would work. I received the Super Joint and the oinment, but not the Heal-n-Soothe. They started sending emails constantly and one asked if I liked the H-n-S. I responded that I had not received it. I got no response and emailed again. No response. So I forgot about it. Then about three weeks later I received the Heal-n- Soothe and thought they had finally sent it. Wrong! I now realize I was on their subscription plan. Obviously they count on you not reading all the fine print about their trial after you have given their them your billing information. Before I realized this I had received another bottle. I called their office and explained the above details. I was told I had received the trial bottle and that they never received an email from me. If I wanted to return the other two bottles, I had to return them at my expense and then they would start the return process. "They" showed that I received the trial bottle, so basically tough luck. Their "Iron Clad 90 day return policy" is a joke and their customer service people are very practiced in telling you how everything you report is your fault, because the details are on their website. Even though they don't disclose their subscription policy until after they have your billing info. They do not demonstrate ANY interest in making their customers happy. I will be very surprised if I get a refund without a huge battle. I would strongly advise against using this company. I will admit the rub-on-relief is effective and I will find another alternative to avoid dealing with this company. They absolutely spam you with marketing emails. JH
On 9/13/2016. I have a debit to my checking account for $19.95. I received a Newsletter and never responded in 2014. I reviewed my e-mails and never responded to them. Please remove me from your mailing list and if I receive another debit to my account from you, I will contact a lawyer. Thank you for taking care of this for me.
I sent this comment to Hay House Radio because I thought it would perhaps be most effective.
"I wanted to let you know of an online scam that I and many others have become victims of that are connected to The Truth About Cancer series. I received an email from this series touting his friend's program about curing back pain with a link embedded to "LosetheBackPain" and subsequently purchased a free book, pain relief cream and supplement. I was charged for these PLUS $39.00 additional charge for an online version of the program which I did not purchase nor receive. I cannot resolve this issue with this website to get a refund so I am having to dispute this charge and report it to the Attorney General as fraud. I am one of many and I thought you would like to know."
I have cancelled my credit card because after several attempts at getting the company to refund the $39.00 charge for the online version of the program (which I did not want or receive access to), they have refused to work with me. DO NOT BUY INTO THIS! IT IS NOT WORTH IT AND THEY ARE STEALING YOUR MONEY!
This is a very large scam. They get your credit card info and auto bill and ship even when you have cancelled. They claim they did not receive the e mail or telephone call. Jesse is never ther to talk to. I am calling an attorney to get my refund and hopefully be reported as a., Big
SCAM. M. LkDO NOT ORDER FROM THIS COMPANY EVER. They will charge your account monthly even though you have cancelled
I live in Aussie and had sciatic pain so was ready to try anything. I found their site while looking online for help. I purchased 3 bottles of heal & soothe plus a bottle of the joint food. With the exchange rate plus postage this is a very expensive product. It took nearly 3 weeks to arrive and by that time I was starting to get better anyway. I did feel good while using the pills but won't order more as their billing people make so many mistakes.
I did read all the fine print so as soon as the pills arrived I e mailed and asked for the auto order to stop. 1 month after first order they charge my credit card $39 US again!? That indicated to me that they had charged me for their air head news letter which did not arrive. It is full of trippy hippie feral dreadlocked drum beating rubbish. Not worth anything. I e mailed and complained and hoped to be refunded. Their accounts people did not seem to understand my complaint. No refund. 1 month later I received that air head newsletter but was not charged ( not so far)
The exercises are good and helped my back pain. I think heal & soothe works for me and the joint food was OK. They are just sooo expensive and can't be trusted not to rip you off, which is a shame as I would use their products again if in extreme pain.
I actually like Jesse Canone. He's written an informative book and has some helpful methods of helping relieve back pain. I chose to try one of his products - a pill that corrects all the pain in your body somehow. It worked a little. Then I noticed I was signed up, through my bank account, to be billed $79 every month for a continuing supply of the pills. My husband and I are retired and cannot afford that kind of debt. I never agreed to a continuing supply. I called their number and they transferred me to Clickbank.com (*******035) where I told the person to cancel the order and refund me. She said, "Do you want to cancel all of these other charges, too?" I asked how many there were. She said "nine." Gratefully, she did cancel the others and I got my refund for the one they took from my account. My son told me that there is a note at the bottom of every form you fill out, in very tiny type, authorizing the company to continue to send and charge for the orders, monthly. What small type? I didn't see it. Now I look for it! It's there, under the box where you've signed up. It authorizes further charges. Don't get taken! Be careful what you order and read EVERY WORD on the form. I think most people don't even see it. You have to scroll up at the end of the order form and look for it. Not easy to see... Good luck!
They sucker you into ordering the free sample, leading you to believe you have 14 days to cancel. If you read the small print, as I found out the hard way, it is 14 days from the original order date, not the date you receive it. They took a week to ship, so I literally had 5 days to cancel. When I finally cancelled, I had already forked over $50 for an additional bottle. And believe me, the product is nothing but a grain particle. There has to be a way to get these scammers. I will contact the BBB.
1. Here are the terms listed in not so small print, plus we make you click on a confermation box in order to activate the submit button, in other words, you can not place the order till you agree that you have read the terms...
Terms & Conditions:
If you're 100% FULLY SATISFIED with Heal-n-Soothe then do nothing, and in 14 days from your order date automatically receive a Full 30 Day Supply Bottle, each and every month with SmartShip. You are under NO obligation to continue beyond your FREE Trial bottle.
If the Heal-n-Soothe trial doesn't work for you, just cancel AutoShip within 14 days of this order, no questions asked, by simply calling toll-free.
The terms are very clear...
That said, please feel free to create a ticket and we will review your account and help you clear up any remaining issues. https://thehealthybackinstitute.zendesk.com/tickets/new
Back in 2012, for seemingly no reason, I was suddenly
Gripped by unbearable pain in my hip. It felt like a tiger had clamped
His jaws down on my hip and wouldn't let go. I never felt anything
Like this pain. I immediately thought about hip replacements, acute
Arthritis, herniated discs, and who knows what else. (The timing was
Such that I had recently read about new procedures in hip joint
Resurfacing rather than joint replacements, so naturally my needing a
Prosthetic hip came to mind.) (In retrospect, I think my "sudden"
Onset of pain was related to opening the pool by myself a few days
Prior to the onset.)
Well, the incredible pain in my hip gradually subsided over a couple
Days, and I developed numb/painful/tingling toes--all five sometimes.
Pain would shoot up and down my leg, into my hip and toes and calf. I
Started living on Tylenol and Aleve, I resorted to a narcotic once to
Get to sleep. The way the symptoms progressed, I at least knew I was
Dealing with pressure on my sciatic nerve, something I experienced a
Mild form of over ten years earlier from faulty sitting habits. But the
Hip pain and numbness were new and unsettling.
After one or two months of analgesics, with continuous medication
Being necessary during the second month, and the symptoms settling
Into a steady state, I decided that I would need to go for a diagnosis
And then seek out treatment.
But first I checked out the internet: I found LoseTheBackPain.com, ordered the video and workbook, diagnosed my pelvic/muscle problems and started doing the stretches for my problem. I got instant relief (especially with the cross-legged sciatic stretch) but relief was brief. So I repeated as needed until the pain stayed away. It took a few days. Eventually, I needed to do them less and less frequently.
Now, years later, I do my two-minute stretching routine three times per week to keep pain away and more often after VERY long walks or whenever I feel the wrong muscles tightening to the near point of causing sciatica-related pain.
LoseTheBackPain.com was my salvation. Strong words, I know, but that's what it is to someone as active as I am..
I ordered the free back pain book and just paid for delivery. The site said I was not entering into a contract with them. Well the buggers started sending me $#*! I didn't order that was of no use to me and kept charging my credit card $30 per month. I complained and they said I had accepted their info and that they would cancel my sub but would not refund me the $60 they stole. I then receive another pack and get charged another $30. This book has now cost me $115 and it was free? They now tell me they did refund $30 and that they sent an invoice but no they didnt. This is a nasty money making scam. Please be warned and stay away from them. I now have to cancel my card with the bank so they don't steal anymore of my hard earned money. Some people have no consciounce.
I just wanted to say Heal-n-Soothe is working great for my wife and myself.My wife has Arthritis, OsteoArthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis, and so far Heal-n-Soothe is working great. I have Arthritis and Sciatica and it is working for me. Sometimes you have to give things a chance to work and time is the word. You can't expect pills to work overnight sometimes you have to give it time to work.And if you have been on other medications for a long time, you just don't stop like the other lady said.And I am not a relative of Jesse. A lot of you just like to complain, but I know you have to be careful online in what you buy, and I do agree that this product is a little pricy but that's the price you pay for relief I guess.
Just ordered the book and paid for shipping... to only afterwards decided to google this Jesse Canonne and get to all this bad reviews.
Is there ANY advice anyone can give to help STOP expenses to occur by them having my credit card details? PLEASE advise
For all customer support issue please contact us through our ticket system, it is much faster and more reliable, and for us tickets can be systematically resolved, insuring the highest standard for customer support, so things like this do not happen. https://thehealthybackinstitute.zendesk.com/tickets/new
After ordering the free supplements to trial them, but paying a small amount to cover postage, I am being charged monthly $70au for a product that I have cancelled. This is just a scam set up by Jesse Canone from Lose the Back Pain to keep taking monthly payments on a permanent basis even if it is cancelled. The supplements make me throw up so I certainly do not want them. Jesse, if you want to show your honesty, please refund me my $70 and cancell future orders. My name was Patricia Lilly, but since remarried, so now my surname is Waine. My new email address is *******@outlook.com.
Their products are natureuopathic and therefore will always be inconsistent in effectiveness. There will always be people that it will work for and others it won't. I do have to say, that the majority of reviews I have read on the internet are far more negative and neutral than positive. I do believe that the products are overly touted for their effectiveness. The biggest problems seem to be in their billing and advertising departments. Jesse has written some good books on the subject, but appears to have fallen into the get rich quick atmosphere of the internet.
07/06/15 Lured by their "Free" book offer, I ordered a book and also some pills and creams. I agreed to their newsletter, assuming it would be like the excellent free updates from http://www.mercola.com/,
http://www.curetoothdecay.com and http://www.markusrothkranz.com/ I quickly got into the habit of deleting it as it was mainly promotional. Eventually I unsubscribed from this apparently free 'newsletter'. Meanwhile, without authorisation or notification Jesse Cannone debited my a/c by total of $79.80 between August and November. I have sent more than 20 e-mails asking for a refund and for them to clarify their policies. No satisfaction. Don't touch this this team of scammers with a bargepole. Nicola, UK
Nicola from the UK,
Unfortunately we can not identify you through this site and with out seeing or knowing your order history, its hard to comment on your situation, other then to say, you may have gotten confused between our free E-zine and our subscription based newsletter.
In reference to the charges, of $79.80, I would need to see your account to be able to comment, but we do not just take money our of peoples account, it had to be for a product or service you signed up for, and all products and or services are offered with full explanation of billing, followed by the requirement of your digital signature before the order can be processed.
In reference to emailing us, please read the below statement:
For all customer support issue please contact us through our ticket system, it is much faster and more reliable, and for us tickets can be systematically resolved, insuring the highest standard for customer support, so things like this do not happen. https://thehealthybackinstitute.zendesk.com/tickets/new
I, like dozens of other people who are reporting here, got scammed by this company. I decided to try the free trial offer (just paid shipping & handling fee of 5 dollars) of the Super Joint Support supplements. Soon after, I received another bottle of these capsules in the mail and was charged almost 50 dollars on my credit card. I called the company and they told me this was non-refundable, even if I returned the product! I thought I was smarter than that, but I guess I didn't read the 5 pages of small print when I signed up for the "free" trial offer. Lesson learned. But the fact that this company will not accept a return of the product, unopened, for a refund, is a tip off to the very obvious truth that this borders on mail fraud, or at the very least, a very unethical operation.
I wasn't overwhelmed with heal and soothe, however I have had great success with rub on relief. I previously used 10 % ibuprofen gel following multiple knee surgery. Rub on relief is possible better. You do need to apply a generous enough amount. I recently grabbed a once in a lifetime deal just to find the customs bill directed my way. This made the deal not so good and in fact more run of the mill.
For all customer support issue please contact us through our ticket system, it is much faster and more reliable, and for us tickets can be systematically resolved, insuring the highest standard for customer support, so things like this do not happen. https://thehealthybackinstitute.zendesk.com/tickets/new
There were no answers to any of my emails regarding unauthorised billings.
I have written to them last month but have received no reply. In the meantime I was thinking that it was sorted out.
Just now I receive another invoice from them
I have no recollection ordering a repeat. So far they have deducted about $54 from me and now have to cancel my credit card in order to stop this illegal billing.
STAY AWAY FROM THEM
For all customer support issue please contact us through our ticket system, it is much faster and more reliable, and for us tickets can be systematically resolved, insuring the highest standard for customer support, so things like this do not happen. https://thehealthybackinstitute.zendesk.com/tickets/new
Answer: Nancy G, Thank you for your question, I can not resend you the survey, but I will gladly give you the coupon for $10 off any product HBIS-10-OFF. Thank you
Answer: Helen, My name is Steve, Director of Client Services, for the Healthy Back Institute (HBI), the suggested serving for Super Joint Support is 2 capsules with an AM meal and 2 capsules with a PM meal. The suggested serving for Heal n Soothe is 3 capsules 1-3 times per day on an empty stomach. If you have any customer service needs with us please use this from https://losethebackpain.com/contact-form/ Thank You, Steve, Director of Client Services The Healthy Back Institute
Answer: Yes, you can take both Super Joint Support and Heal n Soothe as long as you do not exceed 600mg of ALA.
Answer: Yes, you can take both Super Joint Support and Heal n Soothe as long as you do not exceed 600mg of ALA.
Answer: If you sign up for our Free Trial, we charge a shipping fee for the first bottle and that first bottle is free, after that we do not charge shipping, if your stick with that free trial offer.
Answer: Wayne, We know of no contra-Indication with taking Ibuprofen but we do make the general recommendation to space out the Heal n Soothe and the Ibuprofen 60 minutes apart, (does not matter which one you take first). That said, please understand we have to tell you to consult your physician on the matter of taking any drugs, as we simply can not make any suggestion when it come to taking drugs of any kind. Thank You, Steve, Director of Client Services The Healthy Back Institute
Answer: Glenda, My name is Steve, Director of Client Services, for the Healthy Back Institute (HBI) and we have many ways to contact us. By clicking on this link you can access all of the different way to contact us to cancel your order. https://losethebackpain.com/contact-us/ Thank You, Steve, Director of Client Services The Healthy Back Institute
Answer: Tiger M, Thank you for sharing your concerns with us. My name is Steve, Director of Client Services, for the Healthy Back Institute (HBI) and to be clear we can not find your name or any record of your account with us. We are assuming that is not your real name. Let me say this, about how the HBI takes and processes orders. In the United States, when free trial offers are presented to customers there are very specific (rules) we must follow in order to process any free trial offers. First, the terms of the promotional offer must be presented at the point of sale in a clear and conspicuous way, that we do! Second, the Customer MUST click on a box, (next to the terms) and once they click (the box) that presents a visible check mark next to the terms, indicating that you have read and agreed to the terms of the offer. The order can not be completed without them checking that box giving us permission to charge their card, and that everyone does who gets a bottle. Third, We must present, in a clear and conspicuous way for anyone to cancel the order as well as all of our contact information, and that we do. The HBI stands behind our products and business practices, we have been in business for 18 years and while we are not perfect we work very hard to do things right. The only charge we make at the time of the order is for Shipping, a customer is never charged for the Free Bottle. Thank you for being a valued customer as your satisfaction is important to us, if you have any customer service needs with us please use this link https://losethebackpain.com/contact-us/! Thank You, Steve, Director of Client Services The Healthy Back Institute
Answer: Hi, First off, supplements are not replacements for proper medical attention (Hip Replacement). That said, our Heal n Soothe would be a great option post surgery to clear up any scar tissue and improve blood flow in the area. Thanks Steve HBI-Staff
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