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My First Visit
Consultation
On your first visit to our office you will be welcomed as a member of our family and our receptionist will greet you with a warm smile. If you haven't already filled in and submitted our online forms then you will then be asked to fill out our required forms which will help us gain some information about yourself and your condition. It will save alot of time if you have already filled them in and submitted them online.
The doctor will then talk with you and ask you some specific questions regarding your condition to determine if chiropractic care may be of benefit to you. If one of our doctors can help you, the doctor will let you know. If our clinic cannot help you, you will be refered to another doctor in the area that will be able to help you the most. Nothing will be done in our office without your consent.
Examination
After a thorough consultation in our office with the doctor, you will have a complete chiropractic examination. This will include testing your reflexes, your ability to turn and bend as well as other standard orthopedic, neurologic, postural, and physical examinations. The doctor will gain valuable information regarding your condition so that a better understanding of how chiropractic can help you. If necessary, the doctor may take X-rays or refer you for additional testing procedures.
X-ray
X-ray is sometimes required to get a full evaluation of a patient. The need for X-ray is considered on a case by case basis.
Report of Findings
After we study your health history and correlate our examination findings, we’ll make recommendations designed to help you get and keep your health. We call this the Report of Findings.
This is usually attended to on your second visit, which may be later the same day or the following day. This two-visit approach accomplishes several things:
- Reduces the length of your first visit
- Gives us time to correlate our findings
- Avoids overloading you with too much information
In certain situations, and in the professional judgment of the doctor, we sometimes make exceptions. It just depends on your unique situation.
Treatment
Most of our patients begin to see results from the very first adjustment. Our special gentle yet effective alignment of the body is interactive with the patient, gentle enough for kids (they love us), yet able to restore function and movement for the athlete and senior.