• Paperwork - You will be asked to complete the simple admitting paperwork so we can gain an understanding of your past and current health situations. All sheets must be filled out with honesty and completed with signatures where appropriate. Our staff will always assist you in a way that’s needed. They are here to make your visit welcoming too.
• Consultation - This is the time to meet the doctor and discuss your current health concerns. You also
get the opportunity to learn about the chiropractic approach to solving your concern. Not every patient that
comes in is a great chiropractic candidate, these consultations give us the ability to make that decision
or refer you on to the appropriate practitioner who will be best able to meet your needs.
• Examination - We’ll conduct a thorough chiropractic examination to locate a basic underlying cause of
your health concern. Chiropractors are concerned with nerve irritation and spinal integrity. Some of our
exam procedures are not like any other health care providers; don’t be alarmed, be encouraged that we
are looking for something outside common thinking.
• Heat Reading - This is the latest in technology that we can offer. It’s an immediate way to determine
the presence of nerve pressure. When nerves are irritated, the skin temperature along the spine will be
affected. This instrument can detect where that skin temperature is being irritated by comparing one
side of the spine to the other.
• X-Rays - Pictures of the spine are necessary to determine four essential facts: Alignment of the spine,
bio-mechanics, overall tone or integrity of the spine, i.e. arthritis, osteoporosis and most importantly, is
there a reason we cannot accept your case because it is outside the scope of our practice.
• Adjustment - This is a “thrustic” procedure to the spine, designed to correct the basic underlying cause
of your problem. This may or may not take place on the first visit depending on what the doctor decides.
• Financial Review/ Reschedule - Our office staff will recap the days procedures and accompanying
fees, understand your responsibility and take care of it with them. They will reschedule you for your next
visit which will be a report of the doctor’s findings. At this time the doctor will review what is the best
approach to solving your problem, your options and how long it will take. |
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