What should you expect on your first visit? Generally we follow this protocol (please allow an hour on your first visit):

1. Intake form:  If you have not already downloaded it from this website and filled it out ahead of time, you will be given our intake form to fill out in our reception area.  Once that is complete and you are entered into our computer system, you will be shown to an exam room.

2. History:  The doctor will ask you several questions about your present condition and others relating to it.  These questions can get quite detailed as it will guide where and what to look for during the exam process.

3. Exam:  Next, a physical, chiropractic, and neurological exam will take place. Depending on the answers to the questions in the history of your present condition, the doctor may concentrate more in one of these areas to gain further knowledge.

4. X-Ray: Typically our patients are x-rayed in our office. We like to take minimal x-rays of the neck (cervical) area as well as the low back (lumbar) area to look for abnormalities, trauma, or pathology.  These may help determine what adjustment techniques to use as well as what levels to adjust (or not adjust). Further x-rays may be required depending on the situation.

5. Adjustment:  Depending on the case, an adjustment may be performed.

Your second visit will consist of a "Report of Findings". This will be a meeting between you and the doctor to discuss what was discovered in the processes during your first visit.  You will be given a folder with information regarding your situation.  Next, treatment options will be discussed. After that, several health care plans will be shown to you that are personalized for your specific case.  Then you will begin your treatment/adjustments.