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What to Expect on your First Visit Health History A Health Resume form is completed at your first visit to our office. The health resume informs the doctor of your current complaints, and your history of injury or illnesses. Consultation You and your doctor will review your health resume together. A history of spinal stressors, including auto-accidents, work, recreational and sports injuries is reviewed, along with your current work and daily activity. Clinical Examination Your examination will include a thorough evaluation of posture, range of motion, and spinal palpation. These tests will help determine if subluxations are affecting your health and function. X-Rays & Analysis Your chiropractic examination may require x-rays. The x-rays reveal the degree of spinal misalignment, the phase of spinal degeneration, significant pathologies, and potential contraindications of care. In our clinic, careful analysis leads to precision measurements. These measurements along with your clinical exam findings enable us to provide you with individualized treatment and optimal adjustments. Your Second Chiropractic Visit Includes Detailed Report of Findings You will be given a complete report of findings, after your doctor has studied your health history, clinical examination, and x-rays. You will receive education about your spine and nervous system and the specific findings relative to postural imbalances, limited ranges of motion, weak muscles, and healthy lifestyle choices. After the exam findings are explained, your x-rays are reviewed and compared with normal x-rays; helping to provide you with a clear understanding of the problems present. Recommendations of Care You will receive the doctors best recommendations for your care. The recommendations will vary according to the severity of subluxations present, phase of degeneration, your age, current condition, and history of spinal stressors. Your care plan may also include specific spinal and extremity rehabilitation performed at this clinic. Our goal is to help you reach optimal health through maximum stabilization of your spine. Once stabilization is attained, our goal is to show you how to maintain your spine at it's best throughout your life. First Adjustment After you have received your reports and your doctor has answered your questions, your first chiropractic adjustment will be delivered (if appropriate). Because the doctor is proficient in a variety of adjusting techniques, he will choose the most effective approach to enhance your comfort and your results. Family Policy We are a family practice and we feel honored to be chosen as your family Chiropractor. Since many spinal conditions can be hereditary and undetected, it is important that family members of our patients also be checked for vertebral subluxation. Many conditions that adults suffer from,were present when they were children. Chiropractic is for kids too! Early adjustments help children grow into healthy adults. Early correction prevents problems that spinal subluxations can cause if left undetected and uncorrected.
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