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What Can I Expect on My First Visit to a Chiropractor?
The first thing a chiropractor will do is ask you about your specific health complaints and about your goals with chiropractic care. I will also ask about your family history, dietary habits, other care you may have had (chiropractic, osteopathic, medical, etc.), your job, and other questions designed to help determine the nature of your illness and the best way to go about treating the problem.
A physical examination will be performed which will include orthopedic, neurological, and a careful spinal examination and analysis to detect any structural abnormalities which may be affecting or causing your condition. X-rays, laboratory analysis and other diagnostic procedures may be required if any "red flags" appear during the examination. All of these elements are important components of your total health profile, and vital to the doctor of chiropractic in evaluating your problem.
An "adjustment," as doctors of chiropractic use the term, means the specific manipulation of vertebrae that have abnormal movement patterns or fail to function normally. Doctors of chiropractic spend years learning motion palpation (the art of examining by movement or touch) and other forms of spinal examining procedures, so that they can administer specific and appropriate spinal adjustments.
Once I have identified the problem, I will begin care by way of these adjustments and utilizing physiotherapy modalities to soothe tight muscles and decrease tension. Particular attention will be paid to that area of your spine where a spinal derangement or "subluxation" has been detected. The adjustment is given by hand and consists of applying pressure to the areas of the spine that are out of alignment or that do not move properly within their normal range of motion.
Doctors of chiropractic use many sophisticated and varied techniques, and the specific procedure to be used will be determined by your condition and will be explained completely to you following a careful evaluation of your radiographs and physical findings.
Under normal circumstances, adjustments don't hurt. The patient may experience a minor amount of discomfort during the adjustment that lasts only seconds. Adjustments or manipulations are extremely safe. The risk factor is estimated to be in excess of 1 million to 1.
An "adjustment," as doctors of chiropractic use the term, means the specific manipulation of vertebrae that have abnormal movement patterns or fail to function normally. Doctors of chiropractic spend years learning motion palpation (the art of examining by movement or touch) and other forms of spinal examining procedures, so that they can administer specific and appropriate spinal adjustments.
Once I have identified the problem, I will begin care by way of these adjustments and utilizing physiotherapy modalities to soothe tight muscles and decrease tension. Particular attention will be paid to that area of your spine where a spinal derangement or "subluxation" has been detected. The adjustment is given by hand and consists of applying pressure to the areas of the spine that are out of alignment or that do not move properly within their normal range of motion.
Doctors of chiropractic use many sophisticated and varied techniques, and the specific procedure to be used will be determined by your condition and will be explained completely to you following a careful evaluation of your radiographs and physical findings.
Under normal circumstances, adjustments don't hurt. The patient may experience a minor amount of discomfort during the adjustment that lasts only seconds. Adjustments or manipulations are extremely safe. The risk factor is estimated to be in excess of 1 million to 1.