First Visit Experience

Chiroworks requires a complete picture of your unique, individual health in order to provide you with the best possible treatment. Here’s what you can expect might happen on your first visit:

The chiropractor may ask about the following:

• Personal and family medical history
• Major illnesses you have experienced
• Past surgeries or operations
• Current medications
• Your diet and exercise regimen
• Your work and leisure activities
• Your sleeping habits

• Check of your blood pressure, pulse and breathing rate
• Check of your reflexes
• Test of your muscle strength, flexibilty and coordination
• Analysis of your posture
• X-ray of your spine
• Analysis of your movement (e.g. observing how you walk or lift objects)

Diagnostic chiropractic treatment usually involves:

• Listening to you describe your pain and symptoms
• Locating the exact problem area using human touch
• Testing how far you can move in the problem area
• Determining if other parts of your body are affected by the problem

Helpful advice: Bring any copies of previous x-rays you might have in your possession. These assessments can give the chiropractor a better picture of your complete health. If your chiropractor diagnoses a problem that would be better treated by another healthcare professional, he or she will make an appropriate referral. Otherwise, your chiropractor will focus on the specific cause of your pain.