What to Expect During Your First Visit?

Patient Forms: Upon entering our office our receptionist will greet you and welcome you as a member of our family. We will request you fill our patient forms located in the New Patient Center. The paperwork provides us with general information about yourself and your condition.


Consultation: Next you will have a consultation with Dr. Dave to discuss your health-related problems, concerns, as well as potential treatment options. Your first visit is designed for Dr. Dave to learn more about you, your condition and your expectations to determine whether chiropractic care will you meet your goals.


Examination: After your consultation, Dr. Dave will perform a chiropractic examination which will help us determine if your case can be helped with chiropractic care. Not all cases are chiropractic cases. If we can help you, we will do our level best. However, if your case is NOT a chiropractic case, Dr. Dave will tell you and not waste your precious time or hard earned money. He will recommend another health care professional better suited for your condition. This office visit is about YOU and what’s best for you. You will receive straight-forward answers to all your questions. Nothing will be done in our office without your consent.


X-Ray Studies: Your specific condition may require us to take x-rays to to get a full evaluation of a patient. X-rays help us rule out more serious conditions or assist us in developing the most effective treatment plan for you. X-rays help rule out any contraindications for adjusting, it protects both you and the doctor. Most people are amazed once they their x-rays and can often immediately identify their misalignments and degeneration themselves. Not all patients automatically have x-rays taken.

Phases of Care

  • Thumbs Up to Relief!

    Many people go to a chiropractor because they are in pain. In this first phase of care, the main goal is to reduce your symptoms. Sometimes this will require daily visits, or two to three visits per week for a time.

    Most people are under the assumption that if they don’t feel any pain that there is nothing wrong with them – that they are healthy. Unfortunately, pain is a very poor indicator of health. In fact, pain and other symptoms frequently only appear after a disease or other condition has become advanced.

    For example, consider a cavity in your tooth. Does it hurt when it first develops or only after it has become serious? How about heart disease? Regardless of whether you are talking about cancer, heart disease, diabetes, stress or problems with the spine, pain is usually the last thing to appear. When you begin chiropractic care, pain is also the first symptom to disappear, even though much of the underlying condition remains.

  • Teaming Up for Optimal Health

    Most chiropractors regard the elimination of symptoms as the easiest part of a persons care. If all that the chiropractor does is to reduce the pain and stop there, the chances of the condition recurring are much greater. In order to prevent a rapid recurrence of symptoms, it is necessary to continue receiving care even though your symptoms are gone.

    During the correction / restorative phase of your care, you will not have to receive adjustments as often as you did during the first phase of care and, depending on your particular circumstances, you may begin doing exercises and stretches either at the center or at home to help accelerate your healing.

    Do not be discouraged if you have mild flare-ups in your symptoms on occasion. This is normal. Flare-ups are bound to occur during this phase because your body has not fully healed. Depending on the severity of your injury or condition and how long you have been suffering from it, this phase of your care may last anywhere from a few months to a couple of years.

  • Maintenance is Key to Healthy Living!

    Once your body has fully healed, routine chiropractic care can help ensure that your physical problems do not return, and keep your body in optimal condition. Just like continuing an exercise program and eating well in order to sustain the benefits of exercise and proper diet, it is necessary to continue chiropractic care to ensure the health of your musculoskeletal system.

    When you make routine chiropractic care a part of your lifestyle, you avoid many of the aches and pains that so many people suffer through, your joints will last longer and you will be able to engage in more of the activities you love.