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Your First Visit
Patient Forms
We will send you important paperwork before your first visit. This paperwork provides us with your health history and information on your condition to help our team best meet your needs. You can complete this digital paperwork before your first visit, saving you time in our office. If you have not been able to complete the paperwork before arriving for your appointment, you can complete it in our office.
Consultation
Examination
After your consultation, Dr. Rusty Herring will perform a complete chiropractic examination testing your reflexes and flexibility. Other standard neurological, orthopedic, postural, and physical tests will be performed as well. However, nothing will be done in our office without your consent.
Report of Findings
Once the information is collected and examinations are performed, Dr. Rusty Herring will give you a detailed report of all findings and answer any questions including:
After reviewing your health history, goals, and examining your spine and X-rays, Dr. Rusty Herring will discuss recommendations and notify you if your condition requires care with other providers. Dr. Rusty Herring will provide the best treatment and wellness program for your needs.
Treatment
At the conclusion of this initial appointment, you can choose to experience your first treatment. This may include spinal adjustments, physical therapy, and/or soft tissue massage. Treatment is interactive, so you can express concerns about the different styles of treatment anytime.
X-Ray Studies
Depending on your specific condition, we may take X-rays as well. X-rays help us develop the most effective treatment plan for you, and alert us of any serious spinal conditions. Most people are amazed once they see their X-rays up close. In some cases, they can even identify their misalignments and degeneration themselves.
Scans
Wellness Program
Prior to leaving, the doctor will suggest a wellness program to incorporate outside of treatment. If you are in pain when you first come into our office this may include: ice or heat application instructions, certain activities or positions to avoid, and at home exercises and/or stretches. If you desire, our wellness team will work with you also to create healthy habits and routines for your lifestyle. Every person is unique, therefore everyone requires a customized wellness plan. The purpose of our wellness program is for you to achieve good spinal alignment, have a healthy diet, exercise, and maintain a positive mental state.
Your first visit in our office will start with a tour of our office and will flow right into a complimentary consultation! This consultation will consist of a team member looking over your presenting concerns and will talk with you to find out more about what is going on with your health. We will also do a complimentary benefits check on that visit if you choose to use health insurance. Once we know more about what is going on with your health, the doctors may call for further evaluation. If they do, it is policy in our office to always review costs before we do anything that will incur a cost. We look forward to serving you in our office!
