If it’s your first time seeing a chiropractor, you might be wondering what the steps are before getting adjusted. 

Here’s our step by step guide to the process:

1. Arriving at our chiropractic clinic

When you arrive at our clinic, wait times are minimal and usually just enough time to complete your initial paperwork. 

Your initial paperwork is to help our health partners and your attending chiropractor get a better idea of your health history and current needs.

You are advised to come in 10 minutes prior to your appointment to complete the paperwork.

2. Consultation with our chiropractor

The initial consultation typically takes around 20 minutes per person.

During your first comprehensive spinal check-up, our chiropractor will spend most of his/her time understanding your condition and concerns, explaining how joint dysfunction may occur, how a chiropractic adjustment is used to correct them, and the many benefits chiropractic has to offer. 

If you’ve never had your spine checked before, this is a great time to have some of your questions answered by the chiropractor.

After which, we will conduct several different tests to gain a holistic understanding of your spinal health.

3. Your full spinal examination process

Your chiropractor will perform a physical examination and palpation of your spine. 

Our friendly health partners will then conduct the remaining spinal examinations for you. That includes: 

• Visual Posture Assessment 
• Posture Photo Analysis
• Bilateral Weight Distribution Assessment 
• Computerized Spinal Range of Motion Measurement
• Surface Electromyography Scan

4. Spinal X-rays

Based on the initial consultation, our chiropractors may advise that they require spinal X-rays. This helps us to understand the severity and degree of degeneration in your spine. 

This is also for your own safety. It’s important that the chiropractor adjusting you has full knowledge of your condition. 

5. Report of Findings

This session should take around 45 minutes per person. 

After your X-rays have been taken, you’ll come back for a second consultation with the chiropractor to run through the results of your tests and X-rays.

The chiropractor will also let you know if chiropractic can help your condition, or if you should be turning to other specialists instead. 

If chiropractic can help, the chiropractor will adjust you during this session, and let you know our recommendation for your condition. 

6. Regular Adjustments

 
If you choose to come in for regular adjustments, our team will help to create a schedule for you to come in for regular adjustments on a weekly or monthly basis, to get your healing journey started!