RIGHTSPINE Chiropractic Neurology Associates

YOUR FIRST VISIT

We ask that you arrive approximately 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time in order to fill out the necessary paperwork. At your appointment time, one of our staff will escort you from the waiting room to the doctor's office where your initial interview will take place.

During the first visit with a RightSPINE physician, a complete medical history is taken. They will review the history, and collect more specific information during your exam. A battery of testing including, testing the joints, muscles and nerve function will be performed. During the exam, they will move certain joints of the spine and/or your limbs in ways that reveal diagnostic information about the problem.

For simple muscle-related back pain, X-rays are of limited value because they donít show muscles and discs, only bones. We may use X-rays to determine if there are any fractured vertebrae after a fall, or if there is a narrowing of the disc space which may imply a disc problem. X-rays are also used to study how the individual bones of the spine respond to movement, and your X-rays may be taken with you bending your neck or back in different directions.

We employ Surface Paraspinal EMG, the latest non-invasive, computerized muscle testing equipment - to evaluate muscular dysfunction. In some cases, you may be referred for an MRI or CT scan to determine what may be causing your pain. These tests are painless, and function simply as a medical photograph of your body.

Allow about an hour for your first examination. We believe in being thorough.

Personalized Care

We provide personalized services for each patient. During your visits to the office, our doctors will go through a series of treatments and tests. These tests are very similiar to the tests that you would recieve at a general physicians office: blood pressure, pulse, reflexes and respiration. In depth neurophysiologic testing is performed in cases that require that kind of evaluation.

In addition we employ advanced spinal analysis with computerized testing of the back muscles, as well as spinal radiography. If your diagnosis calls for chiropractic care, we then discuss a treatment plan (methods used), frequency of appointments, costs, helpful tips and a general vision of your expected progress. Equally, if not more important, if you appear to have a condition that is best treated with medication or another form of medical care, you will be referred to our network of orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, pain management specialists, neurotrauma rehabilitation specialists and physical therapists.

We only want you as a patient if we believe that we can FIX the problem. Because of our affiliation with Pain and Wellness, our ability to provide you with the highest quality chiropractic care is enhanced because we can also provide you with direct access to most other treatment options for your spine related problem. No other chiropractic office in our area can provide you with the variety of treatment options that RightSPINE can.