What can I expect on the first visit?
Is it necessary to utilize a combination of services or can I use them individually?
What is Chiropractic care?
Is chiropractic treatment safe?
Who needs chiropractic treatments?
When can I expect to start feeling some positive results?
Does chiropractic care hurt?
Can chiropractic care help my arthritis?
Will my insurance cover chiropractic care?
Can a Chiropractor prescribe medication?
Do children need chiropractic care?
What conditions can be treated with Chiropractic care?

What can I expect on the first visit?
When you first arrive, there will be a small amount of paperwork to complete which for most people takes no more than 10 minutes. After that, you will meet with one of our practitioners for a thorough consultation, health history, and examination to determine the nature of your problem, what the best course of treatment would be, and diagnostic testing will be performed if necessary. This usually takes between 20-30 minutes. Typically clients start treatment on the first visit. Additionally, on the first visit you can expect to meet with someone who will briefly review your insurance benefits and explain what your exact financial responsibility will be towards your care.

Is it necessary to utilize a combination of services or can I use them individually?
Most of our patients actually seek out our office for the very reason that we offer several integrated complementary health approaches under one roof. However, not all patients are candidates for every approach. It is our job to make our best recommendations to support your healing in the shortest amount of time possible, as well as ongoing ways to maintain your health and well-being. At all times you are in charge of your own health care decisions and we will support your decisions regarding your body and your health.

What is Chiropractic care?
Chiropractic care is a natural method of health care that focuses on treating the cause(s) of physical problems rather than just the symptom. It is based on a simple but powerful premise that with a normally functioning spine, joints and muscles and a healthy lifestyle, your body is better able to stay healthy and heal itself. Chiropractors specialize in the detection and correction of problems in the spine, muscles and other joints of the body which may not be moving correctly or functioning properly. When this happens, inflammation can result, as well as pain and degeneration. When these problems are found, chiropractors use manual “hands-on” manipulation (adjusting) to help move joints and restore their normal movement patterns. Chiropractic is not only designated for spinal problems. Skilled chiropractors can treat all different types of joints in the body, some of the most common being shoulders, wrists, knees.

Is chiropractic treatment safe?
Chiropractic is widely recognized as one of the safest drug-free, non-invasive therapies available for the care of neuromusculoskeletal (nerve, muscle and bone) conditions.

Who needs chiropractic treatments?
Not only patients who have back pain are candidates for chiropractic care. This is a very common misconception about chiropractic treatment. Anyone who demonstrates spinal segmental dysfunction (joints not moving normally, or to the extent they are supposed to) would most certainly benefit from chiropractic care. Interestingly, this often does not produce pain or symptoms for years, but can be detected early through a number of different methods that chiropractors frequently employ. This can actually prevent degeneration and arthritis that would otherwise have occurred later in life and produced pain and restriction of movement.

When can I expect to start feeling some positive results?
Again, that depends on a number of factors like the severity of condition, age and healing ability, and compliance with your individualized treatment plan and recommendations. We schedule regular follow-up visits with all our patients so we can closely monitor your progress. If it seems you are not progressing as quickly as we would expect, we may make changes to the treatment plan, recommend further testing, or refer to a specialist with whom we work closely. While we cannot predict how quickly a patient will respond, if you are accepted as a patient in our office, we do expect progress, and will not allow treatment to continue indefinitely if we are not seeing it.

Does chiropractic care hurt?
For the most part chiropractic is a painless and very effective way of treating spinal and other non-spinal problems. Like any health care intervention, some methods can be temporarily uncomfortable. Sometimes there may be post-treatment soreness, although mild, but in the long run you feel better overall.

Can chiropractic care help my arthritis?
Yes, arthritis is an extremely common condition affecting the cartilage in between two bones. This cartilage provides shock absorbing properties in order to distribute the weight of gravity in our bodies. In arthritic conditions the fluid within the cartilage tends to dry out. When this happens, the friction between the two joints increases. There is no direct blood supply to cartilage, the only way cartilage maintains its fluid contents is through motion. Cartilage needs movement in order to have fluid pumped into it. When a joint becomes stiff or arthritic, the lack of movement in that joint worsens the condition because now there is no fluid being mechanically pumped to the cartilage. Chiropractors use adjusting, (a manual “hands-on” therapy) in order to restore normal range of motion and increase the fluid that the joint can receive. Combine this with exercise and proper nutrition and we can achieve outstanding results.

Will my insurance cover chiropractic care?
Many insurance companies cover chiropractic care to some extent. Some policies are better than others. Some require a primary care physician referral, but for the most part most people have access to chiropractic care. We will be happy to check your benefits. We accept most insurance provided that it allows for out-of-network service.
If you do not have insurance coverage, chiropractic care is still an affordable therapy to pay for out-of-pocket. The fact that there is no surgery and no invasive procedures involved keep the cost of care reasonable as opposed to conventional medical treatment.
It is also important to note that your car insurance and Worker’s Compensation fully cover chiropractic care regardless of whether or not your personal insurance covers the incident. If you are hurt on the job you have the right to seek care from a chiropractor. Chiropractic care has been proven to get people back to work faster at half the cost after work-related injuries.

Can a Chiropractor prescribe medication?
No, just like a primary care physician can’t do dentistry, and a dentist can’t adjust your neck, chiropractors specialize in hands-on drugless treatment; thus medication is not part of the schooling and we do not prescribe. We firmly believe that most patients need a primary care physician and thus we encourage you to work hand-in-hand with your own physician.

Do children need chiropractic care?
At Chiromom we specialize in holistic health care for children. Many of the common ailments of childhood can be addressed through chiropractic care, including ear infections, injuries, headaches, digestive ailments and more. All of these conditions can respond very well to chiropractic care and we are happy to discuss this option with parents. Kids tend to like chiropractic because its pain free, drug free and a fun experience all around. One important aspect to remember is that many nerve related problems that are seen in adults actually start from traumas that occurred as children. Even mild traumas can have a lasting effect. We have a saying in health care that “your body keeps score.” Small problems add up over the years, and it’s best to catch them early.

What conditions can be treated with Chiropractic care?
A wide variety of conditions can be effectively treated using Chiropractic care, including:

• Chronic and acute muscle pain
• Low Back Pain
• Neck and shoulder girdle pain
• Headaches – tension and migraine
• Whiplash
• Sciatica
• Pain associated with arthritis
• Shoulder joint pain – rotator cuff syndrome
• Knee and Foot pain
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome/symptoms
• Sprains and strains
• Nutritional counseling & exercise prescription
• Internal imbalances in the nervous system, digestive system, upper respiratory system, reproductive system, liver, kidneys, and more
• Pregnancy related musculoskeletal pain