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What Can I Expect on My First Visit to a Doctor of Chiropractic?
The first thing Dr. Bahnemann will do is ask you about the health complaints about which you are chiefly concerned. The Dr. will also ask about your family history, dietary habits, other care you may have had (chiropractic, osteopathic, medical, etc.), your job, and other questions designed to help determine the nature of your illness and the best way to go about treating the problem.
A physical examination will be performed in accordance with Dr. Bahnemann's clinical judgement, which may include referral for x-rays, laboratory analysis and other diagnostic procedures. In addition, a careful spinal examination and analysis will be performed to detect any structural abnormalities which may be affecting or causing your condition. All of these elements are important components of your total health profile, and vital to the doctor of chiropractic in evaluating your problem.
An "adjustment," as doctors of chiropractic use the term, means the specific manipulation of vertebrae which have abnormal movement patterns or fail to function normally. Doctor Bahnemann, like all Chiropractors, spent years learning motion palpation (the art of examining by movement or touch) and other forms of spinal examining procedures, so that she can administer specific and appropriate spinal adjustments.
Once Dr. Bahnemann has identified the problem, she will begin care by way of these adjustments or "manipulations." Particular attention will be paid to that area of your spine where a spinal derangement or "subluxation" has been detected. The adjustment is usually given by hand or "activator" type instruments, and consists of applying pressure to the areas of the spine that are out of alignment or that do not move properly within their normal range of motion.
Doctors of chiropractic use many sophisticated and varied techniques, and the exact procedure to be used will be determined and explained completely to you following a careful evaluation of your history and physical findings, as well as any other diagnostic tests that may have been necessary. The specific technique that Dr. Bahnemann uses for you will be tailored to your unique needs and current condition.
Under normal circumstances, adjustments don't hurt. Patients may experience a minor amount of discomfort during the adjustment which lasts only seconds, and may have some soreness the following day due to muscular remodeling in response to corrections made to the spine. Adjustments or manipulations are extremely safe. The risk factor is estimated to be less than 1 in 1 million.
The first thing Dr. Bahnemann will do is ask you about the health complaints about which you are chiefly concerned. The Dr. will also ask about your family history, dietary habits, other care you may have had (chiropractic, osteopathic, medical, etc.), your job, and other questions designed to help determine the nature of your illness and the best way to go about treating the problem.
A physical examination will be performed in accordance with Dr. Bahnemann's clinical judgement, which may include referral for x-rays, laboratory analysis and other diagnostic procedures. In addition, a careful spinal examination and analysis will be performed to detect any structural abnormalities which may be affecting or causing your condition. All of these elements are important components of your total health profile, and vital to the doctor of chiropractic in evaluating your problem.
An "adjustment," as doctors of chiropractic use the term, means the specific manipulation of vertebrae which have abnormal movement patterns or fail to function normally. Doctor Bahnemann, like all Chiropractors, spent years learning motion palpation (the art of examining by movement or touch) and other forms of spinal examining procedures, so that she can administer specific and appropriate spinal adjustments.
Once Dr. Bahnemann has identified the problem, she will begin care by way of these adjustments or "manipulations." Particular attention will be paid to that area of your spine where a spinal derangement or "subluxation" has been detected. The adjustment is usually given by hand or "activator" type instruments, and consists of applying pressure to the areas of the spine that are out of alignment or that do not move properly within their normal range of motion.
Doctors of chiropractic use many sophisticated and varied techniques, and the exact procedure to be used will be determined and explained completely to you following a careful evaluation of your history and physical findings, as well as any other diagnostic tests that may have been necessary. The specific technique that Dr. Bahnemann uses for you will be tailored to your unique needs and current condition.
Under normal circumstances, adjustments don't hurt. Patients may experience a minor amount of discomfort during the adjustment which lasts only seconds, and may have some soreness the following day due to muscular remodeling in response to corrections made to the spine. Adjustments or manipulations are extremely safe. The risk factor is estimated to be less than 1 in 1 million.