Your
First Visit
Initial Visit: Please allow for extra time (average time is 75 minutes) on your first visit as we have an exercise in patience for you - the necessary evil called 'paperwork'. The basics consist of the following forms: a "Case History"; a "Privacy Practice"; our "Terms of Acceptance", a "Release Form", and a "Patient Questionnaire". Please check our Printables page here on the website. If you complete the forms and bring them with you, the first visit will take less of your valuable time. However, be advised - United Health, Workers' Comp and Personal Injury patients will require additional paperwork.
You will then consult with Dr. Shank about your medical history, and the reason(s) for your visit. Dr. Shank will perform an examination, and, if indicated, x-rays may be taken. In most instances therapeutic modalities, such as dry hydrotherapy and/or electrical muscle stimulation to help relax the musculature around your spine, will be utilized.
Second Visit: You'll watch an informative 6-minute video on the benefits of chiropractic care and how it can benefit you. Following the video, Dr. Shank will discuss any x-rays (if taken) in detail with you. Dr. Shank will then explain and discuss a plan of action to get you back on the right track as quickly as possible. The office manager will explain the treatment recommendations with you, and detail several options that will be the most reasonable for you. After these preliminaries are completed, your treatment will begin, and in most cases, spinal manipulation will be performed (this may also include therapeutic modalities).
Dr. Shank realizes that your time is valuable and future visits will normally take 20-25 minutes with minimal waiting.
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