6. What if I don't have insurance or if my insurance company offers little, or no chiropractic coverage?
Our office provides very reasonable payment programs that are low cost and affordable if you qualify. Following your free consultation, we will provide you an estimate of what treatment you may need, a range of how much your treatment may cost, as well as how long it may recovery from your condition may take. We will also describe the various payment options available to you. If you're not happy with the plan that we present, you will be under no further obligation whatsoever.
7. Medical doctors couldn't cure me, so why should I believe that a chiropractic doctor would help?
A misalignment of one or more of the 24 movable bones or "vertebrae" of your spine can irritate your spinal nerves by pinching or pressing on them, resulting in severe impairment of your nervous system, which in turn can cause pain, as well as lower your body's resistance and make you susceptible a wide variety of diseases. If your problem or ailment is caused by spinal misalignment(s) (known as subluxations) only chiropractic care will likely get you better since this is truly what chiropractic treats. We would like the opportunity to work with you to help find an answer in aiding in the recovery of your condition.
8. How long does the initial consultation and examination take?
The initial exam will take 30-45 minutes, maybe a little more if x-rays or any other diagnostic procedures are necessary.
9. Will I have to take off my clothes?
Seldom does the patient need to so much as even expose his or her back. Men and boys may occasionally be asked to take their shirts off, but if you are a female the most that may be required is that you place a gown on before the examination. The gown will cover up the front, and will only partially expose your back.
10. Does the examination hurt?
It's usually virtually painless. We know you are already in pain, and will do everything in our power to do nothing to add to it. Quite the contrary, we will likely relieve it. We are specially trained in the identification and diagnosis of misaligned vertebrae and related disorders, and usually can accomplish this without harsh procedures or invasive testing.
11. What is an adjustment?
An adjustment is a safe, specific movement of a spinal segment of your body, the purpose of which is the correction of your spinal subluxation(s), which in turn will aide in alleviating the impairment of nerve function in your body. It is not only usually painless, but often is pleasurable. After your vertebrae are back in their proper position, you will generally feel much less stress and tension in the region that you received your adjustment.
12. Is chiropractic care safe?
Yes. Statistics prove that chiropractic care is one of the safest types of healthcare in the world. You only need to compare the malpractice premiums paid by chiropractors to those paid by medical doctors. Doctors of Chiropractic pay only one-twentieth of what medical doctors pay in malpractice premiums. About 250,000 people will die this year as a result of bad medical practice on the part of medical doctors, while fewer than a dozen patients will make complaints or suffer injuries following chiropractic care.
13. What causes the "cracking" or "popping" sound made during a chiropractic adjustment?
It's not your spine making that noise. It's just like the sound made when you "crack" your knuckles. The sound is caused by nitrogen gas rushing in between joints in your spine when they are moved quickly into better alignment during the adjustment.
14. Should I continue chiropractic care if I don't have any symptoms and I feel better?
This is like asking, Should I continue to strive to maintain good health my whole life? The answer is obvious. Your spine is constantly being subjected to subversive impulsive forces--forces delivered in falls, bumps, and even while sleeping. Even though your last ailment or pain may have disappeared after treatment, there may be symptoms unrecognized by you that are even now doing long-term damage to your body. Just as it is important for you to visit the dentist periodically, even if you don't feel dental pain, so is it important for you to visit the chiropractor periodically.
