Your first visit: What to expect
Your first visit to our Brainerd / Baxter chiropractic clinic is one of the most important visits. This visit allow us to determine the nature of your condition and if chiropractic can help. The first visit usually takes about one hour.
After arriving to the clinic, you will be asked to fill out forms that provide background information about the symptoms, your current health status, health history, and general information on your condition. You can download these forms if you would like to fill them out before your visit.
After arriving to the clinic, you will be asked to fill out forms that provide background information about the symptoms, your current health status, health history, and general information on your condition. You can download these forms if you would like to fill them out before your visit.
Chiropractic Examination
The doctor will perform an exam to determine the nature and extent of your condition. At Family Chiropractic we do not x-ray every patient. If the doctor believes that imaging is needed, our clinic has staff privileges at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby and Lakewood Hospital in Staples. We can also order MRI's and CT scans if your condition requires it. A benefit of these privileges is that both a medical radiologist and a chiropractor read and assess imaging performed.
After the exam your doctor will discuss your condition with you can let you know if chiropractic care will benefit you.
After the exam your doctor will discuss your condition with you can let you know if chiropractic care will benefit you.
Chiropractic Treatment
Adjustments are done by applying a specific force in a certain direction into the body, and the result is restored motion of spinal bones. There are many techniques that we are able to perform at our clinic. Adjustments can be applied directly to the joints with hands only or with a small instrument called an Activator. The Flexion/Distraction and Thompson drop techniques are also available in our clinic. With an adjustment, you may hear a popping noise, resulting from gas and lubricating fluids in the spinal joints shifting. Often there is soft tissue involvement, so our clinic provides many options to be used in conjunction with a chiropractic adjustment. Treatment may also include some of the following:
The main side effect of treatment is usually temporary soreness, comparable to working out for the first time. This soreness is not unusual, and if it is extreme, patients are encouraged to contact the treating doctor. We recommend using ice after your first treatment.
As always, our goal is to provide compassionate, comfortable, effective chiropractic health care for all ages with integrity. Feel free to ask all the questions you need. We find that if the patient is more informed, response to the treatment is often faster.
- Ultrasound
- Massage
- Electrical Muscle Stimulation
- Trigger Point Therapy
- Ice
- Heat
- Exercise Instruction
- Stretching Instruction
- Exercise ball strength training
- Acupuncture
The main side effect of treatment is usually temporary soreness, comparable to working out for the first time. This soreness is not unusual, and if it is extreme, patients are encouraged to contact the treating doctor. We recommend using ice after your first treatment.
As always, our goal is to provide compassionate, comfortable, effective chiropractic health care for all ages with integrity. Feel free to ask all the questions you need. We find that if the patient is more informed, response to the treatment is often faster.
