At Ponte Vedra Beach Chiropractic, our main goal is to find the true underlying cause of your health challenges and help you experience long lasting pain relief. To achieve that, you must have an accurate diagnosis. If your problem is not diagnosed properly, then it cannot be treated correctly. Our first visit is designed to gain a full and complete understanding of your health problem and all factors that have contributed to it developing so we can evaluate it appropriately and develop an effective, personalized treatment plan.
Here Is What to Expect on Your First Visit
Thorough Consultation – Our consultation will involve asking in depth questions regarding your health history, past injuries, lifestyle, and specific concerns.
Comprehensive Examination – We believe that the physical examination is a vital component to uncovering an accurate diagnosis. Unfortunately, the art of performing a good examination seems to be lost, as many doctors only rely on tests and numbers. The examination is crucial to finding the true cause of your problem. We conduct a very thorough examination looking at all possible issues and causes. This will include:
• Muscle and joint palpation
• Range of motion testing
• Muscle testing
• Orthopedic testing
• Neurological testing
• Postural evaluation
• Balance testing
• Gait analysis
Digital X-rays – To see what is inside, we incorporate digital x-rays to be able to get a clear picture of the problem. Occasionally issues come up that cannot be discovered without an x-ray. X-rays can uncover severe degeneration, misalignments, fractures, instabilities, and pathologies. All these findings are very important for developing an effective and appropriate treatment plan.
Foot scan – At Ponte Vedra Beach Chiropractic, we know that your feet are your foundation, and they can contribute largely to your problem. Our foot scan will show instability and weaknesses in your foot which can affect all the joints from your knees and back up to your neck, including your overall posture.
Personalized Treatment Plan – Once all the information is gathered and analyzed, we sit down with you to go over all the problems, what caused them, how they are affecting your health and life, and most importantly solutions for correcting them. We also understand that every patient has specific goals, so we offer options and strategies to help you get there, based on your situation.
In most cases, we will treat you on the first visit so you can walk out of the office with some relief. We understand that you want to feel better and get better quickly, so we begin treatment as soon as possible.
If you want to feel confident that the root cause of your problem is being accurately uncovered and the correct approach and treatment plan is being recommended, call to schedule a consultation to see how we can help get you back on your way to pain-free living and true health!