The first visit

Step one: 

We have set up my office to make it as comfortable as possible. You'll enter a peaceful waiting room prior to the appointment. Then we move into a private treatment room to begin the evaluation!

Step two: 

We listen to you! Many patients we see feel like they don't get the time or space to openly talk about what's going on. This leaves them feeling disconnected from their doctors and underserved as a patient. We don't want that! As medical practitioners, we want to learn about your experiences related to your pains & dysfunctions!

Step three: 

We put pen and paper aside and move into a physical assessment. We check out your posture, flexibility, strength, range of motion and coordination of movements that may be playing a role in your complaints! We strive to explain and education about our findings along the way so you can follow along.

Step four: 

Keep the education rolling! We educate our patients on their symptoms, causes of their symptoms, and link it to the impairments that were found during the assessment portion. We may use visual pictures, 3-D models and graphics to help explain what's going on. 

Step five: 

We build a plan of care together based on what we've assessed and what we know to help. We'll build a plan incorporating your work/life schedules, as we understand life gets busy and exercises/self-care takes a backseat. Some tools we may include: strength and coordination exercises, stretches, pain management strategies, toileting techniques, and more!

Step six: 

Answer all questions and set up future appointments!