It has been our pleasure to be part of the lives of so many patients and their families over the years. While we are excited and proud of our many achievements and the great health benefits our patients have received through Chiropractic, we continue to pledge to our patients and the community to uphold the highest standards of excellence in practice and public service.
As always, we encourage you to become part of the Fairway Chiropractic family. If you ever have a question about our services, offices, or our practices, we encourage you to contact us. It will be our pleasure to do everything to work for the better health of all. Thank you for visiting our website. Our best wishes for good health and happiness are with you.
Your First Visit:
History:
When you first enter a doctors office, you likely fill out some "new patient" forms. These forms ask many questions pertaining to your health and the health of family members. This information may be used by the doctor during the consultation and also might direct an examination to pertinent areas for chiropractic diagnostic purposes. Furthermore, it is used to provide a reference point to your present health and have a point of comparison for post treatment.
Consultation:
After completing the history forms, a consultation is necessary which is simply discussion with the doctor. This helps to determine if chiropractic may or may not be for you. It is an opportunity to express your health concerns and expectations and ask the chiropractor questions you may have pertaining to the matter. It is also for the chiropractor to express his role in your health care and discuss your health prognosis.
Examination:
A chiropractic examination may include any of the following components:
A careful spinal examination will be performed to determine any structural or functional abnormalities. This will be the primary focus as spinal problems are often the root of the patients condition. All of the above examinations need not be performed on every patient, as every patient is different. Generally, the doctor need only inspect, perform palpation, range of motion and x-ray. Information from other tests does not necessarily alter the care plan, but rather, provides a reference point for determining the extent of a persons health or lack of. This information may be valuable to do comparative examinations in the future.
Adjustment:
A spinal adjustment involves the specific moving of a bone of the axial skeleton to make a correction to the position and function of a vertebral motor unit for the purpose of improving nerve impulses. Simply put, this is what makes the patient better. There are many sophisticated techniques used by chiropractors. Most chiropractors employ several different techniques and are able to take care of anyone with a subluxation. Sometimes there are "cracking noises" associated with the moving of a bone. Other times, instruments are used to accomplish the same objective. There are very low force techniques available for the osteoporotic and elderly. Usually, adjustments do not hurt. Most patients find them very enjoyable and look forward to getting adjusted. Sometimes there is a temporary discomfort during and immediately following the correction. Other times, there is minor muscle soreness the following day associated with the correction. Sometimes good things, like exercise and adjustments, cause muscle soreness. And like exercise, the amount of soreness is directly related to the amount of change that has taken place.