What Should You Expect on Your First Visit With Us?

At Clearfield Chiropractic Center, our examination procedures are geared toward detection and correction of the "Vertebral Subluxation" (click on this link for more information on subluxations). The procedures we use are therefore specifically selected for your spine and nervous system health. There are a couple of things that you should expect when you have a first visit at our clinic.

Our Examination consists of a thorough spinal and nervous system exam which includes "Palpation". Palpation essentially is checking your spine by hand. With this exam the doctor can feel areas of your spine that may be involved with subluxations problems. Spinal position, curvatures and muscle tone can also be examined as it relates to possible spinal subluxations.

Spinal X-rays may be taken depending on your age, and overall health situation. There are many reasons why we would not take x-rays on certain patients including pregnancy, most children, recent usable spinal x-rays and some other various situations. Aside from these situations, x-rays are a common part of the examination process when looking for vertebral subluxations. X-rays give us important information including the position of the spinal bones, and the quality of the spine and safety of adjusting it. X-rays also tell us the relative length of time subluxations may have been involved in your spine. Commonly, most patients receive four spinal x-rays at the beginning of care.

With this important information we can make a more accurate determination of the type of adjustments your spine needs as well as the ongoing frequency of your care. Your x-rays will be shown to you and explained in detail during your first visit.  Manual gentle adjustments would then be given over areas subluxated, or an Activator Instrument will be used on the spine, if preferred.

During your second visit here, we will adjust your spine if necessary and go over a "Report of Findings".  This will give you a care plan and go over any special instructions you will need to obtain the best and fastest possible results. Your "ROF" essentially summarizes everything discussed on your first visit.  Our staff will schedule your Report of Findings with you after your first visit.  Future recommeded appointments may be sceduled during this time if necessary.

Our office uses the most recent research and procedures to correct vertebral subluxations.  We consider subluxations to be a serious threat to the quality and quantity of your health and that of your family. It is therefore imperative that we utilize the most modern, and the well established time-proven procedures to help you. We feel you're worth it!