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Initial Consultation
Your first appointment will take between sixty and ninety minutes, I will firstly discuss your medical history in addition to finding out about your current problem and how it is affecting you, I will also cover any previous medical problems, accidents, injuries and how you are using your body day to day (both at work and play!) The record card is invaluable as it:
- Ensures that you do not have any contra indications to treatment.
- Provides information of your health status.
- The information gained helps to tailor further advice relevant to your needs.
After having completed the record card I will discuss McTimoney chiropractic, what the treatments involve, including treatment plan and discuss how to take care of yourself after treatment. I will carry out any orthopaedic or neurological tests that may be necessary and then carry out the treatment itself with your consent.
Follow Up Treatments
Treatments are generally spaced at weekly intervals to begin with and the time interval between appointments gradually lengthened as you improve. The spacing of treatments depends very much on the nature of your problem, your age and lifestyle and the degree to which you are able to adapt advice/exercises into your lifestyle. Most patients require between two and ten treatments.
Many patients also enjoy the benefit of maintenance treatments, much in the same way as you have check up visits at the dentists or service your car – the body and your spine are just as, if not more important!