Doctor visits can cause serious anxiety. We’ve provided the following steps of the New Patient Experience so that on your first office visit to Sugarcreek Chiropractic you will know exactly what to expect!
Fill Out Forms
On your first visit, there are standard patient intake forms that will need to be filled out. Depending on your insurance company, you may have extra forms to fill out in accordance with their policies as well. It would be very beneficial for you and for the office if you arrived approximately 15 minutes early to get these completed and move on to the important things, like getting you better!
Doctor Consultation
Your doctor will then meet with you and ask you questions about your history. This is to try to find the exact cause of your presenting chief complaint. Your subjective history is very important, so be prepared to answer specific questions concerning your chief complaint. Some examples may include: When did the symptoms begin? Was it an injury? Have you had this chief complaint in the past? Does the pain travel? Have you seen a doctor prior to coming to our office?
Examination
Following the consultation, your doctor will examine your chief complaint area. This will include range of motion, orthopedic testing maneuvers, muscle testing, and other procedures. These will provide clinical information concerning your presenting chief complaint. X-rays of the chief complaint region may be taken at this time as well.
Treatment
After the examination, your doctor will take you to the therapy suite and begin your conservative chiropractic treatment. Yes, you will be treated on your first office visit!
Wellness Therapy
Following your first treatment, your doctor will provide you with instructions for home therapy to be performed following your treatment. A therapy assistant will escort you to check out and reschedule you for your Report of Findings.
Report of Findings
The Report of Findings will be explained on your second follow up treatment. The report will provide you with a diagnosis, treatment recommendations, goals for treatment outcome and X-ray findings. The insurance assistant will also go over payment options or review your insurance benefit concerning chiropractic care.