First Chiropractic Consultation After an Auto Accident: What to Expect

If you are a new patient at Back On Track Chiropractic & Wellness Center in Birmingham AL, you may be nervous about what to expect at your first visit. There is no need for concern, as a top-notch chiropractic health center, we pride ourselves on providing our patients with a comfortable friendly environment and noninvasive painless treatment. The first step to healing from auto accident injury is the initial consultation.

Consultation for Auto Accident Injury

After being greeted by our caring reception staff, you will be given the initial intake paperwork that will start you on the journey towards healing. These forms provide the chiropractic team a deeper understanding of you and your needs.

First, we will take a full history. This includes your personal medical history as well as a familial history. This helps us to determine your health level prior to the auto accident and thus, the full extent of the damage caused by the accident.

We will also want a detailed description of the accident itself and what the patient felt during it. This is another indicator of where damage may have occurred and need to be treated.

Once this is complete, the doctor will conduct examinations. This includes a physical examination of the area that is experiencing symptoms as well as the body as a whole to locate possible issues in other areas that may be adding referred pain to the area. There is also a neurological examination to determine if there are issues with the central nervous system complicating the injury.

In addition, the doctor may order advanced imaging tests like x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and EMGs among others. These allow the doctor to make sure that there are no other issues – like broken bones – that are contributing to the pain of the injury.

Treatment From Your Birmingham AL, Chiropractor

Once we have a full understanding of your condition, we will discuss our recommended course of treatment with you. This will be an individualized program that employs holistic noninvasive chiropractic techniques to treat the cause of your pain – the injury – and restores you to optimal wellness.

To get started with Back On Track Chiropractic & Wellness Center, schedule an appointment online, stop by our Birmingham AL office, or give us a call at (205)623-5782 today.