We intend that your first visit with us is an educational, results-oriented and enjoyable experience.  We know that you have many choices available to you for health and wellness care and we are happy you have chosen us to assist you in reaching your goals.  You can be sure that your treatments here will be given with the utmost care, with your comfort and wellbeing foremost in our minds.  

Below you will find information that will help us help you on your first visit.

Consultation

On your first visit to our clinic as you are welcomed by our staff you will be asked to fill out forms that will help us gain information about you and your condition.  Please arrive for your appointment approximately 15 minutes early so you have time to complete them. 

If you would like to complete them in the comfort of your home and bring them with you to the clinic you may.  You may download the forms here. 

Registration Form - required

Current Health and Medical History - required

Pain and Injury Disability Index - required for pain and/or injury patients

Headache Disability Index - if you suffer from headaches and are seeking treatment

Dr. Lathrop will then talk with you and ask you some specific questions regarding your pain and condition to develop an initial treatment plan.  He may perform some diagnostics with our state of the art electro medicine technology.  If it is thought that our clinical services may be of benefit to you he will let you know.  If it is thought that our clinical services are not the best option for you, you will be referred to a practitioner that may be able to help you or back to your own primary care physician.  Nothing will be done in our office without your expressed and informed consent.

Examination

After a thorough consultation and examination with Dr. Lathrop you will also have a chiropractic examination.  At times Dr. Lathrop may also consult with our acupuncture and oriental medicine specialist.

Report of Findings and Treatment Recommendations

Once the information and examinations have been performed you will receive a report of findings and be informed of our staff’s recommendations for your pain and its related injury or condition treatment.

Treatment

Treatment plans vary according to the injury or condition. 

Acute (recent) pain injuries can be healed quite rapidly (generally 50-75% faster than with  conventional treatment). 

Chronic pain and its related injury or condition may take several weeks or longer. 

Treatment times may be as short as 15-20 minutes to as long as an hour depending on your pain and injury or condition and the modalities best suited for you.

Most of our patients begin to experience pain reduction and relief however, in the very early stages.   We do the best we can to set proper expectations for the course or length of treatment - and yet can not make any guarantees as each individual will respond individually.