When you call our office to set up your appointment, most likely you will talk to one of our trained staff members on the phone.  A few key pieces of information will be necessary as we begin on your journey to wellness. The staff member will probably not be a doctor, so she will not be able to answer any of your medically related questions. She will, however, be able to answer any of your questions about your insurance information and help you to schedule an appointment at a time suitable to you. Your name and a contact phone number will be important in our communication with you.

What you should have at your first appointment:
	Photo ID
	Insurance Card
	Properly fitting clothing so that the doctor can perform examination without obstruction(we do supply gowns for your convenience)
	Any reports and diagnostic imaging
	A Referral (if required)

Your First Visit

When you initially visit our office, you will be given some office paperwork to fill out about your current condition and previous history. For your convenience this paperwork can be downloaded to help you save some time. After you complete this process, our doctors will take their time to thoroughly evaluate you. This evaluation will help us in understanding your signs and symptoms, their origin and the effect they have on you. This in turn will help us in properly diagnosing the cause of your condition. The diagnosing of your condition will be done using extensive orthopedic, neurologic and functional examinations. Initiation of appropriate treatment will be implemented on the first visit using the most modern techniques available to treat your condition.

Your first visit is usually time consuming, 1 to 1 ½ hours is a good approximation of the time you will spend at the initial visit. Follow up visits will differ every time, and will be driven by how your condition responds to treatment.

At the completion of the evaluation and treatment, the doctor will discuss with you the findings of your condition and provide you with information on future in office treatment and home procedures that you will have to implement.

Please look at the Forms page before your first visit and We look forward to meeting you.