FAQ's

Your chiropractor is specially trained to examine you for the presence of spinal misalignments, called “vertebral subluxations.”

If detected, your chiropractor will chiropractic adjustments to restore proper spinal movement, correct your subluxations and remove nervous system interference.

Doctors of Chiropractic recognize the value and responsibility of working in cooperation with other health care practitioners when in the best interest of the patient.

Chiropractors are leaders in wellness, often emphasizing to their patients the value of nutrition, exercise and mental health, in addition to the physical care provided in the office

Chiropractors are required to have a minimum of three years postsecondary education to entering Chiropractic College; who have also completed a full degree prior to attending.

Accredited chiropractic programs require future chiropractors to complete intensive study in the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients, with total course hours similar to medical school requirements. Chiropractors are required to pass national exams and must belong to regulating bodies in their state or province.

Chiropractic is designed to support each individual patients needs whether you are in acute pain, recovering from injury or are simply looking to maintain good health and wellness.

Many families have realized that keeping the spine in proper working order is a superior strategy compared to waiting for pain to arise. Regular chiropractic checkups should be used in conjunction with other wellness strategies, such as regular exercise and proper nutrition, as an overall strategy to achieve optimal health.

A chiropractic adjustment typically involves a specific force applied to a vertebra, aimed at correcting spinal subluxations. The goal of adjusting the spine is to restore proper motion, improve spinal function and remove interference from the nervous system. There are many different adjustments techniques used by chiropractors; your chiropractor will determine what techniques are appropriate for you.

A Vertebral Subluxation Complex or “Subluxation” for short is a misalignment and dysfunction of one of the bones in your spine (vertebrae).  This dysfunction compromises the normal functions of your nerves and can influence your overall health and wellbeing.

Chiropractic is a non-invasive, drug free discipline; therefore the risks associated with it are very low. Adverse events are very rare and your chiropractor will assess you individually for any risks before commencing care.

Chiropractic adjustments are very safe when applied by a licensed chiropractor in a clinical setting.  Chiropractors spend many years of training on examination and correction of the spine and are without a doubt the most qualified professionals to perform spinal adjustments.

Generally adjustments do not cause any pain, as your chiropractor is specifically trained to deliver gentle and effective care.  Minor soreness is possible but rare and usually short lived.

Many patients will notice some instant relief following their first adjustments; others will take longer to respond.  Various factors will affect initial symptomatic relief, including length and severity of the presenting concern; along with other co-morbid conditions and compliance to recommendations.

By detecting and corrections subluxations using chiropractic adjustments, interference are removed from the nervous system and your body is allowed to self-heal add self-regulate.  A body free of nervous system interference can make a huge difference in the function of every system in your body. Chiropractors are also specifically trained to examine and treat areas outside of the spine.

The popping noises are caused by gas bubbles being suddenly released from spinal joints during and adjustment. This noise is completely normal and does not accompany any pain or discomfort.

It’s important for you to know that spinal dysfunction always happens before back pain or neck pain, making most subluxations “silent”.

Your body also has a natural way of altering your mechanics to avoid pain when dysfunction is present, which is a smart move in the short term, but not good if you don’t eventually correct the dysfunction.

Regular assessments of your spinal biomechanics and nervous system function by a chiropractor can help detect, maintain and prevent dysfunction throughout your body.

We accept all major medical PPO plans. Specifically, we are in-network with BCBS, Aetna and Medicare. We do accept Cigna and UHC, however, we are considered out-of-network. with them We do NOT accept Medicaid or HMO policies. Unfortunately, this is because their is no Chiropractic coverage with these policies. This is not our rule but the insurance companies rule.

In of office we do a free insurance verification of your policies prior to you coming to your first visit. Once you schedule your new patient consult our team will collect a copy of your insurance card. This allows us to speak with your insurance company and understand the policies benefits. At the time of your first visit we will be able to tell you if you have a payment do and what insurance covers.

Not a problem, a large portion of our patients do not have medical insurance. With that being said, patients without insurance would be considered self-pay. Since we are not a ‘1-size fits all’ system the cost for your new patient consultations and treatment are not a flat rate. Depending on the complaint and recommendations with dictate the necessary steps. Please give the office a call and speak with a staff member for more detail.

Great question! Depending on your insurance carrier and the coverage that your policy has will determine the cost. In our office it is not a 1-size fits all. This means that every patient seen in our office has custom treatment recommendations based on their exam findings (both physical and x-ray) and symptomatology.

All patient will meet with Dr. Drew for a 2 day new patient process. This allows Dr. Drew and his team to understand and analyze the root problem as well as reverse engineer treatment recommendations to get you out of pain as quick as possible but have a long lasting change. Not just a “quick fix”.

Great question! In our office all new patients are seen by Dr. Drew for a two day new patient process.

On your initial visit you will sit down with Dr. Drew on a 1-on-1 basis where he will go through a detailed health history, series of orthopedic exams, goal setting and take hospital grade digital x-rays on the area of complaint (if medically necessary). Dr. Drew believes ‘to see is to know and to not see is to guess and we do not guess at your health’.

Between your first and second visit. Dr. Drew will meet on a zoom call with our radiologist on staff to review your x-rays in detail. Based on the x-rays Dr. Drew will come up with diagnosis points where he will then reverse engineer a custom treatment plan based on getting you out of pain as quick as possible but having a long lasting change.

On your second visit you will sit down with Dr. Drew to review your exam findings, x-rays and custom treatment plan. As well, Dr. Drew will review with you, your out-of-pocket cost for treatment. Whether that is with or without insurance. In our office it is not a ‘1-size fits all’ system. Based on your exam findings, x-rays, traumas and stresses will dictated your treatment recommendations Once this has been discussed treatment will then be rendered.

It is very important in our office that we hold ourselves to a standard of personal excellence. This is why we take the time to understand the problem before treating the problem. Dr. Drew does not guess at your health and this is one of the reasons why we have such great patient success as you can see from our 500 5-star google reviews.