On your first visit, Dr. Shalabi will evaluate your health history, talk to you about your concerns, perform a physical examination, and take any necessary X-rays. Dr. Shalabi will develop your x-rays and thoroughly examine them. The x-rays will be used along with your health and case histories to help Dr. Shalabi make an accurate diagnosis and determine a course of treatment for you.

Dr. Shalabi will explain his diagnosis and illustrate how he reached his conclusion. He'll go over the x-rays with you, explain how chiropractic care may be used to treat your injury, answer any questions you may have, address all of your concerns, and finally, recommend a course of treatment for you. Based on the analysis of your initial examination, your treatment could consist of chiropractic adjustments, therapies and rehabilitation. You will receive a written report to take home that summarizes your specific case and Dr. Shalabi's recommendations for care. After your consultation, Dr. Shalabi will give you your first chiropractic adjustment.

In some cases, Dr. Shalabi will need to adjust you using the traditional manual technique. In this method, he'll use his hands and force from his body to help push the vertebrae back into place. The technique is a pain-free and relatively quiet procedure.

In some cases, Dr. Shalabi will make the adjustments to your spine using the activator method technique. The tool used in this process is called an activator. The activator allows Dr. Shalabi to use the lowest-possible force to manipulate your spine, and it gives him the greatest amount of control over the adjustment. The technique is a pain-free and relatively quiet procedure.

After your adjustment, you may receive therapy and heat. The treatment will feel like a relaxing, gentle massage. The therapy will help reduce any inflammation in the involved area of your spine, reduce pain symptoms, improve and maintain mobility of the vertebrae.