Welcome to your first visit at Westwood Chiropractic & Message! The easiest access to the building is to enter the underground parking on the west side of the building.
Parking spaces #48 to #57 are reserved free
for our patients. After 5:30 the front door to
the building on the ground floor is locked and
the only access is through the elevator lobby
in the underground parkade.
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Please proceed to the second floor and our office is directly across from the elevators. |
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To begin, our friendly staff will provide you with a health history
questionnaire to fill out. This will give the doctor important information about
your presenting complaint(s) as well as your general health history.
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Consultation
When you meet the doctor he will sit down with
you and ask you questions about your health
history and any body signals or symptoms you
may be experiencing. He will also explain what
specific exam procedures he will be doing and
exactly what conditions we look for in
Chiropractic. |
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| In Chiropractic we are concerned with the
health of your spine and nervous system.
Physical, chemical, and emotional stresses
can cause interference in our nervous system –
called Spinal Subluxations. This is caused
when the spinal bones lose their proper position
or motion, irritating or compressing the sensitive
nerves that exit between the spinal bones. |
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Traumas such as car accidents, slips, falls,
and awkward or heavy lifting can create
subluxations. Poor postures while standing
or sitting at a computer also create spinal
stress and nerve interference.
The purpose of the spinal examination done by
a Chiropractor is to locate these Subluxations
(areas of nerve interference.) |
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Physical Exam
Examination will include palpation
of the spinal bones, looking for
restricted movement or
misalignment of the vertebrae.
Ranges of motion testing for the
neck and low back will also show
how well the spine is functioning
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Examination of upper and lower
body complaints will be done if
needed. |
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Posture assessment
Proper posture is one of the most important factors for our health. Postural examination will reveal any areas of concern such as forward head carriage, or tilts of the head or shoulders.
Forward head carriage is one of the most serious concerns with people’s spinal health and their health in general. |
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Part of the examination will include
a computerized nerve scan. This scan
helps to detect areas of nerve interference
(Spinal subluxations).
These scans are useful to check for
progress, as subsequent scans are done
over the course of care at comparative exams.
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X-ray If necessary, spinal xrays will be taken. These pictures not only help rule out fractures, infection, and congenital anomalies, they provide a blue print of the spine to show any abnormal curves of the spine or tilts of the pelvis and how to correct them back to a state of wellness.
Most importantly, xrays will help show how long the subluxations (areas of spinal misalignment and nerve interference) have been present and will show any signs of spinal degeneration.
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