It’s normal to feel nervous on your first appointment to the chiropractor as a patient.

1. Do you provide a consultation for free? The prospective patient should be able to have a consultation (not an evaluation) with the concerned chiropractor for ten to fifteen minutes. At Mahler Family Chiropractic Center, the initial consultation piece of the visit is always free. You will not be charged until we perform an exam and or treatment.

2. What qualifications do you have? A clinical internship is typically required after four years of undergraduate study, followed by three to five years in a chiropractic college, for a total of seven to eight years of college education to become a chiropractor. Chiropractic schools and programs are accredited in the US by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE). Chiropractic colleges have several strict requirements that they must follow in order to become accredited and stay accredited. There must be a minimum of 4,200 instructional hours and credit hours in each program’s curriculum.

3. How long have you worked there? Your chiropractor ought to have worked in the area for several years. Mahler Family Chiropractic Center has been in operation in the Wyoming Valley for over 20 years.

4. Do you solely treat issues with the neck and lower back? Chiropractic treatment extends beyond treating neck and back pain. Many chiropractors treat the extremities including joint mobilization and manipulation and treatment for such nerve conditions as peripheral neuropathy.

5. How many appointments are necessary? Though it’s possible that the chiropractor won’t be able to, they should be able to give you an approximate estimate of the number of visits needed for pain management and remedial therapy.

6. What further treatments do you provide? Cold laser or trigger point therapy are two more treatments that a chiropractor may employ.

7. Do you handle injuries from sports? Make sure to inquire about sports injuries as not all chiropractors treat them. At Mahler Family Chiropractic Center, we treat most sports injuries including the extremities as well as the spine and neck.

8. Which diagnostic services are provided by you? It may be essential to obtain diagnostics such as x-rays and other types of diagnostics. At Mahler Family Chiropractic Center, you will receive a comprehensive exam for your chiropractic condition and if X-rays or additional studies are needed, we use many of the great facilities located in our local area.

9. What are the hours of operation? You must schedule time for the sessions, which makes the business hours essential. You can find our Hours of operation on our Office Hours page.

10. Are you open to emergency care? Rarely, patients can need the chiropractor’s emergency services. We are available by text or phone and can make individual arrangements when necessary.

11. Do you handle pediatric injuries? It’s vital to keep in mind that not all chiropractors treat kids. At Mahler Family Chiropractic Center, we treat the entire family all ages.

12. Did your chiropractic college hold an accreditation from the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE)? Yes Dr. Mahler is a graduate pf Palmer College of Chiropractic, the oldest Chiropractic school in operation in the US and around the world.

13. Do you have any client references? Find out about local patients and/or clients. Please check out our reviews on Google and Facebook (Meta).

14. Are chiropractors Doctors? The schooling of a chiropractor and a medical doctor are extremely comparable. Except for pharmacy and surgery, they complete the same basic science courses as medical students during their graduate studies. They hold a bachelor’s degree in a discipline with a strong scientific concentration.

Like medical doctors, chiropractors also need to complete four years of graduate coursework, making an eight-year educational investment required for both professions. To obtain a license, they must additionally pass four national boards, just as medical doctors.

Lastly, to complete their education and obtain their doctorate, students must work as a licensed chiropractor’s assistant. They can now call themselves Doctor of Chiropractic thanks to this degree.

15. Chiropractic adjustments appear uncomfortable by nature. Does it have any effect? It’s possible that you’ve watched an internet video of a chiropractor making an adjustment on a patient who was positioned strangely and didn’t appear to make sense.

16. What then is happening? You may have watched a number of these videos, where the patient visits the chiropractor due to a nervous system blockage. The obstruction is usually in their back or neck, but it can also be in their foot, elbow, or mouth. It’s likely that the patient is feeling pain or numbness in one or more bodily parts. A chiropractor positions the patient such that the bone, muscles, or other tissue can release the obstruction.

17. Could a chiropractor break your neck from a chiropractic adjustment? The truth is that a neck can only be broken by applying 1000 pounds of force. A typical cervical adjustment performed by a chiropractor only requires roughly 25 pounds of force.

18. Alright, so will it hurt now that we know you won’t die? Chiropractic adjustments can occasionally cause discomfort, particularly if the patient isn’t at ease when it’s being done. Remember that realignment has the power to return a bone to its ideal position; if the body resists because it has been out of alignment for a while, this can lead to discomfort.

19. What are the enduring consequences? Many adjustments are painless and have long-lasting benefits, while they may cause temporary soreness. The correction has made it possible for your body to operate normally. This frequently produces a host of beneficial effects, including pain and numbness relief and better sleep.

20. Where is the evidence for the efficacy of chiropractic care? Remarkable outcomes have been obtained from studies comparing the effects of a chiropractic adjustment before and after. The prefrontal cortex of the brain becomes 20%–50% more active following a chiropractic adjustment. Furthermore, a different study found that receiving chiropractic care reduced neck discomfort by 15% compared to using prescription painkillers.

Patients not only experience tremendous comfort for themselves, but they can also observe the changes in their spine. Patients frequently get long-term relief from neck and back discomfort, allergies, stress/mood issues, and more health problems treated by chiropractic care.

21. Does a chiropractor offer immediate relief? It can but doesn’t happen all the time. Sometimes our bodies fight against the very thing that is making the problem better.

22. How come? Our bodies may have adapted to the misalignment over years, or we may stiffen up initially because we find the corrections uncomfortable. In other cases, we do feel instant relief, but it doesn’t indicate the problem has been fully resolved. The soft tissue around the bone may become accustomed to its previous position and force the bone back out of alignment even when the chiropractor is able to realign it to its optimal position.

23. Will I be required to visit a chiropractor indefinitely? A competent chiropractor will address the underlying cause of the problem and work with the patient until the body adjusts to the new, ideal alignment.

24. Will lifestyle changes be required? To ensure that the new alignment remains it could be necessary to make modifications. Chiropractic adjustments, for instance, can address back discomfort that arises from a patient’s desk job-related hunching while they sit at work. However, the problem will eventually resurface if they don’t adjust the way they sit. A football player who receives chiropractic adjustments to stay at the top would be a more extreme example.