When you arrive for your first visit we will have some paperwork for you to complete. This will include all of your contact details, as well as any relevant medical aid details, and consent for us to treat you. Please try arrive 10 minutes before your appointment time to allow for this.
Once you have filled in the paperwork, you will have a consultation with Dr Allison to discuss your health-related problems, concerns, as well as potential treatment options.
In order to best determine and understand your problem, the doctor will ask you various questions related to your condition and general health. Following this he may perform some tests to assess the affected areas.
If your specific condition requires x-rays or other imaging to either rule out more serious conditions or assist us in developing the most effective treatment plan for you, then you will be referred out for these. If the imaging is an urgent requirement before treatment we will send you immediately and postpone the balance of the initial appointment until they have been completed and the doctor is satisfied. If you have any existing relevant images please bring them along to your consultation.
Once finished with the history and examination Dr Allison will discuss your treatment options with you and plan the best approach to improving your condition. You will then receive your first treatment session in the same visit. This may include spinal adjustments, physical therapies, and/or soft tissue therapies (massage, dry needling, stretches, exercise, and ShockwaveTherapy).
Before you leave you will be given instructions on certain activities or procedures to be conducted at home. This may include ice or heat application instructions, avoidance of certain activities or positions, as well as home exercises and/or stretches.
You will be given a convenient appointment time for your follow-up visit. Generally speaking, patients are seen within 2-3 days for reassessment and a second treatment. Further treatments will be scheduled to provide you with the most efficient and cost-effective approach to reaching long term improvement and resolution of your condition. It is vitally important to keep to these scheduled treatments in order to ensure the best progress and fastest recovery. Our office will send out SMS reminders of all future appointments 24 hours before-hand to help you maintain your progress. If you need to reschedule any appointment please give us 12 hours notice so that we can find you a more appropriate time/date.
