Frequently Asked Questions

No. You can contact the clinic directly and book a consultation. We will examine you, explain what we found and build a plan from there. Where your care would benefit from it, we coordinate with your other health care providers, and if your condition needs a treatment we do not provide we refer you on rather than starting care that will not help.

The first visit is mostly examination. We take a history, covering what hurts, when it started, what makes it worse and what your work physically demands of you, then test your range of motion and check the spine segment by segment. You get the findings explained in plain language and then a plan with a rough number of visits and a description of what should change. Set aside more time than for a follow-up.

Often, once the examination is complete and nothing rules it out. Sometimes not. If the findings point towards a disc problem, a possible fracture, an inflammatory condition or anything that needs imaging first, we investigate before we treat. Being adjusted on day one is not the goal. Being adjusted safely is.

Most patients describe pressure followed by relief. The popping sound some joints make is gas moving in the joint fluid rather than anything breaking or being forced. If an area is badly inflamed we work around it and come back to it later, and there is nearly always an alternative technique for the same joint. Tell us during the visit if something is painful.

Some patients are, particularly after a first adjustment or after a problem that has been there a long time. It usually feels like the ache after unfamiliar exercise and settles within a day or two. Drink water, keep moving gently and skip a hard workout that evening. Tell us if the soreness is sharp, spreading or lasting more than a couple of days.

It depends on the condition and how long you have had it. A recent strain in an otherwise healthy back often settles in a handful of visits. A disc problem, a long-standing postural pattern or a collision injury takes longer and usually starts with a heavier schedule that tapers as things improve. We give you an estimate after the examination rather than a number over the phone.

Comfortable clothes you can move in. Athletic wear or anything with give at the hips and shoulders works well. Avoid stiff jeans, heavy belt buckles and restrictive skirts, since they get in the way of both the examination and the treatment. If you are being treated for neck pain, leave large necklaces and earrings at home.

We bill insurance, and what your particular plan covers varies a great deal, including how many visits a year it allows and whether a deductible applies. Call the clinic with your card before your first visit and we will help you check. We also accept CareCredit, auto insurance, third-party and liability claims, the major cards, cash and check.

Care after a collision is usually not billed to your health plan. It goes to auto insurance, to a third-party liability claim against the at-fault driver, or through a letter of protection arranged with your attorney. We handle all three. Bring the claim number, the adjuster name and phone number, and the police report if you have one.

Yes. Adrenaline at the scene suppresses pain, and the inflammatory response to stretched or torn soft tissue takes a day or more to build. Waking up 48 hours later barely able to turn your head is the normal pattern with whiplash. Early examination finds the damage and creates the record connecting your injury to the collision.

Yes, and the technique is genuinely different rather than a smaller version of an adult adjustment. Treatment for an infant uses light, sustained fingertip contact with no thrust and no popping. A parent stays in the room throughout. Chiropractic care is not a replacement for pediatric medical care, and a child with a fever or a suspected infection needs their doctor.

Yes, with technique and positioning adapted to your stage of pregnancy. Tell us how far along you are when you book, because it changes how we position you on the table, and tell us about any pregnancy complication. Keep your obstetric provider informed as well.

An adjustment restores motion to a joint that has stopped moving properly. Spinal decompression targets pressure inside the disc, using computerised traction at set angles to create negative pressure, which relieves load on an irritated nerve and improves fluid exchange into the disc. They address different problems and are often used together.

It is not recommended if you are pregnant, or if you have a fracture, a tumour, an abdominal aortic aneurysm, advanced osteoporosis or metal implants in the spine. Tell us about any of these, and about recent spinal surgery, before treatment begins. The examination is what confirms whether it suits your case.

Yes. Our nurse practitioner provides adult primary care for patients 18 and over, along with hormone optimization therapy, medical weight management, seasonal allergy treatment, Botox, skin resurfacing and wellness injections including B12 and MIC-Lipo. Having both in one clinic means a patient whose pain has a medical contributor does not get sent elsewhere to sort it out.

Yes. Booking lets our medical team review your health history, your current medications and any recent lab work before giving anything. That review matters, because fatigue in particular has many possible causes and injecting B12 into someone whose problem is an underactive thyroid achieves nothing except a delay.

Our clinic is in south Tulsa near 81st Street and Mingo Road, and we see patients from across the metro, including Bixby, Broken Arrow, Jenks, Owasso and Sapulpa. Our position near the Creek Turnpike and Highway 169 is why patients travel to us from outside the immediate neighbourhood.

Monday to Thursday from 9am to 1pm and again from 3pm to 6pm, and Friday from 9am to 11am. We are closed at weekends. The split morning and afternoon schedule is intended to let patients book either side of a working day rather than in the middle of it.

Loss of bladder or bowel control, numbness around the groin or inner thighs, progressive weakness in a limb, back pain with fever, pain following major trauma, or a sudden severe headache that peaks within seconds all need emergency assessment rather than a chiropractic appointment. If any of those apply, seek medical care now.

We will tell you. We work alongside other health care providers and refer patients on when a condition needs imaging, medication or a specialist. A clinic that finds every patient to be a perfect candidate for its own service is not really examining anybody, and care that is not helping should be changed or stopped rather than extended.