Dr. Austin Dehoogh here. I am a Doctor of Chiropractic serving the communities near Albuquerque, New Mexico. I get questions from many patients on a range of topics. In this video, I’ll answer the question: How does a Chiropractor determine what they are going to do to a patient?
We can’t speak on behalf of other people but here are Gonstead, we go to great lengths in order to properly determine what is going on with the patient. The first step is to have a conversation with the patient and get a good history. Then we move forward to a physical exam. This isn’t a typical “physical” but rather, a detailed exam focused on your complaints to help determine the cause of your problem. We use our hands to look for things such as swelling, tenderness, spasms, loss of mobility, etc. we also utilize a hand held instrument or “scope”, to help us detect the exact areas of irritation. Last but not least we obtain a blue print of your spine in the form of an x-ray. We often will x-ray the entire spine so we can get the complete picture. Once we review all this data, we come up with a plan to help that patient, feel great again.
