Pre Consult

Question 1

Introduction (1)

Answer 1

Have you ever been to a Chiropractor before?
I want to let you know that what we do here is very UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT
EVEN compared to most other Chiropractors.
I understand you’re here because of neck pain
I’m going to ask you a number of questions regarding your neck pain a minute, but first let me explain what we are going to do here today.

Question 2

Chiropractor/Spine Fxn (2)

Answer 2

Chiropractors specialize in the spine, just like Dentists work with the teeth and Cardiologists work with the heart.
The spine has 2 functions:
1.It supports and keeps us upright -The way our spine supports us is called our POSTURE.
2. It protects the spinal cord.
A healthy spinal cord is ESSENTIAL to our overall health.
Let me show you why.

Question 3

Normal Body (3)

Answer 3

The way your body works is the brain controls all the functions of the body.
It does that by sending energy down the spinal cord
The spinal cord is like a river carrying life energy from the brain, through the spine to ALL the vital organs and tissues of our body.
Each and every organ is TOTALLY DEPENDENT on that energy to keep us alive and healthy.
Do you understand?

Question 4

Segmental Subluxation (4)

Answer 4

Because of different stresses in our lives, some sudden and some over time, the individual bones or whole sections and curves of the spine can SHIFT out of place.
These SHIFTS in the spine are called SUBLUXATIONS.
When subluxations occur they block the energy to the organs at that level.
It’s like a dimmer switch on a wall.
The energy gets turned down, it can’t get through the nerves at the end of those organs and those nerves will progressively weaken and degenerate over time and cause disease.
Do you understand?

Question 5

Global/postural subluxation (5)

Answer 5

Subluxated areas of the spine will also weaken the rest of the structure of our spine and distort our posture
When our posture weakens and distorts it causes stress to the spinal cord.

Question 6

Stressed cord = No energy (6)

Answer 6

When our spinal cord is under stress it CAN’T move energy through the spine to all the vital organs of the body.

Question 7

No Energy, NO organ health (7)

Answer 7

When the organs don’t get the vital energy they need and your OVERALL health will progressively weaken and degenerate over time, and eventually lead to disease.

Question 8

1st Agreement – Posture relates to overall health (8)

Answer 8

So, can you see how your POSTURE is directly related to your overall health? Do you understand?

Question 9

Many Postural distortions don’t cause pain (9)

Answer 9

Now this is really important….
MANY postural distortions DON’T cause any pain.
Do you understand?
By the time you are in PAIN, the nerves are INFLAMED, and your body is in a CRISIS.

Question 10

2nd Agreement- organs are also being affected (10)

Answer 10

Now Mrs. Jones you are having neck pain right?
That means the nerves in your neck are inflamed, your body is in a crisis, the nerves are not getting energy to the organs and the organs at the end of those nerves are also being affected.
“Can you see that?”

Question 11

What we’re going to do today (11)

Answer 11

Today, I am going to ask you a number of questions, not only regarding your neck pain, but regarding your OVERALL health.
If we find areas where your posture is weak causing stress to the nerves, we will take some x-rays.
Then I will develop and study those x-rays tonight, I will review them with you tomorrow, and if you have a condition I can help you with I will let you know at that time.
Okay?
Let’s get started.