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How Much Is The Initial Visit? 

We have a New Patient Special going on. What is normally a $200+ value, is currently $67!!

Do You Take Insurance?

We do not bill insurance, but if you have a PPO, we can provide a Superbill (an itemized form that details services provided) for you to submit to your insurance company for either reimbursement or working toward your deductible.

We do take FSA & HSA

What Does The Initial Visit Include?

  • Comprehensive Health History

  • Spinal Analysis

  • X-Ray

  • Report of Findings

  • First Adjustment

  • Care Recommendations

All included at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE

How Long Is The Initial Visit?

  • Initial Visit will take about 45 mins. 

  • We recommend coming about 5-10 mins. early in order to fill out paperwork

Do I Need To Bring Anything For Initial Visit?

  • Please bring a photo ID (License etc)

How Should I Dress?

  • There is no rule on how to dress, but we recommend coming in comfortable clothing.

  • We will be taking x-rays, so the less jewelry, the better! 

How Much Are Typical Visits?

Any visit after the initial visit will be $80/per visit. Unless you choose to do a package, which the cost per visit will decrease. ​

Why Do I Need X-rays? I'm Worried About The Radiation.

The reason we take x-rays is because your health is too important for us to guess with. When Dr. Tao takes x-rays, he will see exactly where the stress is in your spine, so that he can properly address it.

Modern digital x-rays require significaly less radiation than x-rays from 20 years ago. It's about the same amount of radiation you'd get by just walking through the airport. 

I Just Had X-rays. Do I Need To Take Them Again?

Depending on the type of x-ray done and when it was done, Dr. Tao may still want to take his own. Dr. Tao is looking for specific things when he takes x-rays. You can give us a call at 626-365-1060 to discuss further.

What Techniques Does The Doctor Do? Does He Use The Y-strap?

Dr. Tao mainly does diversified manual adjusting, but for many of his patients, he uses a drop table or activator. A lof of it depends on patient safety and preference. 

Dr. Tao does not use a Y-strap, but he can use his hands to decompress the spine in the same way but with less force.

How Many Adjustments/Treatments Will I Need?

The number of chiropractic treatments you’ll need depends on several factors, including your goals, your specific condition, your overall health, and how your body responds to care.

If your goal is to simply feel better, then this can often be accomplished within a few visits over a few weeks, but the effects are short-term. If your goal is to correct the root cause of your issue without drugs or surgery, then that will likely require regular adjustments over several months. During your initial visit, Dr. Tao will be able to determine how long an issue has been present and will recommend a treatment plan to ensure the best results.

Why Aren't You Open On The Weekends? When Will You Have Weekend Hours?

Dr. Tao sees a lot of patients during the week. Since he recommends that his patients take time to recharge for their own health, he does as well. It's important to Dr. Tao that he takes care of his own health so that he can provide the best possible care for his patients during the week. 

Dr. Tao is currently the only Chiropractor here. In the future if we take on another Chiropractor, we may decide to have weekend hours at that point.

Does Getting Adjusted Hurt?

For most people, chiropractic adjustments do not hurt. In fact, many patients feel relief immediately after an adjustment. Traditional chiropractic adjustments can sometimes produce a popping or cracking sound. This can sound painful or scary, but it is simply gas being released from the joints, similar to cracking your knuckles.

Some people may experience mild soreness or stiffness after an adjustment, like what you might feel after a workout. This usually goes away within one or two days and happens less often the more consistent someone is with care.

Can The Doctor Treat TMJ, Sciatica, Vertigo, Headaches/Migraines, Back Pain, Tingling, Fibromyalgia, Menstrual Cramps, Etc?

Dr. Tao has helped a lot of people with these common issues. With health, there are never any guarantees, but with regualr chiropractic care, we've noticed that our patients tend to sleep and function at a higher level. When there's more ease in your body, your body will be able to allocate more resources and energy to work on these issues. 

Can Chiropractic Help With Fertility Or Getting Pregnant?

There are never any guarantees, but Chiropractic has been able to help people with fertility (or: conceiving/ getting pregnant) There are a few ways Chiropractic can help. We know that the nerves in the low back go into the reproductive organs. Stress in the low back can affect things like fertility and cramping. Also, when we reduce stress in the body, it becomes easier for people to become pregnant. 

Can I Exercise After Adjustments?

One of the best things to do after getting adjusted is to move your body but not past your current limits. When we go on a walk, or play a sport, or do an exercise after an adjustment, we are re-enforcing the nerve connections between our brain and the previously stuck joints. This is exactly what we want. The worst thing to do after an adjustment is to sit in traffic or at your desk.

What Exercises Should I Be Doing At Home?

With health, the most important factors are consistency over a long period of time. Find an activity or exercise that you enjoy doing so that you will do it regularly. Make sure you listen to your body: don’t force your body to do something it’s not ready for. Do movements with good form. Generally speaking, I do recommend incorporating some weight-bearing exercises to help maintain bone density as we age.

What Stretches Do You Recommend?

Stretching is important but it shouldn’t be the only thing you do for a chronic condition. Many people believe that if something is tight, then stretching is the answer. When a joint or body part is injured, the surrounding muscles will tighten up to protect it, so muscle tightness is a symptom or response to an injury. Addressing the symptom with stretching, massage, muscle relaxers, or painkillers without fixing the root cause will ultimately lead to worse outcomes. With chiropractic care, most patients notice immediate improvement in flexibility even without stretching.

Still, it is important to move every joint in your body to end range every single day. “Use it or lose it.”

What Is The Difference Between Chiropractic And Physical Therapy?

The difference between chiropractic and physical therapy is the focus. Chiropractic focuses on using improved joint motion and health to improve nervous system function and therefore overall health. With a chiropractic adjustment, we push a specific joint past the normal range of motion that a person can achieve with just stretching, which creates neurological change in the body.

Physical therapy focuses on strengthening weaker soft tissue through exercise and stretching. At a physical therapist, someone might also experience other modalities such as TENS units, heating packs, or massage. While physical therapy is beneficial, it is focused more on the soft tissue of the body and does not have the same neurological benefits as chiropractic.

While some chiropractic offices incorporate physical therapy modalities to allow patients to feel good or more relaxed, the chiropractic adjustment is the only thing we focus on in our office because it gives the most benefit with the least amount of time. 

What Do You Think About Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is wonderful to add to your health regime. Acupuncture and chiropractic do not interfere with each other and are both holistic approaches to health. Not only does Dr. Tao get adjusted every week, but he also regularly has acupuncture and massage.

He recommends Addison Taylor at Flight of Healing or Iris Martin of Vital Integrative Medicine

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