Like other health-care providers, we follow a standard routine to gain information about the patient. We consult, review the case history, conduct a physical examination, and we may request laboratory analyses and/or x-rays. Unlike other health-care providers, however, chiropractic physicians also conduct a careful analysis of the patient's structure and pay particular attention to the spine.

We also ask you about your life - Do you eat well? Exercise at all? How do you deal with stress? Do you have children? What do you do for work? And so on.