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Your First Visit to Our Ottawa Practice

New Practice Members often remark how friendly and welcoming our office is. Our goal is to make your first visit as comfortable and thorough as possible using the latest state-of-the-art technologies. So, make yourself at home and, please reserve one hour for this visit.

Upon booking your first visit, you will be asked to not consume any hot beverages or unnecessary medications for several hours before the examination as these can skew the results of our very sensitive testing technologies. When entering our office, you will be greeted by name by either Judy, Josée or Aline and asked to fill out a very short form with your basic personal information. We want to see you as quickly as possible and therefore, the detailed history forms will be filled out at the very end of your first visit.

You will then immediately be seen by the doctor and his Clinical Assistant (Josée or Aline) who will enquire as to your presenting complaint, discuss your health goals and give you a brief explanation of our approach and whether or not we can help you. They will then instruct you to put on a gown (women) or shorts (men) and will leave the room for a few short minutes. Once you are ready, they will proceed with a postural exam as well as a chiropractic, orthopedic and neurological workup. X-rays may be taken if necessary. Josée or Aline will then perform an electro-myographic and thermal scan as well as bilateral weight scale measurements. She will then proceed to a detailed health history. In certain cases, some practice members will be seen by Valerie, our lifestyle educator, for a Bioimpedance Assessment — a technology that measures body composition and cell health among others things.

You will then be asked to dress and will be guided to the reception area where you will fill out the rest of the detailed forms if you haven't already done so online. In most cases you will then proceed to book your second visit for your report of findings. In some cases, the doctor may wish to see you for some relief care if it is appropriate. We highly recommend that a spouse or significant other be present at the report of findings if appropriate. Most important health decisions often involve both partners being fully informed.