Complete your paperwork online:
You'll receive an intake form and health history questionnaire via email after booking. Complete these before your appointment—it saves time and ensures we can use the full 90 minutes productively.
If you arrive with incomplete paperwork, we may need to reschedule.
What to bring:
What to know:
We start with your history. The intake forms give me the basics, but I need to understand the details:
When did this start? Was there an injury? Did it develop gradually? Have you had this before?
What makes it better or worse? Time of day? Certain movements? Stress? Diet?
What have you tried? What worked? What didn't? Why didn't it work?
What else is going on? Sleep quality? Digestion? Energy? Stress? These affect how your nervous system functions.
I'm looking for patterns. Most chronic problems aren't caused by the thing that hurts right now. They're caused by compensation patterns your body developed months or years ago.
This is the core of your examination and what makes this approach different from standard chiropractic.
Understanding Applied Kinesiology
Before we start testing, I'll explain what Applied Kinesiology is and what I'm looking for. You're not just getting treated—you're learning how your nervous system controls your body and where that control has broken down.
Postural Analysis
How you stand reveals compensation patterns. One shoulder higher? Hip rotated forward? Head tilted? Your body adapted to something—I need to find what.
Movement Analysis
How do you bend? Twist? Reach overhead? Where does movement stop? What compensates? Movement patterns show me how your nervous system is controlling (or failing to control) your musculoskeletal system.
Muscle Testing
This is where we identify functional patterns. I test specific muscles to see where your nervous system isn't controlling movement correctly. When a muscle gives way under challenge, something is interfering with the signal.
Then I figure out what. Is it a joint that's stuck? A compensation pattern from an old injury? Nutritional deficiency affecting nerve function? Postural stress?
I apply a stimulus—adjust a joint, correct posture, challenge with nutritional support—and retest. If the muscle locks now, we've identified the interference. That change in response is what Applied Kinesiology measures.
Orthopedic and Neurological Tests
Standard tests to rule out fractures, ligament tears, nerve compression, or other problems that need imaging or medical referral.
This assessment phase is thorough because I'm not just finding where it hurts—I'm identifying the neurological patterns causing your body to compensate and creating dysfunction.
Once I've identified the patterns, we start correcting them.
Adjustments
Specific joint corrections where subluxations are creating muscle inhibition or compensation patterns.
Soft Tissue Work
If muscles are locked in protective spasm or adhesions are limiting movement, we address that.
Postural Correction
Teaching your nervous system to hold correct position instead of the compensation pattern it's been using.
Nutritional Support (if indicated)
If muscle testing reveals nutritional factors affecting function, I'll recommend specific support. This isn't generic "take a multivitamin"—it's targeted based on what your nervous system responded to.
At the end of your first visit, you'll leave knowing:
What's actually wrong
Not just "shoulder pain" but the specific pattern causing it. Why your body developed this compensation. What's maintaining it.
Your treatment plan
How many visits I recommend. What we're correcting. What you'll need to do at home.
Timeline and costs
Most patients see significant improvement in 4-6 visits. Complex cases take longer. Follow-up visits are $120 (20 minutes) or $170 (30 minutes for complex cases). I'll tell you upfront what to expect.
Whether I can help you
If I don't think this approach will work for your case, I'll tell you and refer you elsewhere. I'm not interested in treating you indefinitely without clear direction.
Visits 2-3: We're correcting the primary dysfunction and starting to address compensation patterns.
Visits 4-6: Your body is adapting to the corrections. We're reinforcing proper patterns and reducing residual compensation.
After that: Depends on your case. Some patients are done. Some need occasional maintenance to prevent patterns from returning. Some have chronic conditions requiring ongoing support.
You'll know within a month if this approach is working. If we're not making progress, I'll tell you.
Not a quick screening
90 minutes is necessary to identify the actual problem, not just where it hurts. Much of that time is spent on Applied Kinesiology assessment—finding the functional patterns conventional medicine doesn't measure.
Not split across two appointments
Some practices do examination one day, treatment plan another day. We do everything in one visit. You leave with answers and a clear plan.
Not an endless treatment commitment
You'll know within 4-6 visits whether this approach is helping your case.
Not covered by insurance
Cash pay, superbill provided for out-of-network reimbursement.
"Do I need X-rays?"
Only if your case indicates it. Most patients don't need new imaging.
"Will I get adjusted on the first visit?"
Yes. Examination and initial treatment happen in the same appointment.
"What if you can't figure out what's wrong?"
Then I'll refer you to someone who can. I'm not interested in treating you without answers.
"Can my spouse/partner come to the appointment?"
Absolutely. Many patients bring their spouse to better understand the treatment plan and provide support.
"What if it doesn't work?"
Most patients know within 4-6 visits whether this approach is helping. If we're not making progress, I'll tell you and suggest next steps.
New patient examination: 90 minutes, $299 (prepayment required)
Complete your intake forms before your appointment to maximize our time together
Questions before booking? Call or text: (972) 989-4683