Hands-on care aimed at restoring motion to restricted spinal joints. Dr. Matthew Richter, DC has been in practice since 1997 — and care here starts by finding out what is actually causing your pain, so that what follows is aimed at the right thing.
Several therapies used together, each doing a different job. Which of them apply to you is decided by your examination — not everyone receives all of them.
A specific, controlled pressure applied to a restricted joint to restore its motion. The adjustment takes seconds. The sound people associate with it is gas releasing from the joint as it opens — the same thing that happens when you crack a knuckle. It is not bone cracking.
Imaging is not automatic and it is not taken on everybody. Where your history and examination call for it, X-rays are taken as part of the first visit — to see alignment, joint spacing and degenerative change, and just as importantly to rule out the things that would mean you should not be adjusted at all. Films are reviewed with you before any plan is recommended.
History, postural assessment, range-of-motion testing and neurological screening. A restricted facet joint, a disc problem and a muscular problem can all present as the same complaint — and they do not call for the same care. Knowing which one you have is what makes the treatment specific rather than generic.
The approach is adapted to the person in front of us. A construction worker in his thirties, a patient in her seventies and a teenage athlete do not get the same contact, the same force or the same table setup.
Adjustment is often not the whole plan. Where the examination supports it, care is combined with spinal decompression, Class IV laser, ShockWave or rehabilitation — all available in this office and coordinated under one doctor.
Adjustments hold better when the things loading the joint change too. You will get home guidance — specific movements, postural cues, and what to avoid in the first day or so after an adjustment.
No surprises. Here's exactly how it works from your first call to your recovery.
A full history and examination with your doctor — postural assessment, range of motion, orthopedic and neurological testing, and X-rays if they are clinically indicated. The purpose of this visit is to establish what is actually driving your symptoms.
Visit 1Your doctor goes through what the examination and any imaging showed, what appears to be causing your symptoms, and what he recommends — including whether chiropractic is the right answer for you at all. For most patients, hands-on care begins at this visit. Both visits are part of your new patient exam.
Visit 2Care proceeds against the plan you agreed to, and you are re-examined against it. If your case is not responding the way it should, the plan changes or you are referred — it does not simply continue.
Ongoing
After your evaluation, if our protocols aren't a good fit, your doctor will tell you honestly — and help point you in the right direction. That's the Richter Family Chiropractic promise.
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Book My New Patient Exam →A specific, controlled pressure applied to a restricted joint to restore its motion. The adjustment itself takes seconds. It is done by hand, with no medication and nothing invasive, and it is directed at the particular joints your examination identified rather than applied the same way to everybody.
It is gas releasing from the joint as it opens — the same thing that happens when you crack a knuckle. It is not bone cracking, and the sound is not the point of the adjustment. Some adjustments make no sound at all and are no less effective for it.
Most people describe brief pressure rather than pain, and the adjustment is over in seconds. An area that is already inflamed can be tender to work on, which is normal. You are awake and talking with your doctor throughout — say so during the visit and the approach is changed.
A full history and examination with your doctor — postural assessment, range of motion, orthopedic and neurological testing, and X-rays if they are clinically indicated. The point of it is to find what is actually driving your symptoms rather than guess at it. Hands-on care begins once your doctor has your findings and has gone through them with you, and your new patient exam covers that whole process rather than just the first appointment.
That depends on what your examination shows, and any office quoting you a number beforehand is guessing. Once your doctor has your findings he gives you a plan — what he recommends and why. Care then proceeds against that plan and you are re-examined against it: if your case is not responding the way it should, the plan changes or you are referred. It does not simply continue.
No. You agree to a plan with a defined purpose and you are re-examined against it. Continuing care is a decision you make with your doctor at those re-examinations, based on what has actually changed — not something you are signed up to at the start.
Chiropractors mainly treat problems of the spine, joints, muscles and nerves. At this office that includes back pain, neck pain and stiffness, tension and cervicogenic headaches — the kind that start in the neck — sciatica and radiating leg pain, herniated and bulging discs, pinched nerves, facet and SI joint problems, posture-related pain from desk work, auto accident and whiplash injuries, and jaw pain with an upper cervical contribution, as well as shoulder, knee and foot problems such as plantar fasciitis. Whether chiropractic is right for your case is what the examination establishes.
Loss of bladder or bowel control or saddle-area numbness needs emergency care, not chiropractic. So does progressive weakness in an arm or leg. Suspected fracture, infection or tumor is screened for by imaging and examination. If your case belongs with another specialty, your doctor says so and refers you rather than treating it here.
The phrase is used in two ways. The first is warning signs about a chiropractic office: being adjusted before anyone has taken your history or examined you; being quoted a fixed number of visits, or pressed to sign up or prepay for a long plan, before your examination; X-rays taken on everyone as routine rather than when clinically indicated; claims that adjustments cure unrelated illnesses; being told to stop seeing your medical doctor; and care that continues indefinitely without anyone re-examining you. The second is medical red flags: symptoms that point to something serious and need medical care rather than chiropractic, such as loss of bladder or bowel control, numbness in the saddle area, progressive weakness in an arm or leg, unexplained weight loss, fever with back or neck pain, or a sudden severe headache unlike any before. Your history and examination screen for these at the first visit, and if one is present you are referred, not treated.
It depends on your insurance coverage and the care your examination shows you need, so this office does not publish a single price. You will know the exact cost of your treatment, and how it will be billed, before any treatment begins, and no commitment is required. The office accepts most PPO and HMO plans and Medicare, as well as cash, checks, credit cards, and HSA and FSA cards, and offers financing through CareCredit and Cherry. The Payment Options page has the details.
No referral is needed to be seen, although some HMO plans require one from your primary care doctor before they will cover chiropractic care. The office accepts most PPO and HMO plans and Medicare, along with cash payment and attorney liens on personal-injury cases. Bring your insurance card and a photo ID to your first visit, or stop by the front desk with them during office hours, and your benefits will be checked in person.