Your First Visit to Our Whittier Practice

You’ll be warmly welcomed and made to feel at home. Help is on its way!

On your first visit to Woods Chiropractic you will be warmly greeted and helped with our relatively simple paper work. You won't have to wait much, if at all. We run almost always on time because we set aside time especially for our new patients. Our music, scents and lighting are all designed to put you at ease and be a complement to your well being.

Next, you will meet the energetic Dr. Woods! He will begin by reviewing your paperwork and asking you pointed questions to begin to uncover the real cause of your condition and get to know who you are as a person as well. Be ready to answer questions about your past history and how it led up to where you are now. If you have health records you may bring them to help Dr. Woods. After this consultation, Dr. Woods will show you an introductory video called "Getting Started" (You may watch it on this web site. Let us know if you have seen it.) and ask you some questions about it.

Dr. Woods scanning patient

Next, Dr. Woods will perform two non-invasive spinal scans with our state-of-the-art Insight Millennium. After that, a pertinent physical examination will be performed to isolate better the cause of your condition. If Dr. Woods determines that X-rays are necessary then these would be done at this time too. In addition, Dr. Woods may elect to apply some form of physical therapy at this time and he would explain it and help get you started on that. Take home recommendations will be provided and explained and you will come up to the front desk to make an appointment for your follow up visit as soon as possible.

Now Dr. Woods needs to review your case in detail and make some determinations which he will be eager to explain to you on the next visit when your actual care will begin.

Plan on spending about 45 min to 1 hour for this first visit.

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 Dr. Kerry Asks some important questions of interest to Whittier residents - Chiropractor Whittier Dr. Kerry Asks...

How long does it take to form a bone spur?
Many who begin chiropractic care think their problem happened "last week when you bent over funny." But pictures of the spine tell a different story. Chiropractors know it can take your body years to deposit the calcium necessary to form a bone spur. It's your body's response to stress due to gravity or joint malfunction. And chiropractic care can help.
Are aches and pains good or bad?
While aches or pains may be unpleasant, they're merely warning signs. As a Whittier chiropractor, I see this all the time. The pain is not the problem! It just means a limitation has been reached and something needs to change. That's when we get to work correcting the underlying cause.