Frequently Asked Questions in Washington

It is common to hear of people that they love going to their chiropractor. It is true once you experience the feeling of an aligned spine, you would want to get back in alignment once you have lost your alignment. However, the goal of upper cervical care is to get you to hold your alignment for as long as possible and see you in the least amount of time we can.

No, it literally feels like a click/tap behind the patient ear.

The upper cervical care goal is to align the spine, facilitate the nervous system and obtain optimal communication between the brain and body. Therefore a lot of conditions improve with upper cervical care.

In general, no you don't need a referral. However, depending on your insurance, some insurance might require prior authorization. We recommend you call your insurance and find out.

Most of them do. However, we are only in-network with BlueCross BlueShield and Medicare, so we only submit claims to these two insurances. For any other insurance, we will give you all the necessary documents to submit the claims yourself. We recommend you call your insurance and find out if you have out-of-network coverage; if so, you might get reimbursement. Our office policy is that patients (without BCBS or Medicare insurance) pay for their exam visit, then choose one of our affordable pre-paid packages to start their upper cervical care.

No, we first need to obtain baseline data about your alignment. Our doctor has to study and analyze your x-rays before providing you with the first treatment. There is no guesswork in our treatments.

Yes, our doctor will suggest exercises to help you stabilize your alignment.

Absolutely, we have many patients with previous back surgery. Our procedure is a low force and completely safe with most people.

Yes. Upper cervical care has been studied and proven to help all spinal conditions and upper and lower extremities. Our doctor will also assist different areas of the body specifically as needed.

Unless you have taken Upper Cervical Specific with an Upper Cervical Chiropractor, we would still need to complete our specialized assessments to be able to get your spine into alignment. Most orthopedics, neurologists, and chiropractor doctors don't take these specific x rays we need to get you well.