Structural Correction Chiropractor in Jeannette

Why Preparation Matters Here

Optimus Spine & Posture is a structural correction and posture rehabilitation practice. Recommendations are built from measurements: posture against reference values, functional testing, and spinal X-rays when clinically indicated. The more of your history and prior imaging we can see, the less likely anything is repeated unnecessarily.

Your first visit is a complimentary structural consultation: a private, 15-minute conversation with Dr. Bury about your concerns, your goals and previous care. It is not an examination, and nothing below is required to attend it.

What to Bring to a First Visit

• A short account of the problem

  When it started, what makes it better or worse, and what you want to be able to do again.

• Reports and images from prior imaging

  X-ray, MRI or CT reports, and the images themselves where you can get them.

• A list of what you have already tried

  Medication, physical therapy, massage, injections, other chiropractic care, exercise, and what each changed.

• Your questions

  Anything you want answered before deciding on an examination. There is no pressure to book beyond the consultation.

In case an examination can follow on the same day, wear clothing you can move in. That depends on scheduling and clinical circumstances and is arranged at the consultation, not promised in advance.

If You Already Have X-rays or an MRI

The report tells us what has already been considered: a disc finding, a degree of degeneration, a slip at one level. The images show the alignment and, where they are comparable to the standing views we use, let it be measured without new ones.

An MRI shows discs, nerves and soft tissue, usually lying down. A structural X-ray is taken standing and is measured for how the spine is aligned under load. They answer different questions: a disc finding on an MRI tells you what is there, not how your structure is loading it. If your report describes a disc problem, the bulging disc page and the spinal decompression page explain what imaging can and cannot settle.

When New X-rays Are and Are Not Taken

The reason and the fee are explained before any film is taken; imaging is never routine.

How the First Visit Is Prepared on Our Side

1. 1

   Records sent ahead are read before the consultation; call to ask how to send them.

2. 2

   If an examination makes sense, the New Patient Structural Examination is a separate paid service with the fee explained first: orthopedic, neurological and functional testing, posture measured in millimeters, and X-rays only when clinically warranted.

3. 3

   Your findings, including prior imaging, are then prepared for the Patient Recommendation Conference, the separate visit where findings, our recommendations, the proposed plan and the fees are reviewed before you agree to anything.

Fees, forms and what each visit involves

Condition Pages Worth Reading Before You Visit

• Bulging disc

  common on MRI in people without symptoms; whether it explains yours is the question

• Pinched nerve

  the examination establishes whether a nerve is genuinely involved

• Spondylolisthesis

  a slip on a prior report is measured for grade and stability on standing films

• Neck pain

  the curve on an existing side-view X-ray can often be measured directly

• Low back pain

  prior imaging narrows the possibilities; the examination decides which apply

Questions From Jeannette Patients