When you book your first session at Organic Mechanics, what can you expect? How will NMT be different than other methods you’ve tried? We understand that many of our patients come to us having exhausted other treatment options. Some are dealing with chronic pain, avoiding the things they love to do. Here’s what you’ll experience on your first visit with us.
Detailed Assessments Make For Effective Treatment Plans
During your initial session, we want to hear it all! What are the symptoms you’re experiencing? When did they start? We’ll ask a series of detailed questions to make sure we understand what’s going on. In many cases, we find over the course of conversation that symptoms are linked. Sometimes issues that seem unrelated actually aren’t! While other providers may have dismissed your concerns, going straight to pharmaceuticals or surgical recommendations, we take the time to listen completely to your story.
A Quick Introduction To Manual NMT Techniques
When you’re in pain, especially for weeks or months, the muscles and other soft tissues become inflamed and tight. As a result, we can’t just get in there at full throttle. Initially, we’ll focus on some immediate relief by releasing some of the most affected areas. This short manual session gives you an idea of what to expect going forward. Over the coming weeks, we will gradually increase the intensity as your body begins opening up to tackle the full range of the problem.
Recommendations For Lifestyle Changes
Even with once or twice a week treatment from us, you’ll need to make some changes outside of our office in order to heal. Otherwise, your visits will quickly just become damage control. Don’t worry – it won’t be a massive overhaul (most likely!). We can recommend some simple changes to keep from re-injuring the problem areas while we work on them. A few things we might suggest:
- An ice regimen
- Ergonomic adjustments to your working desk (healthy sitting habits)
- Limiting or discontinuing certain activities temporarily
- Stretching
At Organic Mechanics, we take a “bigger picture” approach to healing, which includes your sessions here and your lifestyle at home. The combination of the two becomes critical to the effectiveness of treatment, and how long you’ll need to see us. Our goal is to maximize your treatment sessions by lessening the compound effect of daily activities/habits. See for yourself the difference in our approach, right from the start. Our online scheduler makes it easy to book a consultation and start your healing journey. Simply choose a “new patient” appointment at a time that works for you. See you soon!