What to Expect at
Your First Visit
Never been to a chiropractor, or had a bad experience with a quick crack-and-go? Here's exactly how your first visit works, what happens after, and an honest answer to the question everyone asks: how many visits will I actually need?
45 Minutes. No Surprises.
Your first appointment takes about 45 to 60 minutes. Nothing happens to your body until Dr. Loewenstein has examined you and explained the plan — you're in control at every step.
History & Paperwork
We review what brought you in, your history, and your goals. New-patient forms can be completed online before you arrive so you're not filling out a clipboard in the waiting room.
Physical Exam
A hands-on evaluation of how you move, where it hurts, and what's actually driving the problem — not a 30-second look before an adjustment.
Your Plan, Explained
Dr. Loewenstein walks you through what he found and what care looks like — in plain language — before doing anything. You'll know what to expect and roughly how long.
Treatment That Day
If it's appropriate, treatment starts on visit one: e-stim and heat, traction, soft tissue therapy, and an adjustment. You leave having actually been worked on.
The Same Sequence, Every Time
Most chiropractic visits run 3 to 5 minutes — a quick crack and you're out. Here, every visit follows the full sequence, because soft tissue work before the adjustment is why the adjustment holds.
E-Stim + Moist Heat
Loosens the muscle and increases circulation before any hands-on work.
Spinal Traction
Hands-on traction decompresses the joints and discs, creating space before the adjustment.
Soft Tissue Therapy
Targeted work on the muscles and fascia around the problem — the step most offices skip.
Full-Spine Adjustment
By now the tissue is ready, so the adjustment actually lands and holds longer.
How Many Visits Will I Need?
The honest answer: it depends on what's wrong and how long it's been going on — and you'll get a real estimate at your first visit, not a vague "we'll see."
Acute injuries
A recent strain, tweak, or flare-up often responds in roughly 4 to 8 visits. Many patients feel a meaningful difference within the first week or two.
Chronic or postural issues
Pain you've had for months or years — tech neck, long-standing low back pain, posture problems — usually takes longer, because we're undoing a pattern, not just calming a flare.
Disc & nerve problems
Conditions like a herniated disc or sciatica typically need a longer, decompression-focused course. You'll get a realistic range up front.
Maintenance is your choice
Once you're better, some patients come in occasionally to stay ahead of it. That's optional — never required, never pressured.
No packages. No contracts. No pressure. You won't be asked to prepay for 24 visits or sign up for a year. Dr. Loewenstein gives you an honest estimate and you come in when you need to — that's it.
First Visit FAQs
Ready When You Are.
Same-week appointments available. Most major insurance accepted. 5151 Shoreham Place, Suite 175, UTC — free parking on-site.