Your first visit at Van Every Family Chiropractic Center in Royal Oak is for listening, examining, and measuring, not adjusting. Visit one includes a detailed history, an examination, and INSiGHT nervous-system scans. Visit two is the Report of Findings, your individualized care plan when appropriate, and the opportunity for your first adjustment.
What should I do before I arrive?
Complete your new patient forms before the appointment when possible. If you cannot complete them ahead of time, arrive early enough to finish the paperwork without feeling rushed. Bring a photo ID and your insurance card if you plan to use insurance.
It also helps to write down your main questions and the history you want the doctor to understand. Include when the concern began, what changes it, what you have already tried, and what a better day would look like. You do not need to use chiropractic terms.
What happens during the history?
The doctor sits down with you and reviews your history from birth to the present. That conversation includes your current concerns, earlier injuries or stressors, daily routines, and the patterns you have noticed. For a child, the parent can describe pregnancy, birth, feeding, sleep, development, movement, and behavior. For an adult, the conversation can include work, activity, old injuries, and how the concern affects daily life.
This is also where you can explain comfort or sensory preferences. Tell the doctor if a position is difficult, if you want each step explained first, or if your child needs a slower pace.
What does the examination include?
The examination is selected for the individual and may include posture, movement, balance, and a gentle check of the spine and nervous system. The doctor is looking for patterns that connect the history to what the body is showing that day.
No one receives an automatic routine based only on an age or symptom label. The examination gives the doctor specific information to consider with the scans before making a recommendation.
What are the INSiGHT scans?
The INSiGHT Subluxation Station uses non-invasive testing to add objective information about nervous-system function. The scan process can include thermal scanning, surface electromyography, and heart rate variability. Together, these measurements contribute to the COREscore reviewed by the office.
The thermal scan compares temperature patterns along the spine. Surface electromyography, also called sEMG, measures muscle activity along the spine. Heart rate variability measures beat-to-beat variation during a five-minute test and provides information about autonomic nervous-system function. The scans are painless and do not use radiation.
How long is the first visit?
Plan on being at the Royal Oak office for about an hour. The INSiGHT scans themselves take about 15 minutes, while the history and examination make up the rest of the visit. The schedule gives the doctor time to listen, gather the measurements, and answer immediate questions without rushing into an adjustment.
When the testing is complete, you are done for the day. The team schedules the Report of Findings so the doctor has time to review everything together.
Why is there no adjustment on visit one?
Van Every does not adjust on the first visit because the doctor reviews the history, examination, and scan findings before recommending care. Separating the visits creates time for that review and gives the patient or parent a clear explanation before choosing the next step.
This two-visit process is a consistent part of the office's approach. It keeps the recommendation connected to individual findings rather than an assumption made at the front desk.
What happens at the second visit?
The second visit is the Report of Findings. The doctor explains what stood out, answers your questions, and presents a personalized care plan when appropriate. You can ask how the plan connects to the findings, what will be rechecked, and how progress will be measured.
If you choose to begin care, the second visit includes the opportunity for the first adjustment. The office uses Koren Specific Technique and Talsky Tonal Chiropractic. These approaches use light, nervous-system focused contacts without forceful cracking, popping, or twisting. Learn more on the techniques page.
Which questions are helpful to bring?
Bring the questions that will help you make an informed decision. A short list can include:
- What did you find in the exam and scans?
- Which parts of the findings connect to my goals?
- Which technique and position would you consider?
- How will you track and recheck progress?
- What should I expect during the first adjustment?
The new patient center has more arrival details, scan explanations, and orientation resources. The what makes Van Every different page explains how the office combines objective measurements with individualized care.
How should I think about the scan results?
The scans are one part of the full evaluation. Ask the doctor to explain what each measurement shows, which patterns stood out, and how those patterns relate to the examination. A single color or score should not be separated from the rest of the history and findings.
Later scans can be compared with the starting baseline at regular intervals. That gives the doctor and patient another way to discuss how the nervous system is responding over time. Your day-to-day observations remain part of that conversation too.
What does the office feel like for families?
Van Every sees babies, children, pregnant patients, adults, and seniors. Children can use the Jungle Room with toys, books, and a drawing board while the family is at the office. Tell the team if anyone in your family needs extra time, a quieter explanation, or a different position during the visit.
How do I schedule my first visit?
You can book online with our doctors at the Royal Oak office. If you want to ask about paperwork, scans, insurance, or the two-visit sequence before booking, call or text us at (248) 616-0900.
