About Paoli Chiropractic

Why Paoli Chiropractic Group?

At Paoli Chiropractic, we understand that pain is your body's way of telling you that something is wrong.  Our chiropractic approach is focused towards delivering an accurate diagnosis and conservative treatments to correct the cause of your problem, minimizing the likelihood of recurrence.  Initial treatments focus on pain relief, restoring mobility and initiating the healing process.  As you begin to find relief from our treatments, we modify your care with gradually increasing intensity to correct imbalances in the nervous, muscular and skeletal systems.

Paoli Chiropractic Group’s multiple specialists address your problem from several angles and viewpoints, bringing these results together for a complete and personalized treatment plan. The therapies and methods we utilize are ALL evidence-based and medically proven.  Our solutions involve a natural approach to help strengthen your body and help it to safely heal itself.  You can expect your visits to be thorough, refreshing and enjoyable and the Paoli Chiropractic team caring, every step of the way.

During your time with us, we’ll evaluate your posture, work ergonomics, sleeping habits, lifting mechanics, and nutritional intake.  Paoli Chiropractic Group specializes in providing our patients with the tools to better care for yourself in terms of health, longevity and general well-being.  We may choose to evaluate your gait using a TOG Gaitscan, an advanced force plate that measures foot mechanics.  We also provide custom made orthotics to those in need.  While you’re recovering at home, we’ll build you a home exercise routine or advance your current plan it and make sure it’s safe.  Our Exercise Specialists are available for consultations, personal training at your gym and home visits.

Your First Visit

Before you arrive?
When you call for an initial appointment, our front desk receptionist will ask for general information to begin your file.  It will be helpful to have your insurance card available.  Our office is easy to locate, but don’t hesitate to ask our receptionist for directions if you have any questions.  You may be asked to arrive 15-20 minutes early to complete additional paperwork, which we can email or fax this to you ahead of time if you’d prefer.  It’s also helpful to bring any recent lab work, diagnostic testing or imaging results along with you to your visit.  You can expect your first appointment will take approximately about 60-75 minutes.

Examination
Our doctors will provide a thorough examination on your first visit, including physical, orthopedic, neurological and chiropractic assessment.  Your posture, strength, range of motion and general health will all be evaluated before diagnosis and treatment.

You’ll then be prescribed after a diagnosis is well established, explained, and your questions have been answered.  In some cases, tests such as X-ray, MRI, and blood-work will be ordered.  In the instance that your condition warrants co-management, or could be better treated by a different specialist, we will make an appropriate referral.

Treatment
A thorough review of your treatment plan will be provided.  The selection of various chiropractic, massage, physiotherapeutic modalities and specialty therapies will be prescribed based upon your physical condition and personal goals.  Initially, only the most gentle chiropractic techniques are utilized on our patients with gradual levels of increasing intensity as your body requires.

For some patients, the initial examination and treatment will result in mild soreness, similar to exercise-induced soreness.  For other patients, pain relief and improved mobility is found after the first treatment.  This varies from patient to patient, similar to beginning a new exercise program.  We also provide our patients with home care instructions on your first visit.

Before you leave
At the end of your treatment, we will discuss your insurance coverage and payment options.  We are in-network with Personal Choice, Keystone, Aetna, United Healthcare, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Highmark, Health America, Cigna, Amerihealth, Coventry, Medicare, AARP, Corvel and many others.

Although not required, pre-payment of co-pays is recommended to simplify your visits and save time.  We provide a 10% discount on pre-paid co-pays and any unused co-pays are completely refundable, at any time.

Between your appointments
We expect compliance with work and exercise restrictions, postural modifications and stretches to speed your road to recovery.  If you miss an appointment, you’ll need to make it up to ensure you get better on time.  If you have any questions or concerns, we encourage you to call the office.  Dr. Stutzman's cell phone and email are available to all of our patients 24/7.