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What to Expect at Your First Chiropractic Visit
in Greely, Ottawa
YOUR FIRST VISIT
If you are looking for a chiropractor in Greely or South Ottawa, your first visit at McIntosh Chiropractic is designed to be calm, informative, and focused on understanding your body. We begin with a personalized consultation and physical assessment to identify the root cause of pain, posture issues, or movement limitations so we can create a clear care plan tailored to you.
What Happens During Your First Chiropractic Appointment?
During your first visit, Dr. Ian McIntosh will review your health history, discuss your concerns, and perform a movement and posture assessment. If needed, imaging or additional testing may be used to better understand spinal alignment and joint function. This allows us to create a clear, personalized plan focused on long-term comfort and movement.
Learn more about the conditions we treat, including back pain, headaches, and posture problems, on our chiropractic services page.
Serving Greely and South Ottawa
McIntosh Chiropractic is located in Greely, serving patients across South Ottawa including Riverside South, Manotick, and surrounding communities. Our home-based clinic provides a quiet, private setting while maintaining professional, evidence-informed chiropractic care.
RELIEF CHIROPRACTIC CARE
CORRECTIVE CHIROPRACTIC CARE
LIFETIME WELLNESS & MAINTENANCE CARE
Relief care focuses on reducing pain and discomfort while restoring comfortable movement. This phase is personalized to your individual needs and goals, with many patients noticing improvement within the first 72 hours. Relief care typically lasts between 1–4 weeks, depending on your condition and how your body responds. At the end of this phase, we complete a re-evaluation and discuss next steps together. Your comfort, understanding, and choice are central throughout this initial stage of care.
Corrective care is designed to address the underlying spinal and postural issues contributing to pain and movement limitations. Through detailed assessment and advanced postural analysis, we focus on improving spinal alignment, stability, and function. This phase supports long-term improvement and quality of life. Depending on your needs, care may include spinal decompression, targeted corrective exercises, spinal remodeling techniques, and personalized home strengthening and core stabilization programs.
Once progress is achieved and your quality of life improves, care shifts toward maintaining spinal health and movement over time. Wellness care supports consistency, helping your body continue to function at its best as daily demands change. This ongoing approach focuses on preserving alignment, mobility, and overall health so you can continue doing what matters most to you while supporting long-term wellbeing.