What to Expect During Your First Visit at Denver’s Champagne Chiropractic
Walking into a chiropractic office for the first time can bring a mix of curiosity and nerves, especially if you’ve never experienced care that goes beyond just the spine. At Champagne Chiropractic, located inside Summit Strong in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, our goal is to help you feel informed, comfortable, and confident about how your body moves and the care you’re reciveing.
A Whole-Body Approach to Chiropractic Care
Your body doesn’t move in isolated parts, everything is connected. That’s why we assess how all your joints function as a single unit before beginning care. We don’t just look at where you feel pain; we look at why it’s happening.
Our care is what we call movement-based chiropractic, which means every step of your first visit is designed to understand how and why your body moves in the patterns it does, so we can address any adjustments necessary.
Step One: The New Patient Discovery Exam
Your first appointment starts with a detailed New Patient Discovery Exam, a process we’ve developed to help both doctor and patient decide if we’re the right fit for each other.
This includes:
A comprehensive health history questionnaire — to understand how past injuries, stress, and daily movement patterns may be affecting your current function.
Squat and gait analysis — to observe how your body moves through everyday patterns and identify areas of imbalance or compensation.
A full posture analysis — to see how your body balances and distributes tension from head to toe.
Range of motion testing — to pinpoint where mobility may be limited and which joints or muscles are contributing to those restrictions.
Orthopedic and neurological testing — to assess joint integrity, reflexes, and nerve pathways that may influence movement or pain.
Muscle testing — to evaluate how specific nerves control and stabilize your muscles during movement.
Palpation and spinal exam — to feel how individual joints move in relation to one another and identify areas of restriction or tension.
Each step gives us a deeper picture of your health and helps us create a personalized care plan.
Step Two: Your First Adjustment
If it’s clinically appropriate, your first adjustment will take place at the end of the exam. Every adjustment is customized in speed, force, and depth based on your body type, comfort level, and what your tissues need in that moment. Techniques may include Tonal, Thompson Drop, Diversified, or the Webster Technique for pregnancy care.
Many patients notice a sense of ease, improved mobility, or reduced tension after their first visit, but the greater focus is on long-term change. Our aim is to restore function, reduce pain, and promote sustainable balance so you can eventually maintain your progress with fewer visits.
Step Three: Report of Findings
After your initial visit, we schedule a follow-up consultation to review your results in detail. During this appointment, we take time to explain what we found in clear, simple terms. The goal isn’t just to label problem areas but to help you understand how each part of your body interacts with the rest, and how those interactions affect how you move and feel.
Together, we’ll discuss your personalized care plan, frequency of visits, and strategies to support your progress between appointments.
Step Four: What Happens Next
We’ll discuss your next steps based on your goals — whether that’s pain relief, performance, or preventative care. Every patient’s path is different, but our mission stays the same: to help you move and feel your best through personalized, movement-based chiropractic care.
Ready to Get Started?
If you’re curious about what chiropractic care can do for you, schedule your New Patient Discovery Exam today at Champagne Chiropractic in Denver’s Capitol Hill.
We’ll help you understand your body, improve your movement, and get back to doing what you love, pain-free.
