WHAT TO EXPECT...

Upon arriving to the building & being greeted by Dr. Kat, you will be given Intake Paperwork to complete in the lounge where you can help yourself to the Beverage Bar with Water, Coffee, Tea, & Hot Chocolate.

After completing paperwork, you will be taken back to the treatment room for a full History & Physical Evaluation; involving a pertinent neurological, orthopedic, & functional exam.

If you are a candidate for care, Treatment can be performed after discussing what a general Care Goal is for you & what the recommended treatments would be given your subjective & objective complaint(s) & findings.

• • Generally speaking, especially if this is your first experience with this type of care, your initial treatment tends to be more general & conservative with each progressing visit gaining more intensity with response to care.

Each visit thereafter will involve a check-in with your known complaint(s) & anything new / different, & treatment based on your responses to the previous visit.

Each Care Plan is subject to a Medical Necessity Review by Dr. Kat or by your specific insurance carrier policy (whichever comes first).  In general, this occurs; 

• • after a month of treatment duration

  • if you have not been seen in over a month (not due to specifically being scheduled that way)

  • with new complaint(s)

  • or, with low response to the Care Plan.

Dr. Kat is adamant about giving the best care possible, & pushes for her patients' goals & care needs... She will NEVER administer unnecessary care, & will strive to get you to your optimal health goals as quickly as possible. The goal is not to see you everyday forever, it is to treat you when needed, & give you the ability to prevent problems in the future. In a manner of speaking, the ideal goal is for you to become in-tune with your body's needs & be able to self-correct behavior / perform home-care to avoid needing to be seen at all.

Depending on your individual goals & needs, an average assumption is that you will be treated more frequently at first (to get you out of pain, correct poor functional habits, provide progressively more intense self-care exercises, etc.) & as you progress, your treatment frequency will become less & less.

Dr. Kat is seen as your partner in care. She will hold you accountable for your progress just as much as she holds her treatments accountable. Depending on your goals, needs, & preferred interaction style, she can be your 'professional friend', your 'drill sergeant', or anything in-between.

Dr. Kat cares about you as a whole, not just about your pain or posture. Your mental health & need for other types of care such as more intensive physical therapy, acupuncture, etc., are always important & for those reasons, Dr. Kat has a Referral Network for providers you may also benefit from.