BECOMING ANEW PATIENT STEPS

How We Help You Make Sense Of Your Symptoms or Diagnosis

Our personalized care allows you to understand why your symptoms happen and how we can build a tailored care plan based on your needs.

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Step 1

Initial Intake

75-mins

Your Initial Intake is a comprehensive first appointment designed to help us understand your symptoms, health history, previous testing, and main concerns. We will review what you have been experiencing, how it is affecting your daily life, and whether a more detailed neurologically focused assessment may be appropriate.

This appointment helps us determine the best next step in your care, which may include further diagnostic evaluation, testing, or a personalized treatment plan based on your needs.

*Pediatric option available

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Step 2

Diagnostic Evaluation and Testing

90-mins

Your Diagnostic Evaluation and Testing appointment is a comprehensive assessment designed to look more closely at how your nervous system is functioning. We may assess areas such as balance, eye movements, coordination, posture, reflexes, vestibular function, autonomic regulation, and other clinical findings.

This appointment helps us identify patterns that may be contributing to your symptoms and determine what type of care may be appropriate. The findings from this evaluation are used to build a personalized treatment plan specific to your needs, goals, and clinical presentation.

*Not every patient requires the same tests, and this will vary depending on your individual case.

Personalized Care Plan

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Step 3

Time varies

After reviewing our findings with you and explain what was identified during the assessment process. We may recommend follow-up visits, typically 1–2 times per week, or in some cases, an Intensive Care program.

Your recommended care plan will depend on your symptoms, assessment results, goals, schedule, and budget. We always work with you and your personal needs.

If an Intensive Care program is recommended, it may include multiple rehabilitation appointments per day along with supportive therapies such as Red Light Therapy or Acupuncture.

Symptoms that usually have a neurological origin

Many of our patients have come to us after months or even years of symptoms without realizing how much the nervous system was involved.

Your brain relies on three major sources of information to understand where you are in space: your proprioceptive system, your visual system, and your vestibular system. When one or more of these systems are not working well together, symptoms can appear in ways that may feel unrelated.

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Proprioceptive

  • Poor balance or feeling unsteady

  • Clumsiness or frequent missteps

  • Difficulty knowing where your body is in space

  • Feeling disconnected from your body

  • Neck stiffness or tension associated with dizziness

  • Poor posture awareness

  • Difficulty walking in the dark or on uneven ground

  • Feeling worse when your eyes are closed

  • Trouble coordinating movements

  • Increased reliance on vision for balance

  • Muscle tightness, guarding, or abnormal movement patterns

  • Difficulty with fine motor control

  • Feeling like your body is “off,” misaligned, or not moving properly

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Visual

  • Blurred or Double vision

  • Eye strain or eye fatigue

  • Light sensitivity

  • Difficulty focusing

  • Trouble reading or tracking lines of text

  • Headaches triggered by screens, reading, or busy environments

  • Dizziness in grocery stores, malls, crowds, or traffic

  • Feeling overwhelmed by visual motion

  • Poor depth perception

  • Difficulty tracking moving objects

  • Unstable vision while walking

  • The feeling that the world is bouncing, moving, or shifting

  • Trouble tolerating screens, scrolling, or fluorescent lights

  • Nausea or dizziness with visual stimulation

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Vestibular

  • Dizziness

  • Vertigo or spinning sensations

  • Imbalance or Motion sensitivity

  • Nausea with movement

  • Feeling pulled, tilted, or pushed to one side

  • Difficulty walking straight

  • Poor balance when turning the head

  • Sensitivity to quick head movements

  • Trouble riding in cars, elevators, or escalators

  • Feeling like the floor is moving

  • Rocking, swaying, or floating sensations

  • Trouble stabilizing vision during movement

  • Feeling disoriented in open spaces or busy environments

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