Use the steps outlined below to assist you in making a wise decision:

1. Network: Ask your family, friends, and associates if they’re currently seeing a chiropractor or have seen one in the past. If they don’t mind sharing, ask them what they thought of their visit and the reason they went to a chiropractor.
2. Search Online:  Use one of the major search engines like Google, Yahoo, or MSN to search for a local chiropractor online. The quickest way to pull up reliable information is to type in your location and the word chiropractor for instance, New Lenox Chiropractor or Chiropractor in Frankfort.
3. Search Offline: Pull out and dust off that old yellow book and find some local chiropractors that interest you (you should be using steps 2 & 3 to create a list of options).
4. Research: Visit the websites of those on your list. If they don’t have a website move them to the bottom of  your list. For the ones that do have a website spend some time reading through the available information: services provided, credentials, testimonies, location, hours of service, etc.
5. Appointment Time: Call the chiropractors that offer a FREE consultation first! Set up an initial appointment with at least 3 different clinics. Ask them if they accept insurance and what do you need to bring to your appointment.
6. Visit Research: During your visit to each clinic make note of the following: What’s the professional image of the clinic? Neat, Clean, Dirty, Cluttered? How courteous is the staff? What’s the waiting area like? Comfortable chairs, TV’s, etc. Are there informative brochures available to take home with you?
7. Ask the Doctor:  Where did he or she go to school? Are they licensed? Certified? Bonded?

Chiropractors must endure a rigorous education program that leads to their licensing and awarding of their Doctor. Mandated minimum requirements are ninety hours of undergraduate education just as a prerequisite to enter chiropractic school and then a full-time schedule resulting in at least 4200 instructional hours. There are other requirements (national, state, and/or local) that must be met based on where the Chiropractor wants to work. The Council on Chiropractic Education accredits schools in the U.S. Currently there are eighteen accredited Doctor of Chiropractic programs in the United States.

Take note of any claims the chiropractor may make about how they can treat you and what they can do with regards to your health. If they make any outrageous claims like how their treatments can cure cancer, diabetes, heart disease, etc. politely excuse yourself and scratch that one off your list.

These steps are by no means exhaustive in their approach and I’m sure there are more you or others can think of to take. However, they’re a start and if followed can assist you in making an educated decision when trying to find a chiropractor in the New Lenox, Mokena, & Frankfort Illinois area.

A local New Lenox Chiropractor or one in the surrounding communities can provide you with expert one-on-one Quality Care!