Your first appointment is an examination, not just a treatment. You leave with a diagnosis and a plan rather than being sent away to come back for one.
We take a history, test how you move, review any imaging you already have, and order more only when the exam calls for it.
You leave knowing what is causing the pain, what we would do about it, and what it is likely to cost.
Injections, adjustment, rehabilitation and Acupuncture all happen in the same clinic, from providers reading the same chart.
Once you have scheduled your initial appointment, you may download and print the new patient forms, fill them out, and bring them to your first visit. Completing the forms beforehand will speed up registration. If you would rather not, arrive about fifteen minutes early and we will do them with you at the desk.
The examination is free of any commitment to treatment. If what you have does not need us, we will tell you that, and point you at what does.
Most of a first appointment is history-taking, and it is more detailed than people expect. Each question is narrowing down where the pain is coming from.
You will not be given an injection that day. Interventional procedures are planned, consented and scheduled separately, and most need prior authorization from your insurance first. A plan is a proposal, not a commitment, and you can take it away and think about it.
Allow about an hour. The appointment itself is usually shorter, but finishing paperwork beforehand and discussing the plan afterwards both take time, and being rushed at either end is no use to you.
You do not have to know which one you need. The examination decides that, and the providers work from the same chart in the same building.
Spanish-language communication is available at every clinic through real-time translation.
Injections, nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation, once an exam shows what is causing it.
Learn more →Spine care for chronic back and neck pain, sports injuries and headaches that come from the neck.
Learn more →Strength, mobility and post-surgical rehabilitation in the on-site gym.
Learn more →Another option for neck and back pain, migraine, sciatica and stress-related tension.
Learn more →Everyone deserves access to expert care, and we make that easier by accepting a variety of insurance plans. Browse the list below or contact us to learn more about your coverage options.
We also accept Colorado Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare and workers compensation. If you were hurt in a car accident, care is usually billed to auto insurance or med-pay. Our front desk verifies your benefits before the first visit, so call (720) 749-5599 in Colorado or (602) 325-2024 in Arizona with any question about coverage.
Not for most plans, and not to be seen. A few insurance plans have their own referral rules, which we check when we verify your benefits. How to tell whether your plan needs one.
Our goal is the same week or sooner. Tell us on the form how soon you need to be in.
We verify your benefits before your first visit and tell you what to expect, so nothing on the bill is a surprise.
Say so on the form. That care is usually billed to auto medical payments coverage rather than your health plan, and we handle the documentation. See car accident injury treatment.
That depends on what is wrong. Your first visit is an examination, and the plan that comes out of it may involve a physician, a physical therapist, a chiropractor, an acupuncturist, or several of them working from one chart.
Self-pay pricing for a first visit and the imaging that usually goes with it is set out on its own page.
Medicare in Arizona: read what to check about a Medicare Advantage plan before you switch, or, if you spend the season here, pain management for winter visitors.
First visit in Arizona? Here is what to bring to a first Pain Management appointment — it is a short list.
Tell us on the form which one suits you, or leave it to us and we will find the nearest opening. Larger cities have more than one: Denver, Colorado Springs and Phoenix.
See the full clinic map, or browse by state: Colorado and Arizona.
Most patients are seen within the same week. Call on your way and the paperwork will be ready when you arrive.
