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Legacy Chiropractic & Wellness Center
826 E 12300 S Ste 4, Draper, Utah 84020
www.legacypainandwellness.com
801-523-2233
Law requires us to obtain your informed consent prior to examination and treatment. By signing this document, you are confirming that you have read and/or the doctor has discussed with you the following information, you have had an opportunity to ask questions, and all your questions have been answered fully and satisfactory.
Associates and Assistants- In this office we may use trained staff to assist the doctor with portions of your consultation, examination, and treatment. Occasionally, when your doctor is unavailable, another clinic doctor may treat you.
Treatment- An adjustment is performed by the doctor using her hands or mechanical device on your body in such a way as to move your joints. This procedure may cause an audible “click”, much as you have experienced when you “crack” your knuckles. There are some inherent risks involved in doing this and they are as follows:
· Pain: Most patients come to this office in pain. Rarely will treatment even temporally increase soreness in the region being treated. However, since it is possible, this is included in this section.
· Rib Fracture: It is possible to “crack” an arthritic rib with an adjustment. This can happen to anyone. It occurs most often in aging patients who have weakened bones with osteoporosis. These problems occur so rarely, it is difficult to find available statistics to quantify their probability.
· Disc Herniations: Occasionally, treatment will aggravate or cause a problem if the disc is in a weakened state. These problems occur so rarely, it is difficult to find available statistics to quantify their probability.
· Physical Therapy: Some of the machines we use generate heat. We also use ice in this office. Burns can possibly come from such treatment. If you have a pacemaker or metal in your body, notify the doctor prior to therapy. These problems occur so rarely, it is difficult to find available statistics to quantify their probability.
· Stokes: Strokes are not that common, and even less so in a chiropractic office. They are so rare that you have a greater chance of getting hit by lightning-less than one in three million. This office reduces your odds even further through screening tests during your examination.
· Other Problems: There may be other problems or complications that might arise from treatment such as massage, traction, etc. These problems or complications are so infrequent that it is not plausible to anticipate and/or explain them all in advance.
Non-Treatment- Remaining untreated results in adhesions, pain and reduction in associated joint mobility. The probability that adhesions and pain will interfere with motion, function, and quality of life is almost certain.
I hereby state that I have read or have had read to me this consent form. I authorize and direct the above-named physician, associates and/or assistants to provide such additional services as they may deem reasonable and necessary.