What seeing a chiropractor actually does.

You find out what is wrong.

Most people arrive knowing where it hurts and nothing else. That is a hard place to make decisions from. The first thing a visit buys you is an answer. Dr. Boss checks how your joints move, where the motion has stopped, and whether a nerve is involved. Then he shows you the spine on a 3D model and points at the level he is talking about.

Knowing the difference matters. A stiff joint and a disc pressing on a nerve both hurt in the low back. They need different plans. Guessing costs you weeks.

Joints that stopped moving start moving again.

That restored motion is the whole point. When a segment of your spine stops moving the way it should, the segments above and below take on work they were not built for. That is where the ache, the stiffness and the guarding come from.

Getting motion back takes the load off the parts that have been covering. Many people feel looser the same day, though that is not everyone. Holding it takes a few visits and some work on your end.

Pressure comes off the nerve.

Leg pain, numbness and tingling usually trace back to a nerve under pressure in the low back, not to the leg itself. Non-surgical spinal decompression opens space between the vertebrae so the disc can pull back off that nerve. That is a mechanical problem with a mechanical answer, and it is one of the clearest cases where this office helps.

You get a plan with an end to it.

You leave the first visit knowing what we found, what we are going to do, and roughly how many visits it should take. No open-ended contract. If we are three weeks in and you are not moving in the right direction, we say so and we change course.

You learn how to keep it from coming back.

Getting out of pain is the first half. The second half is the work you do at home: a few stretches, a little strength, and a change to whatever position you sit in for eight hours a day. That part is boring and it is the part that holds.

When you should see a medical doctor instead.

Call your physician or go to an emergency room, not here, if you have any of the following:

• Loss of bladder or bowel control, or numbness through the groin and inner thighs
• Sudden weakness in a leg or foot that is getting worse
• The worst headache of your life, coming on in seconds
• Back pain with fever, unexplained weight loss, or a history of cancer
• Pain after a fall or a crash where you hit your head or lost consciousness

If you are unsure, call us and describe it. We would rather point you to the right place than book a visit that does not help you.

What a first visit looks like.

Plan for about an hour. You fill out a short bit of paperwork, sit down with Dr. Boss and tell him what is going on, get examined, look at the model together, and leave with a plan. We tell you what it costs before you commit to anything. Here is the whole thing, step by step.

Reviewed and approved by Dr. Christopher Boss, DC, Doctor of Chiropractic since 1998 and the treating chiropractor at Boss Chiropractic. Last updated September 11, 2026.

This page is general information, not medical advice. What is right for you depends on your exam. Dr. Boss will tell you straight whether we can help, and where to go if we cannot.