What happens at your first appointment?

At your first appointment your therapist takes the time to map out your complaints and medical history properly. We discuss what bothers you, how long it has been going on, what makes it better or worse and what you want to be able to do again.

Examination and assessment

Depending on your complaint, a physical examination follows. Your therapist discusses the findings with you and explains what they may mean.

Sometimes further tests are needed to get more clarity, such as an ultrasound scan or an X-ray. In that case your therapist discusses why it is useful and how it is arranged.

Deciding together what fits

When there is enough information, your therapist explains what is probably causing your complaints and which treatment options there are.

That may be a treatment programme, but also further tests, waiting or other advice. You get an explanation of what to expect from the proposed programme and what it asks of you.

What happens next

If you and your therapist choose a treatment programme, you discuss how it will look. When other care or expertise suits your complaints better, we discuss that too.

For insured specialist care a referral is usually required. Whether your care is reimbursed depends on, among other things, your health insurance, the medical indication and any contracts.

You are of course welcome to bring someone along. It can be helpful to listen together and go through the information again later.

This article is general information and not medical advice. Whether something applies to your situation can only be assessed during a consultation.