INFORMED CONSENT
Updated: 11.7.2025
Our licensed chiropractors specialize in offering targeted adjustments and manual manipulations to improve spinal and extremity motion. Through years of studies and government reports, chiropractic care has been proven to effectively address conditions such as pain, numbness, muscle spasms, limited mobility, headaches, and more. Regular chiropractic care not only promotes better functionality and enhanced joint movement but also supports a healthier lifestyle.
Understanding Chiropractic Treatment
Chiropractic treatment focuses on improving your body's natural ability to heal itself by ensuring proper alignment and function. Our treatments include, but are not limited to, spinal adjustments, health and lifestyle counseling, and exercises tailored to enhance your wellbeing. Our chiropractic doctors use their hands or an instrument to reposition anatomical structures, such as vertebrae and other joints, during adjustments.
Potential Benefits of Chiropractic Care
Enhanced Functionality: Improves your body’s overall performance and healing capacity.
Reduced Discomfort: Addresses pain, numbness, and muscle spasms, contributing to improved quality of life.
Increased Mobility: Aids in restoring movement and flexibility.
Overall Wellbeing: Supports a healthier and more active lifestyle.
Risks and Considerations
At KIRO, we prioritize your well-being and want you to make informed decisions about your chiropractic treatment. Chiropractic care offers potential benefits but also carries some risks to consider. Our licensed chiropractors specialize in targeted adjustments to improve spinal and extremity motion, but it's important to understand that results can vary, and there are no guarantees of curing specific conditions.
As with all health interventions, chiropractic care comes with associated risks, including muscle spasms, temporary symptom aggravation, lack of improvement, and potential burns or scarring from therapies like electrical stimulation, hot packs, or ice treatments. Rare but serious risks such as fractures, disc injuries, strokes, strains, and sprains should also be considered.
Regarding strokes, it's important to note that chiropractic adjustments are not proven to cause arterial dissections in normal, healthy arteries. Research suggests that underlying health conditions, genetic factors, medications, or vessel abnormalities can contribute to such rare incidents. Strokes from arterial dissections have been associated with various everyday activities beyond chiropractic care.
While chiropractic care is generally safe, it's essential to be aware of potential risks like sprains, dislocations, fractures, short-term symptom aggravation, rib fractures, muscle and ligament strains, and, in rare instances, stroke related to neck adjustments, especially those involving the upper cervical spine. Disc injuries following spinal adjustments are also possible.
Compared to many medical treatments such as medications and surgeries for similar conditions, the risk of complications from chiropractic care is significantly lower. Alternatives to chiropractic care include medication, physical therapy, and surgery.
Your health and safety are our priorities at KIRO. By choosing our chiropractic services, you acknowledge and understand the potential benefits, risks, and alternatives to chiropractic care. We are committed to providing you with the highest standard of care and support on your journey to wellness.
Informed Consent and Patient Acknowledgment
By accepting this form, you acknowledge that you have been informed about the nature, benefits, risks, and alternatives to chiropractic care. You understand the potential risks involved, including sprains, dislocations, fractures, disc injuries, and the rare possibility of stroke following neck adjustments. This consent extends to all future chiropractic services provided at KIRO.
You have had the opportunity to discuss with your chiropractor the specific nature and purpose of your chiropractic treatment. By giving your consent, you acknowledge understanding these aspects and agree to proceed with the recommended chiropractic care.
This consent form is designed to ensure you are fully informed and comfortable with the chiropractic care you will receive at our facility. Your health and well-being are our top priorities, and we are dedicated to providing you with the highest standard of care.
Note: Chiropractic services at KIRO are provided under a monthly membership structure that covers care as recommended by your doctor. This membership is not health insurance and does not replace medical coverage. All care decisions are made by your chiropractor based on clinical judgment.
We thank you for choosing KIRO for your chiropractic care and look forward to contributing to your health and wellness journey.
Our licensed chiropractors specialize in offering targeted adjustments and manual manipulations to improve spinal and extremity motion. Through years of studies and government reports, chiropractic care has been proven to effectively address conditions such as pain, numbness, muscle spasms, limited mobility, headaches, and more. Regular chiropractic care not only promotes better functionality and enhanced joint movement but also supports a healthier lifestyle.
Understanding Chiropractic Treatment
Chiropractic treatment focuses on improving your body's natural ability to heal itself by ensuring proper alignment and function. Our treatments include, but are not limited to, spinal adjustments, health and lifestyle counseling, and exercises tailored to enhance your wellbeing. Our chiropractic doctors use their hands or an instrument to reposition anatomical structures, such as vertebrae and other joints, during adjustments.
Potential Benefits of Chiropractic Care
Enhanced Functionality: Improves your body’s overall performance and healing capacity.
Reduced Discomfort: Addresses pain, numbness, and muscle spasms, contributing to improved quality of life.
Increased Mobility: Aids in restoring movement and flexibility.
Overall Wellbeing: Supports a healthier and more active lifestyle.
Risks and Considerations
At KIRO, we prioritize your well-being and want you to make informed decisions about your chiropractic treatment. Chiropractic care offers potential benefits but also carries some risks to consider. Our licensed chiropractors specialize in targeted adjustments to improve spinal and extremity motion, but it's important to understand that results can vary, and there are no guarantees of curing specific conditions.
As with all health interventions, chiropractic care comes with associated risks, including muscle spasms, temporary symptom aggravation, lack of improvement, and potential burns or scarring from therapies like electrical stimulation, hot packs, or ice treatments. Rare but serious risks such as fractures, disc injuries, strokes, strains, and sprains should also be considered.
Regarding strokes, it's important to note that chiropractic adjustments are not proven to cause arterial dissections in normal, healthy arteries. Research suggests that underlying health conditions, genetic factors, medications, or vessel abnormalities can contribute to such rare incidents. Strokes from arterial dissections have been associated with various everyday activities beyond chiropractic care.
While chiropractic care is generally safe, it's essential to be aware of potential risks like sprains, dislocations, fractures, short-term symptom aggravation, rib fractures, muscle and ligament strains, and, in rare instances, stroke related to neck adjustments, especially those involving the upper cervical spine. Disc injuries following spinal adjustments are also possible.
Compared to many medical treatments such as medications and surgeries for similar conditions, the risk of complications from chiropractic care is significantly lower. Alternatives to chiropractic care include medication, physical therapy, and surgery.
Your health and safety are our priorities at KIRO. By choosing our chiropractic services, you acknowledge and understand the potential benefits, risks, and alternatives to chiropractic care. We are committed to providing you with the highest standard of care and support on your journey to wellness.
Informed Consent and Patient Acknowledgment
By accepting this form, you acknowledge that you have been informed about the nature, benefits, risks, and alternatives to chiropractic care. You understand the potential risks involved, including sprains, dislocations, fractures, disc injuries, and the rare possibility of stroke following neck adjustments. This consent extends to all future chiropractic services provided at KIRO.
You have had the opportunity to discuss with your chiropractor the specific nature and purpose of your chiropractic treatment. By giving your consent, you acknowledge understanding these aspects and agree to proceed with the recommended chiropractic care.
This consent form is designed to ensure you are fully informed and comfortable with the chiropractic care you will receive at our facility. Your health and well-being are our top priorities, and we are dedicated to providing you with the highest standard of care.
Note: Chiropractic services at KIRO are provided under a monthly membership structure that covers care as recommended by your doctor. This membership is not health insurance and does not replace medical coverage. All care decisions are made by your chiropractor based on clinical judgment.
We thank you for choosing KIRO for your chiropractic care and look forward to contributing to your health and wellness journey.