Your First Appointment

At VITAL Health , we want to treat you as a person first and foremost. We know it can be daunting coming somewhere for the first time.

 

So we filmed this video to give you a glimpse into what to expect on your first visit to us.

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What Does the Initial Consultation Include?

We split your Initial Consultation into two appointments, all included in one consultation fee. The first appointment is a thorough diagnostic assessment. The second appointment we feedback your results in our Report of Findings.

For most of our clients, it is suitable for them to have their first treatment directly after their report of findings appointment.

Step 1: We Listen – to understand your story

  • What brings you to see us today?
  • What are your goals for recovery?
  • What is your past medical history – this may be playing a part in your current situation
  • Do you simply want pain relief? Or do you want to strengthen so that this problem has much less chance of reoccurring? 

Step 2: We Assess

  1. Standing Posture – are you leaning to one side? Do you have a forward head posture?
  2. Standing movements – Does it hurt to bend forward? To rotate to the right or left?
  3. Neurological Assessment – Are the nerves in that area affected in your case?
  4. Laying Down Assessment – Without your muscle involvement, how well do your joints move?

Step 3: We Diagnose and Prescribe

  • Your diagnosis will be based upon the assessment – what is the injured tissue?
  • The causes are more important – what needs to be treated to get you back to living life again?
  • What’s your fastest route back to doing wehat you want to do?

Step 4: Treatment and Advice

  1. Pain Relief Stage – We’ll do everything to get you out of pain in the first 4 – 6 sessions
  2. Strengthen and Correct Stage – In sessions 6 – 12 we create a personalised strengthening plan so that this issue doesn’t come back anytime soon.
  3. Lifelong Results – Most of our clients choose to work with us ongoing to keep up the results they’ve achieved and feel better than they have done in years
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    My wife has been visiting Vital Health for a few weeks now. She has found Lauren to be so helpful, pleasant and supportive in her treatment. She really knows what advice to give and my wife has felt very comfortable with her and the treatment she has received. Great out of clinic support too with exercises, nutrition and additional tips. My wife could not recommend her more highly.

    Steve Hull

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    All the staff were warm and welcoming.
    The experience of having full length rhythmic legs massage for 20 minutes was…

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    Lauren did what no one else has been able to do. After two years I am now pain free and can walk and kneel comfortably. They are a lovely friendly group of people would 100% recommend you go to them.

    Claire King

Ready to book an appointment?

We can’t wait to help you get better. If you have any questions, drop us an email at team@myvitalhealth.co.uk or book online today.

Who we are at Vital Health, based in Tiptree, Essex: We are a dedicated team of professionals offering osteopathy, chiropractic care, massage therapy, and Pilates to help you achieve optimal health and wellness. Our personalised treatments are designed to relieve pain, improve mobility, and enhance your overall well-being. Serving Essex, including Colchester, Maldon, Chelmsford, Braintree, West Mersea, Witham, Sudbury, and Marks Tey, we focus on delivering expert care tailored to your individual needs for a pain-free, active life.