What to expect?
Your first time at Plato Clinic
Step 1: History taking
We will first ask you to fill out a form with some basic information about yourself and your complaint. All this information is strictly confidential and is only used to help determine what the problem is that’s causing your pain.
Then you will have a conversation with one of our doctors.
Step 2: Examination
We will always do the following tests:
- Auscultation lungs (listen to lungs).
- Auscultation heart (listen to heart).
- Measurement of Blood Pressure.
- Chiropractic tests (palpation, joint range of motion, kemp, etc.).
- Neurological test (reflexes, strength, sensation and nerve tension tests).
- Orthopedic tests (SLR, braguard, spurling, etc.)
Step 3: X-Ray and/or MRI analysis*
If you have relevant X-Rays and/or MRI’s, please bring them. Our doctors are trained to analyze them. *If available
Step 4: Diagnosis
Based on the previous steps, a working diagnosis or differential diagnosis is made. In other words, we establish what is wrong.
If we think further information is needed (like a X-Ray or MRI) we will advice you on that. If we think a referral is indicated, we will advice you which specialist to go to.
Step 5: Report of Findings
Step 5: Report of Findings
In this step we will:
- Explain our findings.
- Share our diagnosis (we tell you what is wrong).
- Share our prognosis (the extent of expected pain relief and/or functional improvement and expected timeframe).
- Inform you of your treatment plan (what can we do about it and how are we going to do that).
Step 6: First Treatment
We will first ask you to fill out a form with some basic information about yourself and your complaint. All this information is strictly confidential and is only used to help determine what the problem is that’s causing your pain.
Then you will have a conversation with one of our doctors.
Call us
Please feel welcome to contact our friendly reception staff with any general or medical enquiry call us.
