Chiropractor in Parkland, FL

Parkland families are used to driving for quality: the schools, the equestrian community off Loxahatchee Road, the golf at Parkland Golf and Country Club and the youth sports at Pine Trails Park all involve time in the car, and residents choose doctors the same way. The chiropractic needs are those of an active, affluent, family-heavy city: young athletes with sprains, riders with backs and necks that have absorbed years of saddle time, golfers with rotational spine and shoulder wear, and parents with the desk-and-Sawgrass commute neck.

The office is twenty to twenty-five minutes southeast, University Drive to Sample Road and Sample east to Federal Highway. Parkland patients come for a first visit that is an examination and a plain explanation from a doctor with three decades in the same office, and for the decompression, laser and shockwave equipment on site when a problem needs more than an adjustment. What the first visit includes, whether children can be seen, and how insurance fits, below.

You will not be sold a year of visits on day one. The practice runs on a simple rule: after the first exam you get a straight answer about the expected course of care and what it will cost. Acute problems often need a handful of visits over two or three weeks. Chronic disc, knee or shoulder problems that need one of the programs are laid out session by session before you commit. If the problem is not one chiropractic should treat, you are told that and referred.

Three decades in one building shapes how the office works. Dr. Carol McNamara-Krauss has practiced at the same Lighthouse Point address since the 1990s, holds Florida Chiropractic Physician license CH5281, and works alongside licensed massage therapist Dawn Marie Teufel. Appointments are required, the phone is answered by a person, and the same doctor sees you every visit.

What happens after the adjustment matters as much as the adjustment. Patients are told to move gently for the rest of the day, walk, drink water and skip heavy lifting or intense training for 24 hours. Mild soreness like a workout is normal; sharp or new pain is not and should be reported. The plan between visits, a few specific exercises or posture changes, is where most of the lasting improvement happens.

Twenty to twenty-five minutes. Take University Drive or the Sawgrass Expressway south to Sample Road, then Sample Road east through Coral Springs, Coconut Creek and Pompano Beach to Federal Highway (US-1). Turn south; the office is 3320 N. Federal Highway in Lighthouse Point, between Copans Road and Sample Road.

How much does a chiropractor cost without insurance?

Self-pay visit fees are quoted when you call (954) 902-6371 and confirmed before you are seen. Adjustments are modest; the advanced programs (spinal decompression, Knee-on-Trac, laser) are separate, cash-pay, and quoted in writing after the evaluation so you know the full cost before starting.

What should you not do before a chiropractor appointment?

Do not take pain medication right before the visit if you can avoid it; it masks the findings the exam depends on. Wear clothes you can move in, bring any X-rays or MRI reports, and write down when the problem started and what changes it. Nothing else is needed. Parkland patients coming from work are fine in work clothes.

When should you not go to a chiropractor?

Suspected fracture, an unexplained fever with back pain, loss of bladder or bowel control, progressive leg weakness, or a recent serious trauma need emergency or medical evaluation first. The first-visit exam here screens for these red flags and Dr. McNamara refers out when she finds them.

Do chiropractors actually help, or should I see a physical therapist instead?

Both help, and they overlap. Chiropractic care restores joint motion and, here, adds decompression, laser and shockwave; physical therapy rebuilds strength and movement patterns. Many patients do both. For a joint that is locked or a disc under load, the chiropractic tools do something exercise alone cannot; for rebuilding after that, exercise is the point.

How long does a first chiropractic appointment take?

About an hour: history, examination, review of imaging, explanation and, if appropriate, a first treatment. Follow-up visits are 15 to 30 minutes. Parkland patients coming 20 minutes are given the earliest or latest slots of the day if they ask.

How do I get to the office from Parkland?

University Drive south to Sample Road, then Sample east all the way to Federal Highway and a few blocks south. Twenty to twenty-five minutes from Heron Bay. Free parking in front of the building.