FAQs About Chiropractic Care in Silverdale, WA

A chiropractor is a doctor who treats pain and restores function without medication, injections, or surgery. The work centers on the joints and soft tissues, and on the nerves they affect: when a joint moves properly, muscles relax, nerves calm down, and the body works the way it was built to.

You will complete intake paperwork (or bring it done from our paperwork page), then sit down with Dr. Siegel for a thorough consultation: your current complaint, history, medications, surgeries, and prior injuries. A physical exam follows, including orthopedic and neurological testing. Depending on findings, imaging may be ordered, or you will receive a report of findings, a plain-language explanation of what is going on and whether chiropractic can help, plus a treatment plan with goals. Treatment is usually given on the first visit. Plan on 60 to 75 minutes; follow-up treatment visits run about 15 minutes.

Dr. Siegel uses the least force necessary to make a change, and light force can be fully effective without being painful. Some patients notice mild, temporary soreness after their first few visits, similar to starting a new exercise, and it fades quickly.

Sometimes an adjustment slightly separates the joint surfaces, and a pop can occur, much like cracking a knuckle. The leading theory is a gas bubble forming and collapsing inside the joint fluid. A crack is perfectly normal, and the absence of one is fine too: the sound has nothing to do with whether the treatment worked.

Many, learned over 35 plus years: diversified, Thompson drop technique, Gonstead, flexion-distraction, and gentle instrument-based methods including the Erchonia Adjustor and Arthrostim. He is a certified Graston Technique provider for soft tissue injuries and uses cold laser therapy to reduce pain and swelling and increase blood flow. The technique is matched to you, not the other way around.

Yes. Dr. Siegel has treated pregnant women right up to the day before birth, using gentle techniques and positioning adapted to each trimester. Care relieves the back and pelvic pain of carrying a baby, and relaxed pelvic muscles can ease the birthing process itself.

Yes. Dr. Siegel has treated infants just weeks old, using extremely gentle, fingertip-level methods. Kids respond quickly, and a parent is in the room for every visit.

The office is a preferred provider for Kaiser Permanente, Regence, Premera, Aetna, and Cigna, participates in Medicare, and also accepts United, GEHA, 1st Choice, PIP motor vehicle accident coverage, and Washington L&I. Call or text (360) 692-0181 with your member ID and we will verify your benefits before your visit.