Appointment Guide

Online booking is great, but sometimes it gets a little confusing. Need help figuring out which appointment is right for you? Read about all the appointments we offer at JH Backcountry Health below.

Nearly all of our appointments involve a rehab component! This means you’ll be splitting your time between a doctor of chiropractic and a trained rehab specialist. That specialist will educate you on a personalized rehab plan for your given condition! You will then receive the material via email to work on at home after your appointment. This means you will be performing guided stretches, exercises, neuromuscular activation procedures, nerve glides or even just re-learning breathing patterns after your visit with the doctor of chiropractic. We feel this component is key to getting you better faster and keeping you out of our office for longer durations of time. We also believe this sets your experience with us apart from the rest!

Of course, this is Jackson, WY and good help is hard to find. Not to mention people, including doctors and rehab specialists, do get sick from time to time. Not to worry! If the rehab specialist is unavailable on the day of your appointment, we have a plan. The price and overall time of the appointment will be reduced a set amount and you will still spend the same amount of time with the chiropractor. It’s all spelled out in the descriptions below.

As always, call us prior to booking if you have any questions! (307)203-2138

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Exams:

If you are new to JH Backcountry Health, please book a New Patient appointment. If you have a new complaint or have been away for 6 months, please book a New Issue/Existing Patient appointment. When running diagnostics, we need the time to develop a plan and execute. Exams require additional time and energy on our part to ensure your treatment plan is properly developed and your patient file is maintained up to regulatory standards.

New Patient: Exam, Treatment & Rehab + Superbill

$225.00
Choose this option if it is your first time seeing us.
This includes a thorough exam covering health history and your current complaint(s), a full treatment session including manual therapies, modalities and chiropractic adjustments as deemed necessary by the doctor. You also will spend time learning corrective exercises with our rehab specialists.
Expect to spend 45 – 55 minutes at JH Backcountry Health; Up to 40 minutes with the doctor and 15 minutes with our rehab specialist.
Superbill included for insurance reimbursement purposes.
*40 minutes with the doctor for $190 in the absence of a rehab specialist.

New Issue/Existing Patient: Exam, Treatment & Rehab + Superbill

$215.00
Choose this option if you have a new injury or have not seen us in the past 6 months.
This includes updated health history and history of present injury/complaint, focused exam on one area (ex. shoulder or low back), Active Release Techniques, adjustments on area of complaint and full spine adjustments if desired, additional therapies as indicated, and exercise rehabilitation.
Expect to spend 45 minutes at JH Backcountry Health; up to 30 minutes with the doctor and 15 minutes with our rehab specialist.
Superbill included for insurance reimbursement purposes.
*30 minutes with the doctor and $180 in the absence of a rehab specialist.

Treatments:

The word chiropractic means “Done by hand.” We do hands-on non-invasive treatment for musculoskeletal issues and nerve entrapment. As sports chiropractors, our treatment goes far beyond the simple chiropractic adjustment, working into the muscles, fascia, ligaments and tendons that are affected. Our goal is to find out why it hurts, not just to treat what hurts.

Treatment: 15 min. Chiropractic & 15 min. Rehab + Superbill

$125.00
Our new staple treatment visit! Perfect for focusing on only 1 area or complaint.
Treatment may include myofascial release via ART, adjustments on area of complaint and full spine if desired, cupping, IASTM, other passive modalities and exercise rehabilitation.
Expected time at JH Backcountry Health: 30 min. total; 15 minutes with the doctor and another 15 minutes with our rehab specialists. 15 minutes with the doctors is exactly enough time to work through one complaint only. We like to be thorough! This could be something like right hip and low back pain, neck pain with headaches, etc. If you have questions, please call and ask!
*15 minutes with the doctor and $95 in the absence of a rehab specialist.

Treatment: 30 min. Chiropractic & 15 min. Rehab + Superbill

$215.00
The equivalent of two of our new staple treatment visits!
Treatment may include myofascial release via ART, adjustments on area of complaint and full spine if desired, cupping, IASTM, other passive modalities and exercise rehabilitation.
Expected time at JH Backcountry Health: 45 min. total; 30 minutes hands on with the doctor and another 15 minutes with our rehab specialists. 30 minutes with the doctors is exactly enough time to work through two complaints thoroughly – we may be able to address other minor complaints as well. We like to be thorough! This could be something like right hip and low back pain along with neck pain and headaches, etc. Or, left knee pain with hip and low back symptoms along with numbness and tingling in the forearm and hand. If you have questions, please call and ask!
*30 minutes with the doctor and $190 in the absence of a rehab specialist.

Tune-up: 15 min. Chiropractic (no superbill)

$95.00
Our quick “Tune-up” visit gives you a solid 15 minutes with the chiropractor. 15 minutes is the time required to thoroughly work one area of complaint and adjust full-spine, if desired.
This appointment is intended for those on a wellness program, those just feeling the need for a “tune-up” or those needing a quick fix. If you’re on an active treatment plan or desire a Superbill for insurance reimbursement purposes, please book our Hybrid: Chiropractic and Rehab appointment. If you have any questions, please feel free to give us a call prior to booking.

Tune-up: 30 min. Chiropractic (no superbill)

$190.00
Our “Tune-up: 2x” visit gives you a generous 30 minutes one-on-one time with the doctor. 30 minutes is the time required to thoroughly work 2 or more areas of complaint and adjust full-spine, if desired.
This appointment is intended for those on a wellness program, those just feeling the need for a “tune-up” or those needing a quick fix. If you’re on an active treatment plan or desire a Superbill for insurance reimbursement purposes, please book our Hybrid: Chiropractic and Rehab appointment. If you have any questions, please feel free to give us a call prior to booking.

Tune-up: 45 min. Chiropractic (no superbill)

$285.00
Our “Tune-up: 3x” visit may just be the craziest thing we’ve ever offered (and you may be off your rocker to even consider it). 45 minutes one-on-one with the doctor gives us enough time to work head to toe and thoroughly hit 3+ areas of complaint. Honestly, when is the last time you spent 45 minutes face-to-face with a doctor?
This appointment is intended for those on a wellness program, those just feeling the need for a “tune-up” or those needing a quick fix. If you’re on an active treatment plan or desire a Superbill for insurance reimbursement purposes, please book our Hybrid: Chiropractic and Rehab appointment. If you have any questions, please feel free to give us a call prior to booking.

Rehab only visits:

Interested in going over your rehab homework in a supervised environment? Have questions about a glute that won’t fire, an area of weakness, or how to combat your incredibly tight hamstrings? Notice yourself getting way too quad dominant on the slopes? Want to master new rehab exercises and/or mobility-based movements, but can’t spend an hour with a trainer? Squat or deadlift form need some work? Then this appointment type is for you!

Rehab only visits may be used in our Chiropractic treatment plans when a regular chiropractic visit is not necessary. They can also be used when a doctor is sick in lieu of cancelling their entire patient load.

Rehab Only: 15 min (no superbill)

$40.00
This appointment gives you 15 minutes to work one-on-one with our rehab specialists + an email summarizing what you worked on (usually around 3-4 items). Patients should be on an active treatment plan or have been through a new patient exam with our chiropractic team prior to booking a rehab only appointment. The rehab specialist may perform some passive modalities under the recommendations of the doctor.

Rehab Only Appointment: 30 min (no superbill)

$80.00
This appointment gives you 30 minutes to work one-on-one with our rehab specialists + an email summarizing what you worked on (usually around 3-4 items). Patients should be on an active treatment plan or have been through a new patient exam with our chiropractic team prior to booking a rehab only appointment. The rehab specialist may perform some passive modalities under the recommendations of the doctor.

Modalities Included in Your Chiropractic Visit

Functional Movement Analysis

We direct you through various ranges of motion and movement patterns, carefully observing and noting motion dysfunction and asymmetry. This helps us accurately diagnose and treat your ailments. It also allows us to prescribe exercises to enhance your care and to prevent further injury.

Active Release Techniques

Active Release Techniques make up the majority of the muscle work we do. It is a movement-based technique to release muscle knots and other adhesions or constrictions in soft tissue. Compared to a passive technique like massage, the active nature engages your brain to enhance neuromuscular communication and control. It also has the advantage of using the body’s natural system of reciprocal inhibition. The use of your biceps, for example inhibits the activation of the antagonist muscle – your triceps. So I have you activate your biceps, allowing me to work through your triceps when they are in a relaxed state. Pretty cool and very effective.

Chiropractic Adjustments

Simply put, adjusting is mobilizing a joint and putting it into the correct biomechanical position so that the joint can function properly. That popping sound you might hear during an adjustment? Though there is still more research to be done, it’s generally regarded to be the popping of gas bubbles in the synovial fluid within the joint. The sound, called a cavitation, occurs when the joint is stretched, like when you pop your knuckles. Sometimes a joint cavitates when it is being adjusted, sometimes it doesn’t. The sound isn’t critical to the adjustment; the important point is the restoration of movement and function. We use Diversified Technique, Flexion-Distraction and a drop table and use an activator as needed.

Exercises and Stretches

You probably won’t make it out of our office without some homework. We want you to understand what is causing your pain (we love explaining anatomy) and how you can continue to aid your recovery. We teach exercises and stretches that will help you heal as well as what you can do to avoid future injury. As we said earlier, our goal is to have our clients spend more time doing what they love and less time in our office.

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization

This therapy uses stainless steel instruments to provide an optimal environment for healing, by either modifying physiologic responses to injury (e.g., inflammation, muscle spasms, pain) or enhancing components of normal musculoskeletal function (e.g., increase range of motion, increased muscular strength). The benefits of Graston and IASTM include release of fascial restrictions, breakdown of collagen cross-linkages, increased blood flow, and possibly an increase in regenerative cellular activity.

RockTape and Functional Movement Techniques

Kinesiology tape is used by medical professionals throughout the world to treat injuries and improve sports performance. RockTape turns down the volume on pain by providing a proprioceptive input that interferes with pain signals direct to the brain. It decompresses areas of swelling and inflammation via a microscopic lifting effect underneath the skin and between the many layers that allows the by-products created by inflammation to be removed more quickly. In addition, RockTape delays muscle fatigue during activity and helps distribute physical stress allowing the injured area to take less of the brunt. It can be used to treat sports and non-sports injuries, including shin splints, plantar fasciitis, runner’s knees pain and back pain.

The RockTape Functional Movement Techniques (FMT) certification is based on the concept of muscles acting as a chain; it addresses applications for pain, posture, edema, scars and neurological symptoms with an emphasis on myofascial pathways, movement therapy and performance enhancement.

Cupping Therapy

Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. It is used for many healing purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being, and as a type of deep-tissue massage.

Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS)

EMS units run a light electrical current through the treatment area, stimulating the production of enkephalins and endorphins, naturally occurring substances that can dramatically reduce pain. When electrical stimulation is used to produce muscle contraction it also increases blood flow to the area, alleviating tissue hypoxia, and can help relax chronically tight musculature and reduce muscle spasm.

Dry Needling (DN)

Dry needling uses a thin filiform needed inserted through the skin into soft tissue. It is based on anatomy in terms of needle location and physiology in terms of the body’s response to the needles. Dry needling is a specific effective medical treatment to restore function and mobility in a variety of musculoskeletal issues, reduce scar tissue, and decrease pain.

Nutritional Recommendations

What you eat makes a huge difference in how you feel and how you heal. We look at how simple dietary changes can reduce your body’s inflammation, aid healing processes, as well as help with energy levels and hormone balance. We have select supplements in stock as well, the ones we ourselves take and feel good about recommending.