New patients
Nobody walks in here guessing.Here is visit one, start to finish.
A first chiropractic visit is only frightening when nobody tells you what happens in it. So here is the whole thing — what gets asked, what gets examined, when X-rays do and do not happen, and the point at which the doctor tells you chiropractic is not the answer.
The first visit
Four things happen.In this order. Every time.
Tap a step. The order is not negotiable and it is not a sales funnel — it is how you find a cause instead of chasing a symptom around a body.
Step 01 of 04
You talk. He listens.
A consultation with Dr. Means about what is actually concerning you — not a form, a conversation.
- Where it hurts, when it started, and what makes it worse.
- What you have already tried, and what did or did not help.
- What you want back: sleep, the gym, picking up a kid, a full night without waking up.
- Nothing gets touched until he understands the story.
Prep
Do none of this andyou will still be seen.
Before you arrive
Four things. None of them required.
The paperwork
Two forms. Both are theirs.
Print them at home and walk in ready, or fill them out in the lobby. The clinic does not require the paperwork in advance — doing it early just means you spend your first visit talking to the doctor instead of writing.
Both PDFs are hosted by the clinic on their own server. They open in a new tab.
Cost, insurance, and the truth
Finding out is free.The rest, you have to ask.
The first consultation is free.
No cost, no obligation. You find out what is going on before you spend a dollar deciding what to do about it.
The clinic’s own words: a no-cost, zero-risk consultation.
After that, it depends — and they will tell you.
What care costs depends on the plan Dr. Means builds after the exam. This clinic does not publish prices or an insurance list online, and we are not going to invent one. Call (605) 595-0326, ask exactly what your plan covers and what care would run, and you will get a straight answer before you commit to anything.
Call (605) 595-0326 →What to expect
Prompt service, and everything explained in advance.
The clinic's own words, from their patient forms page.
Before you call
The four we get asked most.
How long before I feel results?
It varies by condition and how long it's been going on. Many patients notice improvement in the first few visits. Dr. Means has treated patients who came in barely able to move their neck and worked them down from twice a week to once a month maintenance over several months.
What is the Blair Technique?
The Blair Technique focuses on adjusting the upper cervical (neck) spine with great precision. It's gentler than general manipulation and is particularly effective for patients with neck pain, headaches, and chronic conditions that haven't responded to other care.
Do you see children?
Yes. Dr. Means provides gentle pediatric adjustments and has experience with conditions like ear infections, ADD/ADHD, and scoliosis in children. Adjustments are adapted to the child's size and age.
How is True Health different from other chiropractors?
Dr. Means takes a whole-body, philosophy-rooted approach to care. He designs individual programs, not generic plans, and integrates nutrition and soft-tissue therapy alongside adjustments. He has treated over 1,000 patients and measures success by getting people OUT of the office, not into a long-term dependency.
Get on the schedule
Send it tonight.They call you tomorrow.
Tell them what is going on and roughly when you can come in. It takes a minute, and there is no obligation on either side.
In a hurry? The clinic’s real booking portal picks a time immediately, at any hour.
Book at truehealthsf.janeapp.com →Still reading?The consultation is free.
You have now read more about a first chiropractic visit than most people read before surgery. Nothing left to learn from a page — go find out what is actually going on.