Know why our treatment method is more effective…
A detailed conversation based on a 39 questions questionnaire about your symptoms, history, lifestyle, habits of life, family history, similar symptoms, medical history, prior treatments and many more;
Physical examination based on observation, palpation, mobilisation and special tests allows the specialist to analyse the nature, extension, intensity of your pain and connect them with the statements made in the first moment.
Image exams such as x-rays, CT scans, Ultrassounds, MRI’s and other laboratory-based exams such as blood tests, can be of great importance for the expert to corroborate with prior information collected from moments I and II of your consultation, giving Dr Costa a better overview of your case and confirming suspicions or excluding them in order to give you 100% assertion on your diagnostic. That is our commitment with an evidence-based and 100% ethical approach.
Finally, after appreciation of all information provided by the 3 first moments, it’s time for the specialist to elaborate about all findings using support of 3D technology to show the patient what is the structure involved in the pain process, what is the exact cause of the lesion, its extension, its nature and more importantly, what technique will be elected to heal it, how the technique works, number of sessions needed, duration of the treatment, costs and all pertinent information about the whole treatment.
Listening first, and being the last to speak is part of our philosophy and that gives us more assertion and coherence to bring the most helpful advice based on science, expertise and experience. All those steps are evidence of our respect and commitment with the human behind the patient.
״I can’t thank Dr. Costa enough for the difference he has made in my life. After struggling with chronic pain for years and trying countless treatments with little success, I finally found real relief under his care. ״
Madelaine Philips
״As a runner it's often difficult to find someone who understands the body as well as Dr Costa. He is incredibly knowledgeable and an amazing therapist. He knows exactly the right treatment to keep me running at my best."
Karen Frazer