Your first appointment will include a thorough health history, especially as it relates to your area of concern, this means you might want to bring some notes and collect information on your current prescriptions before coming to the office. We love it when patients take notes on what movements cause more pain or what times of day they experience pain.
After the verbal history is recorded, there will be a physical examination and you might even begin some manual therapy, massage, and exercises or some measuring of your range of motion and pain levels. Expect there to be a physical component to your first visit.