Learn from those who practice what they preach. Don’t ask your barber if your car needs an oil change – and don’t listen to DCs who aren’t practicing the way you want to practice.
Month: July 2016
Go to technique clubs!
Make the decision NOW to attend technique clubs. Just make it a non-negotiable time and get your butt to clubs.
Be flexible with your practice
Life is going to throw you some curve balls. Be flexible while moving towards your goal.
Take advantage of your breaks
As I’ve said before – it’s what you do OUTSIDE of school that will make you a better chiropractor. Take some time during the break between classes to read, learn, shadow, practice, or anything chiropractic in order to make you a better chiropractor!
Protect yourself in a new practice
Like the equivalent of getting a prenup, as you get ready to start in practice – protect yourself. Get things in writing, have a backup plan, put targets in place before you commit to a position or a partnership.
Accept it where you find it
Use objective criteria to find the subluxation. Then trust the criteria.
A la carte chiropractic
Don’t let the patient dictate the care. Your job is to find subluxations and fix subluxations. Don’t just adjust how and where they tell you. Find it – accept it where you find it – fix it – and leave it alone.
The fallacy of patient control
Don’t fool yourself into thinking you can control a patient’s behavior. Honor their free will and empower them instead of trying to find a magic script that will create 100% compliance.
Take advice cautiously
We all know what opinions are like… everybody has one. 🙂
So take advice with a grain of salt. You are ultimately the one who decides how to build your practice. Choose wisely.
Handling patient rejection
No matter how much you try to educate patients, some of them just won’t get it. When they reject care they’re not rejecting you. When it happens – don’t let the negativity interfere with the care you give others.