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.
Practice
Be flexible with your practice
Life is going to throw you some curve balls. Be flexible while moving towards your goal.
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.
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.
Be discerning with your referrals
Don’t send your patients to just anyone. Entrust your patient’s health to someone who has good analysis and good technique. Do some research if you need to – but don’t just ask for a random referral on facebook.
Should I refer everyone out?
The curriculum in chiropractic school leads you to believe every patient is a ticking time bomb that should never be touched. Not true. Refer the patients that need a referral, but do your job as a chiropractor!
Don’t judge patients for past choices
Meet them where they are.
What the patient really wants
Find out why the patient is really there. It’s not for pain relief – it’s to do something once the pain is gone.