Posted by Dr. Janel Hitson | Posted in Million Dollar Practice | Posted on 23-03-2010
How often do you get adjusted? Your answer speaks volumes to your conviction for the dangers of uncorrected subluxations. Most chiropractors I know get adjusted one time a week to once every other week when they are not in an acute state. I can not even imagine going an entire month with out an adjustment.
How long do you recommend patients to go between adjustments? Again, your answer speaks volumes to your conviction for the subluxation. Every patient is different and their history will factor into the amount of time their spines can hold an adjustment (not to mention the destructive behaviors of which many of our patients indulge being another major factor), but you will typically find a set amount of time the majority of your patients can go between adjustments with out regressing in the progress you have made over the coarse of care.
When you are aspiring towards having a million dollar practice, your attitude towards maintenance practicing is a critical issue. Those who do not understand nor convey to their patients how detrimental subluxations are when left untreated for extended periods of time are doing a disservice. It is our responsibility as chiropractors to at bare minimum warn individuals of the risks and then let the patients decide for themselves if they wish to continue treatment. I have already addressed in earlier blogs the importance of a sound chiropractic philosophy. If you happen to be one of the unfortunate souls who was not taught proper philosophy in school, that is your starting point.
Million dollar practices are built not on acute low back pain, but on the understanding and administering of health over the long term. As a doctor who wants to reach the masses, you must understand that the greatest success stories lie in the absence of disease in your maintenance patients.
Too many chiropractors become overly focused on new patient numbers and forget where the true wealth and health of the profession lies, in the long term prevention of disease!
