I get many new patients in my chiropractic office who have been
suffering or feeling like they have been slowly getting worse for many
years with various ailments. When I ask them what they have tried to do
to overcome this, I find out that they have ALL tried several things
which resulted in limited improvement. My next question is what was your
diagnosis when you sought the help of the practitioner that wasn't able
to help you? Blank stare. This is a problem - if you cannot be shown
with certainty what the cause of your problem is and understand it
please seek the help of someone who can. Without finding the cause, it
is impossible to have a solution.
You have to be your own health
advocate because no one cares more about your health than you do, so
knowing the cause (diagnosis) of your problem should be paramount before
agreeing to any type of potential solution.
When a patient of
mine is relocating and is choosing a new chiropractic office in their
new town or city, these are the questions I tell them to ask before
going:
1) Will there be objective testing (thermography and x-ray)
done at your initial visit and periodically throughout your care so
that you can see your results? Will there be a recovery plan laid out in
order to get you to where you want to be?
2) Does the office
specialize in one or two things? You want someone who is proficient at
adjusting if you are looking for spinal correction and it should be the
only focus. An office that throws everything (multiple therapies) at you
in hopes something works is hoping and guessing - there should be no
guessing.
3) Does the doctor advocate some active participation in
your care - e.g. provides you with home rehab instructions? Maximum
recovery in the shortest amount of time requires that you to do a little
bit of work in your recovery.
4) Does the office seem to be up to
date? Look around the office and see if there appears to be investment
in the equipment, office space, and the team of people who work there.
Getting
the answers to these questions that satisfy you, is the most important
thing when trying to find the right solution to your problem. Today,
with the technology available, there need not be any guessing in your
health. Seek a chiropractic office that fits with your goals and be
confident once you have considered these questions above. Your recovery
and quality of life depends on it.
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