Monday Morning Motivation
Do you care too much?
With a tip of the hat to comedian Jeff Foxworthy of "You-might-be-a-redneck-if..." fame, you might care too much if you...
...feel a twinge of anger when patients miss an appointment or disregard your recommendations.
...adjust a new patient on the first visit because you hope it will validate you or your subsequent recommendations.
...become defensive when a patient mentions they're unhappy with the pace of their recovery.
...assume that when patients discontinue care unexpectedly it's because of something you forgot to say or do.
...permit patients to run up large balances because you're uncomfortable asking to be paid.
And it's not only what you say. It can be a raised eyebrow, a judgmental tone or imposing an expectation beyond the patient's limited level of commitment.
Care, but don't care too much. It's the "social" part of "...optimum physical, mental and social well-being" of healthy chiropractors.


Yes, I freely confess. I’m a Seth Godin junkie. So it was great delight that I saw his newest book on my visit to the bookstore on my way home from my chiropractor Tuesday.
Enormous amounts of energy are consumed in an attempt to get patients to do the “right” things to promote healing, advance their health and improve their well-being. Many professional caregivers seem bent on saving patients from themselves. Others seem resigned to the apparent fruitlessness of the effort and apply their ministrations with a detachment almost bordering on indifference.
If you’ve been seduced by the widespread belief among many chiropractors that your purpose is to adjust patients, you’ve reduced yourself from a human being to a human doing. A meat computer. A carbon-based pneumatic device.

