Obviously, the doctor's private office is the best place to take a case history. In concluding a case history, the doctor is obliged to summarize. Consolidate what you have gleaned from the patient and put it into a clear and concise perspective. Having said that, have the patient confirm your assessment of his problem. It is essential that your patient appreciate your understanding of the problem and what you plan to do about it.
Communication is the means, chiropractic is the method.
In closing, I would like to mention something of paramount importance. Patients are never to be treated as if they were children. Many are more educated, more successful, more worldly, and more intelligent than we are. It is common knowledge that, no matter how important a person is by society's standards, sickness or disease has an uncanny way of humbling the best of us. Hence, as healers, we must not lose sight of our humanity.