This is not as easy as it sounds, and requires thought and focus. My chiropractic mind set brings the maximum power of chiropractic science to bear on the needs of each one of my patients. I am always mindful of contraindications, the need to refer or consult, the possible meanings of symptoms and patient histories. I take all those elements and their implied or express responsibilities very seriously, but never at the expense of applying my best chiropractic skills to each and every patient. But at least it always is a chiropractic situation.
Every patient has a spine.
We have to work hard at every business and practical dimension of our practices. We must work to secure full patient access to our care, to secure chiropractic inclusion in all insurance, and our personal participation in every insurance and managed care plan we can. This is life today. But with that competent, confident chiropractic mind set, where we never stop teaching because we never stop learning, and are pushed forward by the power of that two-sided experience, we never need feel we are completely at the mercy of forces beyond our control. No barrier stands between us and the chance to educate potential patients to a level of understanding at which they are willing to commit the personal and collective resources necessary to secure chiropractic care.