Chiropractic Tables

Have you ever had one of weeks when you come home on Friday, feeling as if you are the one who could do with a good chiropractic session after of taking care of your patients? Your wrists, hands, and fingers are almost numb, your shoulders and back are sore and stiff, and your knees and feet ache. While you might get a bit of time to relax over the weekend, you also will need to be ready to work on your patients that are booked for the upcoming week.

When it comes to back health, most directives are focused around the spinal column. “Lift with your legs rather than your back so you don’t rupture or otherwise hurt the discs in your spine.” “Walk with your head up and shoulders back, making it easier for your spinal column to carry your weight more evenly.” But one other very important directive for helping a patient achieve a higher level of back health isn’t focused so much on the back, but more toward the midsection as a whole. Why are they so important?

If you are just starting out in practice or striking out on a solo practice for the first time, you are probably looking to make your available budget stretch as much as possible. One easy way of doing this is to invest in only one chiropractic table that can serve as many patients as possible. However, now that you have your practice well established, the time has come to look beyond your trusty one-size-fits-all table that has served you so well when you were first starting out.

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One of the first things that you probably learned from a basic chiropractic practice marketing class was how to determine your care philosophy. What are the values that drive your desire to practice chiropractic, and how do you want to reflect that? Understanding your care philosophy is the first step toward determining how to project that to your current and potential patients in a consistent, integrated fashion.

When it comes to selecting a new chiropractic table, brand is often the first consideration as you want to go with a reputable company, one that you know and trust. Once you decide that, the next factor to think about is what type or style of table would work best for your particular practice and technique. This secondary consideration includes deciding the type of framework you want for your new chiropractic table. Overall, you have two general options: wood and metal.

Whether you are just starting out in your chiropractic practice, or looking to expand or revamp your existing practice, there seem to be an endless number of options. This is especially true when it comes to purchasing equipment. Nowhere is this truer than when it comes to buying your chiropractic table. Because it is essentially your primary workstation, your table is the single most important purchase you will ever make. Yet almost all articles providing advice on how to select tables tend to focus on patient comfort and safety.

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You’ve probably heard the famous quote about using “the right tool for the right job.” This quote can be particularly important in chiropractic when it comes to deciding upon the best table for your practice, particularly if you use a specific technique, such as Gonstead or Activator, or if you cater to a specific patient type, such as pediatric or geriatric patients. A table that makes it easier for you to perform your chosen chiropractic technique or work with patients will not only make it easier for you to provide chiropractic, but also won’t be actively fighting against you.

It was your first chiropractic table from when you started out in practice. You had to scrimp and save (and eat more than a few ramen noodle lunches and dinners) in order to afford that table, but it was worth all the sacrifice. It has served you well and held up like a workhorse, allowing you to relieve the pain, soreness, and stiffness of many grateful patients. In many ways, that table was your first practice partner, even if you had a solo practice. Now, however, the time has come for you and your faithful friend to part ways. Maybe you’ve decided it’s time to upgrade to a table with more features.