2018 Archives - Page 16 of 16 - Chiropractic Economics

Understand the differences in electrotherapy devices

Nicholas Exarhos February 20, 2018

Clinical Concerns Over the past 20 years, many healthcare professionals have used electrotherapy to help patients relieve acute and chronic sports, arthritic, and post-surgical pain and inflammation. Electrotherapeutic devices come mainly in four different forms: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), interferential (IF) therapy, microcurrent (Micro) therapy, and electrical muscle stimulation (EMS).

How dentists can benefit from chiropractic care

Jeffery Bentz February 15, 2018

Clinical Concerns The term “dental pain” typically brings to mind uncomfortable patients getting Novocaine injections and the unsettling whine of the drill while having a tooth restored. But the repetitive body positions that dentists and dental hygienists assume during treatment can result in injuries that cause considerable pain. Chiropractic techniques can often be used to treat these common maladies.

Breakthrough study: Chiropractic can address the opioid crisis

Rebecca Moore February 12, 2018

In Focus Years ago, those who were addicted to prescription opioids or NSAIDS were attached to a certain stigma. That is no longer the case. Reliance on pain medication is widespread throughout many demographics, and no matter how or why the pills got in their hands, millions of Americans are learning the dire consequences of them. “When you trace the roots, I think it started maybe 20 years ago, or perhaps less, when there was an actual concern that people’s pain wasn’t being sufficiently managed or even ignored.”

Searching for relief: Empower your patients to treat their pain

Daniel Sosnoski February 8, 2018

Feature Pain is often a symptom of a disease. And in some cases, pain can become a disease in and of itself. About 10 percent of the time after an illness, pain persists for months, or even years after an episode. Imagine you’re stroking your arm with a feather, while your brain is telling you it feels like a blowtorch. How can the human body get this sensation so wrong? You’d think the nervous system is hard-wired, like the wires in your house that connect electricity to the lights.

Follow best practices with criminal screening for optimal hiring

Bret Jardine February 1, 2018

Legal Ease Hiring staff for your chiropractic practice can be time-consuming, challenging, and stressful as, ultimately, you lean on your employees to create a positive patient experience. Background screening services conduct a deep-dive into an applicant’s history, helping practices make more-informed hiring decisions. A variety of services are available and the relevance of each screen is predicated on the position or job responsibilities.

Cracking the code on a marketing masterplan

Rob Berman January 25, 2018

Marketing Matters/em> You’ve seen changes in how you code and bill for services. You’ve seen changes in reimbursement. And you’ve seen changes in the software you use to run your practice. So of course it makes sense that there are changes in the world of marketing as well. As with the other aspects of making a business work, it’s important to keep up with trends and changing consumer behaviors. And not all patients are the same—you need to tailor your message and your medium to best match your target demographic.

Creating an efficient interior to foster a thriving practice

Carolyn Boldt January 24, 2018

Practice Central Ideally, the design of your practice should increase the success of your business. Consequently, the success of your practice is directly related to the quality of your space. And the quality of your space is shaped by the depth of forethought and experience that is put into the process of designing it. From your location, through the space plan, to the sound systems, every detail is important to the efficiency and effectiveness of the environment.

Using the wisdom of ancestral medicine to recover your health.

Bill Hemmer January 23, 2018

Research Results The thought leader for the functional phytotherapy movement in the U.S. is arguably Kerry Bone, BSc (Hons), Dip Phyto. Recently he’s been giving talks on the subject of “stealth pathogens.” This term was first used in 1994 by Justin Radolf, and later popularized in 2000 by Lida Mattman.The stealth pathogens were defined during the early years as bacteria without cell walls.

The road to wellness: Provide your patients with more treatment options

Tammy Worth January 19, 2018

Feature Have you ever adjusted a patient numerous times only to realize you aren’t making the kind of progress you would like? Maybe they are improving only a little or not at all, even though you know you are providing good treatment. It may be that you need to think about working on more than their structural issues alone. “If you are only getting so far, they may be struggling through a divorce or their kids have gone off to college and they aren’t handling it well,” says Stephanie Zgraggen, DC. “You can provide adjustments but it is not going to change the way they process their situation.”

Morals vs. Ethics: Doing the right thing as a DC

Ray Foxworth, DC May 4, 2016

In Focus |As a chiropractor, you face ethical and moral decisions on a daily basis in clinical practice. While what you do for patients ought to be moral and ethical, there is much more that should go into your decision-making—you can’t just stop there.

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