In the late 90s, Dr. Jim Sigafoose lead a series of chiropractic missions to Guatemala. On the span of twelve years, hundreds of chiropractors participated in those missions adjusting thousands and thousands of individuals. Still today, chiropractors do missions work around the globe.
A few of these missions stand out for many reasons. One was the miracles. Individuals with chronic illness were healed. The lame started to walk, the unaware of see, the infirm strengthened and the hopeless regained hope. Another reason was the amount of people served. In single trips lasting up to Ten days, literally hundreds of thousands were adjusted by a mere handful of chiropractors. Some adjusted at least 10,000 in one mission. That’s 1,000 each day! Probably one of the biggest things that resulted from those missions is the fact that some chiropractors were set free from limitations.
I remember Sigafoose telling folks once that participating in a mission had the potential for making or ruining a chiropractor’s practice. When asked what he meant, he responded “You never see yourself or chiropractic in the same light again. You’ll either go back and tear down the walls to limit you and chiropractic OR you’ll go back to where you were and resent the things you let hold you back.”
Some chiropractors returned and literally tore down the walls and began adjusting on view. Others began to simplify their procedures and systems. And others transformed into “All cash” practices to remove interference in their practice by third party payors..
To this day, many chiropractors say “How could it be that easy?” One response is to prevent practicing as limited scope physicians diagnosing every patient and jumping through the hoops necessary to get paid by insurance carriers. Still others have been pigeon-holed by their so-called chiropractic “education” into thinking you can’t possibly deliver quality maple grove chiropractic to that lots of people in that short span of time. Nothing might be further from the truth.
So, how could so few adjust a lot of in such a short period of time but still give quality maple grove chiropractic? The answers may amaze you. Here’s just a few explanations why it worked:
* Few words were spoken – Because of the language barrier, a simple presentation is made by an interpreter to large groups before getting in line.
* Adjustments were restricted to top of the cervical spine. In other words, provide the MOST effective adjustment to the Many people in the LEAST period of time.
* Simplest procedures possible. No paperwork. No insurance. No CYA. No BS. Chiropractic analysis ONLY.
* No worries about money. Most say “Of course these were busy. It was free!” They paid plenty, simply not as a direct fee.
* The chiropractors didn’t have distractions like phones, families, news, sports or world events.
Many have asked since those mission trips, “How can one integrate THAT perspective into my practice here in the US?” The easy answer is “You can’t.” Well, you cannot INTEGRATE that perspective into a traditional American-style chiropractic practice. Simply put, today’s chiropractic is practiced literally from a Medical perspective with all of its procedures and complexity. And also to make sure, That’s exactly what chiropractic wasn’t (and isn’t) at its core.
You can’t integrate simplicity into complexity. But, you CAN replace complexity with simplicity. Yes, it sounds hard to do. But, same with falling a log. The toughest part is simply deciding to opt from the complex system practiced here in the US.
Here’s the key. SIMPLIFY! There you have it. Much like with those mission trips, you receive to the very basics of what we do as chiropractors.
* Tell the storyline in as few words as you possibly can to as numerous people as you possibly can.
* Don’t waste words on idle chatter.
* Limit paperwork and operations towards the minimum required.
* Just do chiropractic! Locate and proper subluxations. No medical diagnosis. Even better, do ONLY what is necessary. If nothing else, ensure the Atlas is apparent.
* Offer a simple, affordable fee system that matches into most people’s budget. Unlimited care plans at a fixed fee is sensible to me.
Personally, I’ve discovered The Membership Practice the most congruent method to practice. The idea isn’t new, but growing. I challenge every chiropractor who wants to enjoy their practice more by doing JUST chiropractic to simplify their business on every level.
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