How to Choose a Chiropractor
Did you ever think of how to choose a chiropractor?
Lots of times you might get fooled into picking a chiropractor because of some frivolous reasons, like he is a chiropractor in Beverly Hills, or he seems like he cares. Let's get down to the basics so that you know what you're getting into, so you can make a better decision.
There are basically three types of chiropractors: those that tell you there are only two types, and the other two types. This is real. Be careful with the ones that tell you there are only two types of chiropractors. They say this because they think you will fall for their sales pitch. They expect you not to know any better, and they use this to draw you in. It's just another "us vs. them" marketing ploy. Such a chiropractor wants you to believe that you and he are the "us" and everyone else is "them." When a chiropractor tells you that all chiropractors who are not like him are wrong or bad, steer clear! It's just a sales strategy. Take this type of "selling point" as your warning signal.
Fact: A chiropractor in a lage city like a chiropractor in Los Angeles is faced with a lot of competition; even more so for a chiropractor in Beverly Hills. Fact: Some chiropractors face this competition by trying to undermine other chiropractors. Is that the kind of person you want to care for you? No. Here's a clue: Any chiropractor who refuses to be a member of his predominant state chiropractic association (in Beverly Hills or Los Angeles, that would be the California Chiropractic Association) is telling you that he does not care about his profession enough to associate with other chiropractors on any level. Does he still seem like he cares so much?
Three types of chiropractors:
The first type of chiropractor is the spine only, (no matter what) type, who will tell you that there are only two types of chiropractors. Watch-out for a spine only chiropractor who runs to pharmaceutical drugs at the first sign of distress in his own life. That would be hypocritical. Chiropractic is a drugless, drug-free profession. Just ask your prospective chiropractor if he has ever taken any antidepressants or anti-psychotic drugs, and if so why. If so, you should be able to smell the hypocrisy from a mile away.
The second basic type of chiropractor is the symptom treating chiropractor, who almost exclusively treats injuries and people in acute pain. Symptom treating chiropractors are the most vocal in terms of advertising, and this is the reason why most people associate chiropractors with back pain and neck pain. Understandably, after an injury, you might be more interested in finding a chiropractor who primarily has an acute-care type of practice. In general, chiropractors are very effective at naturally treating pain without any drugs. Therefore, there is a natural connection of chiropractic to the drugless treatment of back pain and neck pain, but to say that this is all that chiropractors can do would be extremely limiting, as you will understand from learning about the third type of chiropractor.
The third basic type of chiropractor is the full-scope chiropractor. What does full-scope mean? It means full spectrum. The scope of practice of any kind of doctor is all of the things he is allowed by law to deal with. Natural health is a very big subject area and a full-scope chiropractor is able to address all things natural. It's a full scope of practice. Does the full-scope chiropractor adjust the spine? Yes. Does the full scope chiropractor address acute pain? Yes, but the full-scope chiropractor also excels in helping people with chronic conditions (more than 3 months) that have resisted other types of care; including the treatments of "specialist" doctors.
So chronic conditions are his forte! How is a full-scope chiropractor's approach different than another type of chiropractor? It all starts with your evaluation. Should the kind of evaluation you get from any kind of doctor change according to your own special needs? Of course it should!
What about the therapeutic component? Do you think your course of care from any kind of doctor, chiropractor or not, should be different than someone else's care, depending on your specific needs? Yes, it should! A full-scope chiropractor will offer individualized care that doesn't mimic the care of all his other patients. A word of caution: Don't just ask a prospective chiropractor if he is a full-scope chiropractor. That would be like asking a stranger if they lost a diamond watch, and also telling them the brand. Don't ask him a question that gives him a good answer to work with. He has to tell you, without your help. Arm yourself with these questions before you go to a chiropractor and find out the answers before you start. Find out if he cares about his profession. You will do yourself a world of good in receiving the right kind of care for your specific needs. That's what this is about in the first place; finding the best care for you.
The full-scope chiropractor doesn't limit himself like a spine-only chiropractor. Neither does he limit himself to mostly acute pain, like a symptom-treating chiropractor, He includes all of these into a bigger picture. He doesn't say that only his type of chiropractic practice is good and that all others are bad. A full-scope chiropractor is truly a holistic chiropractor, taking the full body into account, and using hands-on, nutritional, drugless methods to help his patients. He is a member of his State Chiropractic Association, associates with other chiropractors, and enjoys the expansiveness of the chiropractic principles that make chiropractic a distinct delivery of unlimited, drugless health care.
Spine Only, Symptom Treating, or Full-Scope Chiropractor. Now the choice is yours.
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