Brandi is back on the podcast. She’s my wife and my partner in practice, and she doesn’t get on the show often. Her schedule is full. This episode is about chiropractic patient retention, something almost every chiropractor wants to improve and few of us talk about honestly: why practice members leave care, and what we
People who’ve been adjusted by lots of chiropractors sometimes tell me, “it feels sort of the same as getting adjusted by someone else, but I feel totally different after.” I’m always trying to figure out what that “special sauce” is. There are probably 30 different things, but over the past year one of them has
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Your practice members don’t leave because your adjusting isn’t good enough. They leave because of the little things nobody noticed.
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A patient walks into your office five minutes early, sits with her back to the wall, and keeps one eye on the front door. She may tell you she is fine. Her words may say one thing while her body is quietly preparing for something else. Learning how to teach neuroception simply starts with helping
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Some days in practice, you can feel the room before a patient even says a word. The pace is fast. The schedule is full. By noon, your body is already keeping score. That is why the best habits for clinician resilience are not luxuries. They are essential skills that help you stay present, think clearly,
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A nervous-system-centered approach to helping patients receive and integrate chiropractic care. A patient walks in late, shoulders up around their ears, jaw tight, eyes scanning the room, and then says, “I just need to get adjusted.” Most chiropractors have lived that moment. You can deliver a skillful adjustment, but if the person in front of
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A patient walks into your office committed, consistent, and genuinely trying. They get adjusted. They follow recommendations. They want to feel better. And yet weeks later, something still is not shifting. If you have been in practice long enough, you have probably asked some version of this question: Why do some patients heal while others
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A patient once said to me, “I came in for neck pain, but what surprised me was that I felt more like myself again.” That observation has stayed with me for years. Many chiropractors have heard similar stories. A patient starts sleeping better. They feel calmer in stressful situations. They have more patience with their
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What Every Chiropractor Can Learn From Dr. Stephen Porges Polyvagal Theory and Chiropractic: What Every Chiropractor Can Learn From Dr. Stephen Porges Polyvagal Theory has transformed how many healthcare professionals understand stress, healing, human behavior, and nervous system regulation. In this episode of The Informed Chiropractor Podcast, Dr. Don MacDonald sits down with Dr. Stephen
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A patient walks into your office committed, consistent, and genuinely trying. They get adjusted. They follow recommendations. They want to feel better. And yet weeks later, something still is not shiftinNervous System Healing Explained Clearly A patient walks into your office and tells you: “I know my pain is better, but I still don’t feel
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