Posts under ‘Ask The Expert’

Reading through some of the recent Activator blog postings, I was reminded of how important the step-by-step protocol has been to my daily success in resolving a patient’s condition. Thinking back over the past 35 years, I also recalled how instrumental that procedure was while I was studying to be a chiropractor. The chiropractic college [...]

Recently the slogan “The Activator Advantage” resounded loudly as I was taking care of a patient with a unique medical condition. This patient had his urinary bladder removed. In the near future, his physicians were going to use part of his intestine to rebuild his bladder. In the meantime, both ureters were attached to tubing [...]

Am I adjusting or checking too much or too little?  I ask myself this frequently.  I was such a “test junkie” I probably over-adjusted for a period of time in my 29 years of practice.  I have to remind myself how I got great results after my first Activator seminar in 1981 before we even [...]

As a native Minnesotan, I was raised to follow rules.  Rules governed farming, education, and nearly every other aspect of our lives. To be honest, rules gave us comfort and predictability.  We knew that if we adhered to the rules set forth, we would reap positive results (or at least avoid admonishment!). Following the rules [...]

A 45-year-old woman came into my office this past spring complaining of severe TMJ pain and discomfort. She was also unable to open her mouth more than 10mm and had extreme difficulty eating or even chewing her food. When she opened her mouth or tried to chew there were loud popping and clicking noises. This [...]

I have had some interesting cases recently in which patients presented to our office for a specific musculoskeletal complaint, and in addition to responding with results for the particular complaint, they experienced improvement in other areas as well.  One such case was a recent patient who presented for neck pain, and by following the Basic [...]

You might remember that I spoke about the importance of becoming a master in my last post. I gave the example of a glass cutter at the Waterford factory in Ireland and how it takes ten years and 10,000 hours of practice to become a master. I related that to the chiropractic profession and how [...]

The advent of electronic communications has its benefits and its detractions.  At any given time, my cell phone is ringing while my computer is alerting me to new email while my Blackberry is buzzing and the fax machine is whirring – usually in the middle of a face-to-face meeting.  We’re expected to answer every call [...]

I know many chiropractors who believe that because their offices are small, formal protection of files and information may be unnecessary.  But consider all the important records you must keep for your patients and your practice, even if you do not have a large staff. These files are critical to your business operation, especially if [...]

When I arrived in Arizona more than two decades ago, the state did not require continuing education for its chiropractors.  At the time, it was a very controversial subject between the two state associations, with one in favor of requiring continuing education, and the other opposed.  The issue became a hot topic at the Arizona [...]