🎙 Episode 52 – How to Choose Patients for Decompression

In this episode of The Practice Builders Podcast, Dr. Vince Leone and Dr. Kyle Pankonin break down how to identify the spine pain patients most likely to accept care, comply with treatment, and get the best outcomes — so you stop offering the wrong plan to the wrong patient.

You'll learn:

• Why offering full decompression programs to every back or neck pain patient tanks your conversion rate — and what to do instead
• How to spot the clinical hallmarks of a true full-program candidate, including chronic disc, radiculopathy, and positional pain patterns
• Why not every good clinical candidate is a good practice candidate — and how poor selection affects your team and your entire patient base
• How the "singles and doubles" framework fills your decompression schedule with mild-to-moderate cases and keeps your table running full time
• The red flags, contraindications, and behavioral warning signs that should disqualify a patient before you ever make a recommendation
• Why categorizing every new spine patient into the right "bucket" from day one increases acceptance, improves compliance, and eliminates plan mismatches

This is a must-listen for any decompression doc frustrated with low conversions — because the fix usually isn't your marketing. It's your selection process.

🎧 Tune in and learn how to match the right patient to the right plan every time — because when your selection is dialed in, your decompression program grows faster and runs smoother.