Dr. Chad covers All you need for a Membership Practice, why not do insurance, legality, referral tips, his specialty Spinal Tuning, loads of advice for new grads and even how to discuss politics and the future of chiropractic without losing friends.

Chiropractic can be more about ‘turning on’ a person’s Potential, not just aches and pains.

We chat about Purchasing a Clinic and some of the pitfalls, perks and things to look out for.

How did he handle the clinic when the Big Corporation decided to abandon a small town and take the jobs with it. Did he ride it out or move?

What are the benefits of having a membership practice? What is a membership practice anyway?

When opening a clinic what are the 3 main ways to be successful?

Can you take auto accidents or Medicare if you have a flat fee membership style payment system?

Pitfalls of insurance as well as fees/ cost per person and family for membership practice.

Tim Langley Marietta GA helped him set up and do a legal membership style clinic and there are over 500 of these type clinics in Canada and United States.

Is the main purpose of a Chiropractor to Remove Interference?

What advertising works for him, and why did it do the reverse for him? Can membership practice work for those who do rehab or does it need to focus on adjustment only and refer out for rehab.

Do people abuse the monthly plan? Do you have to adjust them every time they come in or does just checking count? We cover the controversy coming from other docs as well. Who does he use for credit card processing because you can’t keep cards at the office.

Patient visit time consolidation is his key to working 22-27 hours a week Monday thru Thursday.

Chad discusses his passion and side project for horses and his new referral machine, farm fresh chicken eggs.

What is The best thing that NO Doctor Has Ever Done For Me Before?

If you subscribe to soft touch, tonal, network type adjusting… listen to find out when Dr Chad finds it most effective to really make big changes in a person, spoiler he was a huge skeptic before this.

Learn Spinal Tuning, his special crafted Innate Analysis and Mechanisms of how Innate Processes work. Search spinal tuning on youtube.

Where is chiropractic going in 5 years? Can the board dictate everyone do rehab or just adjust spines?

Jay Cormack: Life Adjusted Documentary via adjusting horses

If you are spending 60-70 hours at practice, there is something wrong with you.

Dr. Rohlfsen asks about the Chinese view on symptom based or preventative care… what role is tea in their health?

Books

Atlas Shrugged and the Fountainhead : Alan Rand

Uses Facebook to give his opinion and to let people know they are not alone. He doesn’t give people the power to offend him. Advice on how to discuss politics.

www.spinaltuning.com

Show notes can be found at www.adoctorsperspective.net/39 here you can also find the transcript of the interview, links to things mentioned and the Travel Tip.

Travel Tip

Neuroplastic Yoga with Kristine Kaoverii Weber discusses Resiliency by Awareness, proper Certifications, Yoga Injuries, power of Breathe, Yoga’s Role in Healthcare and in hospitals. Docs listen up so you can know what to look for when recommending a Yoga teacher for Rehab. A teacher from 7th grade had her class do yoga and at the...

Neuroplastic Yoga with Kristine Kaoverii Weber discusses Resiliency by Awareness, proper Certifications, Yoga Injuries, power of Breathe, Yoga’s Role in Healthcare and in hospitals. Docs listen up so you can know what to look for when recommending a Yoga teacher for Rehab.

A teacher from 7th grade had her class do yoga and at the end during the lying still moment and she had an Interoception feeling that she never felt before. In fact some of the poses Kristine still uses today. Then she really experienced Yoga again in 1989 during her Masters Degree in Literature and went to a gym and an Indian Swami with a long beard, baggy pants and all that taught it. During her late 20’s she spent a few years in Japan and 1 year in India and Nepal and studied very traditional Yoga.

Yoga teacher is 200 hours of training, but she would prefer the RWT500 which means you trained for 500 hours or even better the eRWT 3000 (you actually have taught for 3000 hours) and the best is the newest designation CIAYT Certified International Association of Yoga Therapist (rigorous organization of 40% medical professions and 60% Yoga Instructors and others).

Those are the best 3 classifications of a yoga instructor and are what a Doctor should be looking for if they refer a patient for yoga therapy. It’s not enough to just send the patient over to the local gym.

Mind, Body, Spirit is part of Yoga and there are 5000 studies on Yoga Therapy. Mindful movement, breathing practices, and meditation are all part of yoga and helps people from dis-ease to ease to potential and thriving. So it’s not just about poses.

Contact Kristine Kaoverii Weber CIAYT
Subtleyoga.com [email protected]

50% of yoga students quit because of injury so heed the warning that you want someone who has had more than just a weekend training of aerobic based poses.

50% of yoga students quit because of injury so heed the warning #behindthecurtain

Deep breathing can help build resiliency in the nervous system. Your body can rise or depress on its own needs without the need for caffeine or alcohol. Breathe is the best autonomic process that can be brought under conscious control. Breathing also works on the vagal tone, heart rate variability, and to help manage emotions… take a listen to learn more about this topic.

Breathe is the best autonomic nervous system process that can be brought under conscious control

What is calming down vs numbing you out?

Key to resilience is awareness: feelings of your body and sensation in an Interoception manner, not respond out of habit.

What are the 4 ways to retrain the brain… Neuroplasticity?

How does Yoga play a role in the HealthCare of America? Can it help the bio psycho social approach?

What role can Yoga Therapy have in a hospital setting, OBGYN offices and integrative medicine clinics?

With the opioid epidemic, one of the recommendations for back pain is Yoga. Kristine has tremendous training and hold seminars to teach healthcare practitioners how to refer, what to look for and more.

Listen to where you can train as a professional in the United States and attend workshops.

Yogau.com

Should you do yoga training full time for a month or on weekends?

What’s a good schedule to do Yoga practice as a person? Everyday, once a week etc. Group class or solo?

As long as I do everything with right intention in my heart, I wont make a mistake

Her eBOOK: How to choose a Yoga Teacher Training Program: training as well as world view

John Week Integrative Blog

Dr Susie Gronski DPT wrote a book on men’s pelvic health, makes a sensitive subject approachable and fun, gut health, Neuro meningeal manipulation, how to find your niche and avatar, restaurant ownership, cash practice ideas and online side hustles. Board Certified in Pelvic Health Did stroke rehab,  vestibular rehab, and then shadowed a PT that...

Dr Susie Gronski DPT wrote a book on men’s pelvic health, makes a sensitive subject approachable and fun, gut health, Neuro meningeal manipulation, how to find your niche and avatar, restaurant ownership, cash practice ideas and online side hustles.

Board Certified in Pelvic Health

Did stroke rehab,  vestibular rehab, and then shadowed a PT that specialized in pelvic health. She tells a story as to why she decided to get more education in pelvic health and how she went from the classic female area to specializing in men’s health down there.  She approaches her rehab from a physical, psychosocial, functional nutrition, coaching and psychology of pain.

Men tend to web search, for signs and symptoms (don’t freak yourself out by what you find), a good book and ways toe educate themselves on what’s going on, how to DIY help and how to find a practitioner if that doesn’t work.  Clear red flags like STD and cancer with a urologist and then find a PT. 

Are antibiotics over prescribed for pelvic pain and what is long term results for your gut health.  Shown that less diversity and less of a specific microbe that occurs when you have pelvic pain.

Pelvic Pain does not need to be permanent.

What is a trigger for pelvic floor dysfunction? STD, stress, groin injury, type A driven personalities ?

Do you Bicycle? Make sure the seat is correct for you plus some other tips.  We chat Pudendal Nerve and a great area to adjust to calm that nerve down.

Reasons men may visit a pelvic health physical therapist: Pain in the penis, testicle, anus pain, or prostate , painful erection and sex, urinating issues and symptoms aggravated with stress.  Their pain point isn’t just in the nether regions but also that the doctors who treat them are also typically nervous or at least shy away from touching it and really exploring why the pain is present.

What are her guide rules when assessing the genitals? 

What type of fascia and nervous system calming methods does she use? Neuro meningeal manipulation

Do you need to be worried about accidental erections?

Dr. Susie has a strong message for women’s empowerment that stems from her mom.

Students: Let go of all reservations. Dig deep to find your why?  Don’t Compare to other colleagues.. not about what you are doing or not doing.

You have to find your niche and Create an Avatar.  Your avatar will connect with and find you.

 Marie Forleo The Copy Cure for avatar help, discovery and creation: around $300

Lisa Holland episode 29 was one of her first coaches and helped Dr. Susie Gronski find her voice for her book. Pelvic Pain: The Ultimate Cock Block

Instead of hiring staff she has a VA virtual assistant. Suggests looking on facebook.com/onlinebusinessbffs     68000members  Give them one project, or one week to test if you both jive together

Dr. Susie has a cash practice and works 3 days a week along with virtual programs. Also  a few reasons as to why she opted out of taking insurance and being able to ask for money. Practice has ups and downs- how to keep your chin up and diversified.

Amazing story or two of how she and her husband have divided family responsibilities and work responsibilities so that each feel fulfilled.   They complement each other nicely.  Why she went gluten and dairy free

How does and Can Yoga, Dharma, and Religion (Christian, others etc) coincide?

Funny horrible stories of outsourcing

Marketing: Dr. Gronski does some bartering and lots of word of mouth and educating communicating.  Show that you care.

Book:

Kristina Centnere dives into Instagram, social media, business education and one on ones for wellness professionals. Two books, video tutorials, how she works anywhere, tips to hire and all this on an online platform called Total Wellness Connect.   Founder of  Total Wellness Connect.com and The Health Connections Podcast.  Total Wellness Connect is a...

 

 Kristina Centnere dives into Instagram, social media, business education and one on ones for wellness professionals. Two books, video tutorials, how she works anywhere, tips to hire and all this on an online platform called Total Wellness Connect.

 

Founder of  Total Wellness Connect.com and The Health Connections Podcast.  Total Wellness Connect is a membership organization with a goal to help wellness professionals grow their business. They do so by utilizing a holistic marketing approach, including organized networking, social media advertising, business education and community outreach.

Her parents are an OBGYN and a Physical Therapist which would lead you to believe she would become a doctor but her passion is social media (Instagram and Facebook) and decided to help the holistic wellness professionals with social media services as well as this membership organization (Total Wellness Connect) that can teach you better networking, business education and one on ones.

One reason to create this  website of similar wellness professionals is because they may not have the big budgets like some MD’s and hospitals have for advertising so this can help them compete in the market. Since she has a niche market of business professionals, they don’t have the most standard of business hours which makes the traditional early morning networking meeting difficult. To overcome this important meeting conflict, she has created a platform to do these meetings online as well as having a robust profile so you can know what others in your area are doing plus the ability to have one on ones.

A big focus of hers is recruiting new members via Instagram and teaching how the wellness professional can do the same for new patients. She wants to make it clear that this is not a program that will provide Leads to you but if you follow the system and do the one on ones and the other tools in the toolbox, then you should get referrals. The one on ones are so important because it builds trust and rapport and that’s essential to pass referrals of patients.

 She wrote an e-book on Amazon The Networking Guide Anatomy of an Effective One-on-One that gives you do’s and don’ts at networking events and one on one. One don’t is to just pass out cards indiscriminately and some of the do’s are how you dress, act, are you writing down notes and a huge trust and rapport building skill is asking this question, “How Can I Help You?”

Lots of video tutorials to teach anyone how to setup and strategize Instagram and Facebook because the clients are going to range in age and social media prowess.  You need to use the social media that connects with your target market but also one that resonates with you as well.

Instagram is huge for wellness professionals but you still need a combo of social media..

Video is the next frontier that will take over it all.  It allows your clients to see your personality, engage more and like you better and faster.  Also, video is huge because we typically use YouTube  which is owned by Google and therefore you can rank better on organic search.  Perhaps after an unique patient condition comes in or you get asked a question, you can write that down and then record yourself (audio or video) answering it or talking about the condition and now you have content that is relevant.

When asked about 5 year goals, she says she doesn’t have them.  Her field changes so fast and so often she limits her vision t...

Diplomate of Acupuncture Joyce Kawalchuk  discusses TCM, 5 elements, cosmetic acupuncture, gut health, farmers markets and needle alternatives. She also discusses marketing tips, her clothing line and ways to stand out if new in town. Joyce Kawalchuk is a Diplomate of Acupuncture by NCCAOM and attended the Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine.  She...

Diplomate of Acupuncture Joyce Kawalchuk  discusses TCM, 5 elements, cosmetic acupuncture, gut health, farmers markets and needle alternatives. She also discusses marketing tips, her clothing line and ways to stand out if new in town.

Joyce Kawalchuk is a Diplomate of Acupuncture by NCCAOM and attended the Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine.  She has training in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Classical Five Element Acupuncture, Japanese Acupuncture, Western Medical Theory, Cupping and Eastern dietary therapy.  She has clinical experience working at the Veteran Affair (VA) Health Care System as well as the spa and wellness industry and is now flying solo in her West Valley Phoenix location.

Many patients come in as a last resort. Blood work and other tests are within range but they are still experiencing issues and symptoms and the patient  knows they just aren’t right.  Musculoskeletal pain is most common reason people seek acupuncture but also depression, smoking cessation, lose weight and more.

Blood work and other tests are within range but they are still experiencing issues-try acupuncture

- Musculoskeletal pain is most common reason people seek acupuncture

Should you use needles , cold laser or acupressure?

Should you insert the needle deep or shallow? 

when should you use a TCM vs a 5 elements acupuncturist? pain vs global symptoms

Since she knows several styles of acupuncture, are there certain points that are standard and how does she pick the best points?

 Fire, earth, metal, water and wood are the 5 elements, learn a little about them and how treatment changes based on this approach versus a more prescriptive TCM basis.  When should you see a Five Element vs TCM

- the 5 elements, learn a little about them and how treatment changes based on this approach

Her major focus on picking what type of acupuncture and where to stimulate points is based on the intake and taking a detailed history.   Pain management and digestive and gut health is a big passion of hers.  She focuses on how food choices, cold vs warm properties (Eastern thoughts) and more can heal the gut issues you may be having.  Joyce also approaches Eastern ideas like only drinking warm water in a more delicate way so people can incorporate them into their lives.

-.   Pain management and digestive and gut health is a big passion of hers. 

Reasons to think about the texture of food.  What type of marketing does she do at farmer’s markets? How does being “warm” or “cold” natured affect your food choices?

How does being “warm” or “cold” natured affect your food choices?

Do you have to believe in acupuncture so that it works?  Your outlook could help but is it necessary.  Natural pain substances are released with this treatment.

What is cosmetic acupuncture? Does it work, is it as striking as the medical route?  Fine lines, darkness under the eyes, acne, and rejuvenation or just a few of the cosmetic scope that she is good at.  The key is helping collagen and elastin production, revitalize that matrix and restore elasticity and lifting in the skin.  Tune in to find out the protocol for these amazing cosmetic acupuncture benefits, it is not as many as you think.

-cosmetic acupuncture .  The key is helping collagen and elastin production, revitalize that matrix and restore elasticity

When is a good time and age to begin cosmetic acupuncture?

 

What is the point of cupping and what are a few of the variations including gua-sha?

When you are new in town or just opening a clinic, Kawalchuk recommends focus on your education and expertise and present that to the community. Capitalize on your skills and what you have to offer, especially if you don’t have the funds to advertise a lot.

Capitalize  on your skills and what you have to offer, especially if you don’t have the funds to advertise a lot

Dan Madock DC explores Sacro Occipital Technique (25 year teacher), importance of cranial adjustments (craniopathy), types of pelvic misalignments, we dive into veterinary chiropractic, treatment red flags, elevator pitch and even a fishing story. Teacher of Sacro Occiptal Research Society International ( SOT )for over 25 years.  Diplomate of Craniopathy today we speak to a...