Very cool.

BTW, if you haven’t see this, it will add one more layer to your program:

Link Found Between Menstrual Cycle And Knee Injuries
http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/2d20a.htm

We’re looking for organized athletics programs to participate in a research study on this protocol. If any of you know anyone who might like to implement it, I’d love to talk with them.

Here’s a link to the protocol: http://www.austinspineandsport.com/volleyball-injury-prevention-program/

Reggie Gold called that the “hole-in-the-bucket” practice, and had his own inimitable approach to patient education to prevent that. I guess the biggest problem is how far the doctor is willing to go to educate the patient. I believe (and hope that) the day of scare tactics via degeneration charts is over.

It’s our job to advise them that they need to be stabilized to reduce repeat performances, but just like leading a horse to water, we can’t force them.

In my office, when patients get to the no-pain state, I tell them I am happy for them, and at this point, they have a choice to make. They can leave and hope it doesn’t reoccur, or they can continue on a less-frequent stabilizing plan, which is what I recommend. If they choose to d/c care, just know that I will be here for them should they crash and burn.

Often, the one who refuses stabilizing care (the 1st time) willingly accept it after they crash and burn again, and chiropractic gets them well that second time, usually faster than the first time. That’s what usually closes the deal.