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Tips for Coping with Long Hours

Working long hours is bad for us. There’s a ream of evidence to support that fact. In the short term, it increases stress, depression, and anxiety. And in the long term, it makes us more likely to have to take time off sick, have an accident at work, or burn out entirely. Thankfully, there are numerous things we – and employers – can do to counteract the negative effects.

Why Patients Change Physicians

Question: What are some reasons that patients change physicians? We’re noticing a growing number of our patients are transferring their records to another doctor and we’re not sure why. None of the patients have complained about the service or treatment.

A Stinky Situation

I worked at a Chiropractic Clinic where we offered a full range of service options including “attended and unattended” therapies. The doctor would see the patient first and do the spinal adjustment and then the patients would be sent to the therapy department to receive the therapies ordered by the doctor. Therapies included interferential current (electromuscular stimulation) using a high powered piece of equipment and is designed to tire out the muscle by causing it to contract multiple times in rapid succession. This would help reduce the patients muscle spasms. Usually followed by that therapy many patients would receive myofascial release which is a deep, trigger point massage therapy. Our practice specialized in treating patients who had been involved in motor vehicle accidents. Due to the high volume of patients getting hands on treatment we encountered the following issue: