Chiropractic Coaching: Your Hidden Roadblocks to Lifetime Patients

Today I want to discuss your hidden roadblocks to lifetime patients. I’m Dr. Bob Hoffman for The Masters Circle Global, where legends are made and legendary practices are built through chiropractic coaching. Do you want more new patients who choose to be your active and ongoing patient for life? Do you want more new patients who may begin care in pain or discomfort, but then decide they need your amazing care for the rest of their lives?

And do you want more new patients who want your help, your guidance, and your wisdom forever? If only one in every three of your new patients came back regularly and consistently, Or one in every two or three out of every four patients made the distinction and the decision. How would that impact your practice visit volume, your services rendered, your income, and your reputation?

We could discuss the science, the system, and the strategies that make all of that possible and predictable. But first, let’s discuss the common mistakes so many make that sabotages this process and this possibility. Most practitioners, if not all, make the mistake of making it all about them rather than the patient.

This is subtle but really significant. The difference shows up with how you ask for referrals. How you try to get them to follow your care plan. Even how you try to get them from pain to wellness. Unfortunately, all of that is seen by the patient as beneficial to you rather to them because you don’t have the right tools that they can identify with until now.

One of my coaching clients who is crushing it and using the functional health management score recently emailed this to me. You know, when patients feel empowered, they’re more likely to stick with their treatment plan, make lifestyle changes and really take ownership of their health. And it also helps them communicate more effectively with their provider, you know, because the functional health management score gives them a framework to talk about their health in a way that goes way beyond just listing their symptoms.

So let’s talk about the Functional Health Management Score and how it empowers the patient to really take full control of their health and reach their full potential. In fact, one of the biggest things I hear from patients who have used the Functional Health Management Score is that it gives them hope.

Many times when people are struggling with chronic health issues, they start to feel stuck or trapped. This is because they’ve tried so many different things and nothing seems to have worked. And this then creates the feeling of hopelessness, which only makes their chronic condition and feeling trapped a hundred times worse.

Now, the functional health management score shows them that there’s another way and that they can actually make progress and improve their function, even if they’ve been dealing with these issues or challenges for years. It’s a light at the end of the tunnel for them, something to strive for. And it’s not just about feeling better.

It’s about being able to do the things they want to do and do the things they love to do. And once again, it could be about playing. with their grandkids or playing golf or going on a trip they always dreamt of or sleeping better or having more energy or being happier. Maybe it’s about better balance or being more flexible and mobile or just seeing that they’re making progress for the first time in way too long.

The functional health management score helps them connect their individual health goals to their personal values, standards and aspirations. And it’s not just about treating their symptoms. It’s about helping your patients live their best life. And that is what is so empowering about the Functional Health Management Score.

It gives patients a sense of control of their own health and their own life. It transitions them from being passive recipients of your care to becoming active participants in feeling better and functioning better and ultimately living better. What would your practice be like if most or all of your patients were active participants in their own healing journey that included coming in to get adjusted multiple times a month every month for life?

The functional health management score shows patients how their lifestyle actions impact their health. And it creates a common language that everyone can understand. And it also helps your patients advocate for themselves and then get the care they truly need and truly deserve. It’s about creating a true partnership between the patient and the practitioner where they’re now working together towards a shared goal of optimal health so that they can age gracefully and not just grow old.

It’s so inspiring to see how the functional health management score is transforming the way we approach health care. It is shifting the focus from just treating disease to to empowering individuals to live their healthiest, happiest and best lives. It’s a paradigm shift where we’re inviting you to become part of it and to fully benefit from it for yourself and for your practice.

One of the most important character traits in life is to be coachable. adaptable and flexible and to be okay with someone guiding you about the newest technologies, the newest research and new and improved ways that produce better and more predictable results. Being coachable is so important because a professional expert will see your blind spots, inspire you to focus on making important progress and how and why you need to master the fundamentals.

Have I, as I have often said, You must be willing to let go of the past to embrace the present and prepare for the future. And the Functional Health Management score will also make the lifestyle challenges your patients face visible to them and visible to you. Your case history on a new patient is about their past, but the Functional Health Management score is about their future.

Quite frankly, the functional health management score is an essential tool in today’s successful practice model. If you’re not familiar with the functional health management score, or if you want to take this simple but significant online test yourself, right now take out your cell phone, Go ahead. Get your cell phone.

Open up to your camera and start scanning the QR code on your screen right now. Go ahead. I’ll wait for you so that you could learn so much more about what your score is and how easy it is to implement this into your practice. It will show you how to make the invisible visible in your life. And in your practice and what you could do that no one else is doing.

I have to tell you, the fundamentals have changed, the focus has changed, the business model has changed, and the ability to influence how your staff, your patients, and your community think and behave have also changed. You need to know what these changes and refinements are and how to implement those changes properly and effectively.

And that includes the functional health management score. Take action, my friend. We want you to succeed at the highest level. Your best is yet to come, and we’ll see you again next week with another Thrive in Five.

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