Dear Doctor,
You may have come across chiropractors, either personally, or via advertising materials, who present themselves as peculiar, irrational, or not clinically grounded. I sympathize with your aversion to this. Within chiropractic, there is a growing divide between those who choose evidence guided and outcomes based practice, and those who continue to adhere to 100 year old dogmatic beliefs. There is divide between those that will lure patients into exorbitant treatment schemes and sell your patients anything at all to make a buck, and those that choose what they do with a modicum of clinical restraint. Thankfully, there is a growing number of chiropractors who are maintaining high clinical standards and are helping to bring chiropractic further into the mainstream. It is likely that about 10% of DC's represent the profession in a way that elevates our level of respect. The elite level in the chiropractic profession are part of larger medical programs. The medical director at the US Olympic Training Center is a DC. So is the medical director of the Back Pain Program at Jordan Hospital here in Plymouth, MA. There remains so many MD's that have never met a chiropractor. I hope you take some time to make alliances with quality DC's. Your patients will be happy with the viable avenue of musculoskeletal healthcare we provide.
Many of my patients come to me by way of medical referral. I also treat many medical providers and their family members. As any of the physicians that refer patients to me will tell you, your patients will receive a thorough history, physical examination, and logical treatment program. All referring MD's receive a patient report. You are always welcome to call or email me, or to come to my office and observe what we provide. I also invite you to check out the little video clips on my web site to get an idea of the kinds of products and services your patients receive. Always feel free to contact me anytime.
Sincerely,
Scott
