Certainty, Outcomes and Excellence Distinctive care planning for chiropractors feature Chairman and chief clinical officer, CLA / CWA, Dr. Fletcher has been sharing the message of neurologi-cally based chiropractic for over 30 years. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Chiropractic Sports Sci-ences and lectures throughout the global chiropractic community on the devastating effects of spinal nerve tension. Dr. Fletcher is the developer of the COREscore, a simplified patient reporting tool based on the INSIGHT scanning technology, and CLARITY, a web-based cloud platform that provides training, marketing and patient communication materials. For more information, contact Dr. Fletcher at [email protected] or visit CLA at www.Subluxation.com, or www. claCLARITY.com/introducing. Chiropractic’s uniqueness stems from its approach of looking at the whole person while relating to the immediacy of a patient’s needs. “You can afford to wait without hesitation when you are certain of the outcome.” any times in my presentations and lectures, I draw comparisons between orth-odontic care and chiropractic care. You might think that this has to do with the clinical work of straightening and changing structure. Actually, I use this associa-tion to acknowledge the profession of orthodontics’ incredible sense of certainty when offer-ing a care plan. Without hesitating, an orthodontist can recommend many months of care, all at a pre-determined fee. The patient rarely knows how many visits they are going to have scheduled, but what they are assured of, from the very beginning, is that change will happen under the guidance of a highly skilled professional and that this change will be amazing. Chiropractic adjustments are transformative. Our highly skilled approach to isolate and alter spinal dysfunction is a starting point for many patients. But, is that the goal for both the doctor and the patient? What would differentiate this chiropractic approach from another therapist’s methodology? The answer lies in the perceived outcome by both the patient and the doctor. Chiropractic’s uniqueness stems from its approach of looking at the whole person while relating to the immediacy of a patient’s needs. By developing a care model with measur-able outcomes that focus on the advancement and reorganization of the patient’s spinal-neural-dural core, the healing and wellness of a patient can be addressed simultaneously. It would seem logical, therefore, to ask the following questions when building a doctor-patient relationship: • “What would this care plan look like?” • “What evidence-based measurements could be used to track a patient’s progress? • “What outcomes are measurable and attainable beyond spinal function? Let’s look at how to zero in on these concepts when building care plans for your patients. www.canadianchiropractor.ca M David Fletcher DC, FRCCSS(C) 30 • Canadian ChiropraCtor | SEptEMBEr 2012
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