UPFRONT | From the editor Burning bright or out The algorithms have really gotten me. You search for “workplace burn-out” once and now I see it everywhere online. In the sister publication to CND (Massage Therapy Canada) I wrote about buzzwords and how annoying they can be. But I neglected to include “burnout” in that, I believe. It’s everywhere, but only because it’s happening everywhere. Perhaps your patients are experiencing it, or your employees and associ-ates, and perhaps even yourself. Although descriptions vary, according to organizational psychologist Constance Noonan Hadley, burnout involves three distinct symptoms, and is defined by having all three of these symp-toms at the same time: 1) Energy depletion and exhaustion – the kind of exhaustion associated with burnout is more chronic and nonspecific. It doesn’t go away after a vacation, and it is not tied to a particular project or deadline. It feels like a persistent fog weighing you down mentally and physically. 2) Depersonalization and cynicism – what used to motivate and inspire you about your job no longer has the same effect. 3) Reduced efficacy – a drop in work performance. Perhaps you used to be great at your job and now you feel yourself slipping. So, if we know what it is, and how to recognize it, how can you support your patients, colleagues or even yourself when it comes to mitigating the beginnings of, or full-on, burnout? Many companies over the past year or so have implemented 4-day workweeks, shortened workweeks or allowed work-from-home schedules to continue to mitigate burnout and loneliness. One recent video on my newsfeed espoused the need of “Weekend Wednesday.” “The traditional weekend at best is 50% efficient – it takes three days off just to feel like two days off. And two days off feels like one day off.” So, the creator goes on to tell their audience, to simply move a day off to Wednes-day. Pros and cons for everything, right? Personally while this wouldn’t work for me, I actually had a “Weekend Wednesday” in university and thrived with that schedule. It’s always the little tweaks that make up for the bigger issues in life. In Naturopathy and Chiropractic, you help your patients take the small steps, to see the bigger picture. Enjoy this issue, where our stories touch on the smaller steps to mitigate chronic pain in your patients. May/June 2022 Volume 27, Number 3 Reader Service Print and digital subscription inquiries or changes, please contact Anita Madden, Audience Development Manager Tel: (416) 510-5183 Fax: (416) 510-6875 Email: [email protected] Mail: 111 Gordon Baker Rd., Suite 400, Toronto, ON M2H 3R1 EDITOR Jannen Belbeck [email protected] (519) 429-5231 PUBLISHER Christine Livingstone [email protected] (519) 429-5173 ACCOUNT COORDINATOR Trish Ramsay [email protected] (416) 510-6760 MEDIA DESIGNER Name GROUP PUBLISHER/VP SALES Martin McAnulty [email protected] COO Scott Jamieson [email protected] Published and printed by Annex Business Media, 105 Donly Drive South, Simcoe, ON, Canada N3Y 4N5 Publication Mail Agreement #40065710 ISSN 1488-6952 Annex Privacy Officer [email protected] Tel: 800-668-2384 Chiropractic and Naturopathic Doctor is published six times a year: January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada – 1 Year $26.00, 2 years $42.00, 3 years $60.00 (HST #867172652RT0001) USA – 1 Year $60.00 (CDN Funds) Occasionally, Chiropractic and Naturopathic Doctor will mail information on behalf of industry-related groups whose products and services we believe may be of interest to you. If you prefer not to receive this information, please contact our circulation department in any of the four ways listed above. No part of the editorial content of this publication may be reprinted without the publisher’s written permission. ©2022 Annex Business Media. All rights reserved. Opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the editor or the publisher. No liability is assumed for errors or omissions. All advertising is subject to the publisher’s approval. Such approval does not imply any endorsement of the products or services advertised. Publisher reserves the right to refuse advertising that does not meet the standards of the publication. Made possible with the support of @CN_Doctor /ChiropracticNaturopathicDoc JANNEN BELBECK, Editor @ChiropracticNaturopathicDoc Use the hashtag #CanadianChiropractor or #CanadianNaturopath (or tag us) for a chance to be featured in a future issue! 4 Chiropractic and Naturopathic Doctor May/June 2022 www.Cndoctor.ca
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