An Interview with Dr. Frank Hahn

As part of the ROAR initiative, we will provide insight into the ROAR members' lives. ROAR members are passionate and excited about sharing their experiences in this field. A lot can be gained from such a stellar group of doctors. Our first interview is with the 2010 Spirit of Sherman College award winner, Dr. Frank Hahn.

 

1.     1.  Why did you choose to become a chiropractor?

When a Sherman alumnus (Robert Berkowitz,DC) shared chiropractic with me, he explained the philosophy and everything just “clicked.” It made/makes perfect sense to me.  I hope that by passing along that information I can help many other families learn about this wonderful philosophy we call chiropractic. Some will benefit from the results of chiropractic care and others will benefit by becoming chiropractors just like I did and go on to help many other families.

 

2.   What technique(s) do you practice?

Pretty much the Sherman Package (many common techniques) as I was taught. Gonstead, Pierce, and Diversified are the main techniques. Any technique I feel will help correct the Subluxation at that given moment.

 

3.   How did you feel Sherman prepared you in the art of Chiropractic?

 I was given a piece of advice before going into chiropractic school that I remember still to this day. I also share this piece of advice with each of the students who spend time with me. “While in school or practice, pay close attention to anything that will help improve either your communication skills or your palpation skills.” While at Sherman College I was involved in many extra curricular activities and just about each one helped improve one or both of these skills.

 

4.   How did you choose the site for your practice (i.e. hometown, new territory, underserved, near family, etc)?

I knew a Sherman alum before I was a student in chiropractic  school, and when I graduated he contacted me. He said he wanted to retire and to pursue another opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream. So we worked everything out and the rest is history.

 

5.   What type of practice do you have (i.e. home, small office, franchise, part-time, mobile, rented space, etc)?

I have an amazing family practice focused on educating our community about the benefits of chiropractic care for the entire family by the removal of subluxation in the spine.

 

6.   What types of involvement do you have, if any, in charity work, sports, community groups, etc?

Every opportunity that comes in front of me I try to step up and maximize those opportunities. A couple that quickly come to mind:

 

A.   We created a program called Chiropractic for Humanity that we run within our local soup kitchen where we  check the spines of folks who are down on their luck at no charge. This is chiropractic in its purest form. We educate these families about the benefits of chiropractic care and they have their spines checked. From infants to seniors and all between.

B. We set up a chiropractic information booth at every festival in our surrounding communities and educate every possible person who stops by. We attend about 12-15 community events each year, mostly happening in the Spring to the Fall.

C. I take every opportunity to speak at public events and meetings such as churches, businesses, and state organizations.  Companies love when you come in to educate their employees about their health. Some businesses are actually required by law to have a continuing education program for their employees.

 

7.   Why did you decide to go to Sherman College for your chiropractic education? I visited Sherman College during Lyceum and had great interactions with many chiropractors and saw that their focus was on the philosophy and family style practice, Some of the other schools I visited were not so focused on the philosophy or they limited themselves to focusing on getting future patients (people).

 

8.   What is your most important piece of advice to students going through the Doctor of Chiropractic program at any school?

The same piece of advice given to me many years ago…

“While in school or practice, pay close attention to anything that will help improve either your communication skills or your palpation skills.”  I explain this to each intern or student I come across.

 

9.   What are your future plans within chiropractic?

Practice for another 20-30 years, help as many students transition and  become successful chiropractors, retire and ensure this practice goes to another great chiropractor to continue our path, and head back down to Sherman College and teach the future generations about chiropractic.

 

10.   What do you envision the future of chiropractic becoming?

I truly believe chiropractic is going to circle back around to its early days in this way. Before third-party payers were involved, chiropractors had tremendous family style practices, seeing huge volumes of people. With the ever increasing costs of healthcare now-a-days, we need to figure out another way to help our communities and as chiropractors we can fulfill the opportunity that will present itself. Our philosophy fits this model perfectly to help every family with or without third-party payers. We will see in the future either the elimination of the third-party payer all together towards chiropractic care or healthcare costs will drop tremendously and the value and benefit will return. Either way our community wins and people win. As a chiropractor, start preparing for this change now and you will be ahead of the curve by learning and living the chiropractic philosophy.

 

Frank Hahn, DC

3031 Route 27

Franklin Park, NJ 08823

732-422-7888

www.MyChiroCenter.com