Yes, Grateful!

Yes, in Clinic there are a great number of procedures to master that form the “skeleton” of the process of chiropractic care. One must develop an awareness and sensitivity to the needs of patients and sort out the priorities in diagnosis. One must develop the skill of listening to what the patient is saying, and one must develop the skill that is in essence the delivery of the chiropractic adjustment. In fact, the learning process in clinic involves the integration so many skills…that it would take me quite some time to create a list worthy of what a chiropractic intern must master during his or her time in the Health Center. 

Yet, what is seen and judged from the patients’ perspective is simply the delivery of an adjustment. Perhaps it is even simpler than this. Perhaps all a patient may be aware of is whether or not they are “getting better.” And so, the delivery of care is what brings me to the point of this writing. 

For all the study, time and money that a chiropractic student puts into their learning there is one thing in the end that is most important. It’s not in the grades, nor in the honors, the reward for volunteer hours, how many patients we see, how quickly we “process” patients or how gracefully we handle the stresses and strains. It’s all really in the end product; it’s in our patient care.

Now that I am able to see the end product of all our work in school, I can easily say, “Yes, I am grateful” for where I am. I can now witness the benefits that chiropractic care creates when the power is “turned on!” It’s an amazing thing to witness and it makes all the hard work worthwhile!

Enjoy the glorious autumn weather! (image source)