Nobody’s Perfect: 5 Red Flags of a Really Bad Chiropractor
Just like with any profession, there are always The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly when talking about medical professionals. While all of us may have our proper licensure, it is the little things that can make a good doctor great, and a bad doctor someone who you should never work with again. Here are a few tell-tale signs of a really bad chiropractic doctor.
5 Red Flags of a Bad Chiropractor
These warning signs will help you figure out if the doctor you’re seeing, or thinking of visiting, is worth the effort, money, and time.
- The chiropractor doesn’t address specific areas of pain. They just go about their business and ignore what you tell them. If you tell them you’re having low back pain, it’s a red flag if they don’t somehow address the area of complaint during your very first consultation.
- Not every patient who walks through the door will need an x-ray. If the office seems to be overscheduling their x-rays or if you’re not getting any benefit from being x-rayed frequently, this is a red flag. Regular x-rays mean you should be able to see either improvement or decline in the problem. It’s a red flag if you’re getting nothing from these studies.
- The chiropractor uses body shaming as a treatment tactic. This is unacceptable. Any patient who is susceptible to this kind of behavior from their chiropractor should run in the other direction. Quickly.
- Fear-mongering is a regular occurrence in many types of doctor’s offices. As a doctor, it’s our duty and responsibility to give it to you straight. You’re coming to us for expertise, and we should give it completely, transparently, and compassionately. Any chiropractor who uses fear-based methods to get you into the office or agreeing to a specific treatment is not suitable for patient care.
- Your office visits are uncharacteristically short, or they offer a “one-and-done” treatment option. There is no such thing, and chiropractors should be spending at least 30-45 minutes with each patient on their very first visit. I’ve heard of some spending under 10 minutes in the room with their patients when first meeting them. How can you get to know anyone in that time?
Overall, there are many warning signs that the chiropractor you’re seeing or thinking of visiting is a bad one. That’s why you don’t always want to look at the “near me” results when searching for the right care provider. Ask the hard questions; look at all the reviews; make informed decisions about your health care.
If you’d like to know more about how we do things here at Slovin Chiropractic Center, give us a call at (203) 840-0000 or send us a message through this website. We’re around, ready to answer all your hard questions.
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