CLOTHES MAKE THE … CHIROPRACTOR?
A recent study by Leduc in January 2025 concluded that what we chiropractors wear impacts
our patients’ perception of us, including your Toronto chiropractor at Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre. Good to know!
Scrubs create a more knowledgeable, competent, professional, comfortable, trustworthy
look for us. White coats and formal wear came in second
place. For women chiropractors, the white coat was more affirmative
for them than when men wear them. (1) Interestingly,
this issue of clothes doesn’t just concern chiropractors. A study in Saudi Arabia
found that patients preferred surgeons who wore scrubs and white coats, relating
them to hygiene, dedication, and expertise. (2) Beyond
their attire, chiropractors are working to hone their professional
identity to better interact other healthcare colleagues who – according to
other articles like the surgeon attire article – also work to refine
their image and identity for their patients and collegial interactions. (3) One
paper boldly ended with that “although the chiropractic
profession may debate internally about its professional identity, the
chiropractic identity seems to have already been established by society,
practice, legislation, and education as a profession of health care providers
whose area of expertise is spine care.” (4) Starting with spine
care is good for Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre! We know
through experience that spine pain relief leads to our patients’ trusting us
with other health issues. Bring on your Toronto back pain and
neck pain! We’ll wear our best scrubs, clothes and/or white coats!
Together, let’s, you and Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre, work on getting you feeling better!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Benjamin Fonke on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson about the addition
of exercise and The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to ease chronic low
back pain.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Exercise for just 10 minutes!
Have back pain? Don’t like to exercise? Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre gets
it! What if we shared that you just 10 minutes can help? When you’re hurting, 10 minutes maybe tempting! A recent
study reported that a short 10 minutes, easy-to-perform core
stabilization exercise produced significant low back pain
relief for chronic low back pain patients. (5) How
about that? Effective. Immediate. Non-drug. Want to try? Let’s talk
at your next Toronto chiropractic appointment.
Thank you for sharing your healthcare issues
with us!
Make your appointment with Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre
soon!
Happy February!
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