The art of chiropractic is not something you finish learning once your technique looks good. It is built through the physical capacity to adjust for years, the precision to know where and how to deliver force, and the certainty and presence patients feel when your hands make contact. Dr. Lona and Dr. Andrew Alekna discuss what separates simply creating a cavitation from delivering an adjustment with intention, why mentorship and continued hands-on training matter, and how caring for your own body becomes part of caring for your patients. They also explore the less technical side of the art: trusting your analysis, getting out of your own head, staying present at the table, and creating enough playfulness and human connection that practice still has energy. Developing all of these pieces allows the adjustment to become more than a mechanical skill and gives you a better chance of delivering great care without sacrificing your body or your enjoyment of practice.
Episode Highlights
02:36 – The physical side of the art that becomes increasingly important if you want a long adjusting career.
04:26 – What higher patient volume can reveal about the way you train and care for your own body.
08:01 – A practical way to choose adjusting mentors when your size or body type changes how you deliver force.
09:17 – The experience that challenged Andrew’s assumption that effective adjusting requires physical size.
11:09 – The distinction between creating a cavitation and actually approaching an adjustment with a different intention.
12:11 – Where technique begins to shift from a mechanical process into something far more intuitive.
14:07 – Consider what happens to the adjustment when your mind is somewhere other than the patient in front of you.
15:33 – The role certainty and repetition play when an experienced doctor seems to know exactly where to adjust.
17:27 – A young doctor’s fear raises an important question about where technique ends and trust begins.
20:54 – Why taking yourself less seriously may have more to do with the art of chiropractic than you realize.
26:39 – Financial systems can play a major role in both patient retention and long-term practice growth. Dr. Stephen speaks with Dr. Miles Bosman from Success Partner Cash Practice about creating compliant financial plans, simplifying recurring payments, and building systems that help patients stay committed to care while giving chiropractors greater financial stability and scalability.
Resources Mentioned
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