Say Yes to Chiropractic Success: Continuing Your Journey to Practice Joy

Book Review by Jim Edwards, DC, DABCO, LAc

Title:

Say Yes to Chiropractic Success: Continuing Your Journey to Practice Joy

Authors:

Drs. Gilles Lamarche, Carol Ann Malazia, Liz Anderson-Peacock, Shawn Powers, Rick Wren, David Fletcher, Pierre Dalcourt, David Lundquist, Wendy Coren, and Doug Capporino

Publisher:

Wellness Press International

Part #:

T-264

Who could resist a book with a great title like this? Who doesn't want to experience a little more "joy" in their practice, as well as in life? Give me a double portion, and not too rare, thank you.

This book is comprised of nine chapters, each written by one of the contributing authors. Chapter titles include: Designing Your Future Practice; The Business of Chiropractic; Leading Path Towards Wellness; The Regular Office Visit; Health Care Classes for Lifetime Patients; The Most Effective New Patient Procedures; Communication Is the Essence of Chiropractic; At the Heart of the Matter; and Ten Principles to a Hundred-Patient Day.

There are a wide variety of ideas espoused in this book, ranging from the antiquated BOOP (bone-out-of-place) theory, to the highly philosophical (discovering your inner purpose), to the more practical (patient processing) sections. As might be expected, some topics are mentioned numerous times, providing some repetition while at the same time offering a slightly different perspective unique to each author. There is a good introductory section on goal-setting. Other topics include effective patient communications, how to conduct health care classes, explaining wellness care, and the regular office visit (ROV). One of the more philosophic chapters begins with the following quote from Norman Cousins: "Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live." That should make us all stop and think. And then act. Today. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Not next month. Not "someday." Now.

When reviewing a book of this kind, it is difficult to entirely remove one's personal preferences and offer a completely unbiased perspective. It is somewhat akin to asking someone who loves steak to judge a cooking contest that offers both chicken and steak. It might be really good chicken, but it will never taste as good as steak to that person. That is the position in which I found myself when writing this review. I personally prefer practical (to my mind) topics, as opposed to the more philosophical "rah-rah" (my words) style and subject matter. So, while I enjoyed the "steak" portions of this book more, in all fairness, I have to say the "chicken" sections were equally well-written and easily read.

The one negative I did find was that several authors listed their personal products or services at the end of their respective chapters. This seemed somewhat self-serving, but this is most likely an editing issue. Perhaps it would have been better to list these products and services in a separate section at the end of the book (just my opinion).

Dr. Edwards' Rating:

8 out of 10