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February 2025 Healthy News from Hollstrom & Associates Inc Chiropractic Identity, Exercise, Attire

 picture Largo chiropractor in white coat holding spine

 
CLOTHES MAKE THE … CHIROPRACTOR?

A new study by Leduc in January 2025 concluded that what we chiropractors wear impacts our patients’ perception of us, including your Largo chiropractor at Hollstrom & Associates Inc. That’s good for us 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 positive for them than when men wear them. (1) Interestingly, this clothing issue does not 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 refine 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 determined 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) Beginning with spine care works for Hollstrom & Associates Inc! Spine pain relief builds trust, leading patients to work with us for other health issues. Bring on your Largo back pain and neck pain! We’ll put on our best scrubs, clothes and/or white coats! Together,  let us, you and Hollstrom & Associates Inc, get you feeling better!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Benjamin Fonke on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about the integration of exercise and The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to reduce chronic low back pain.

TIP OF THE MONTH: Exercise for just 10 minutes!

Have back pain? Don’t like to exercise? Hollstrom & Associates Inc gets it! What if we shared that you just 10 minutes can help? When you’re hurting, 10 minutes maybe enticing! 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. Ready to try? Let’s talk at your next Largo chiropractic appointment.

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Happy February!

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