Three Year Anniversary Top Ten Countdown

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CF 156: Three Year Anniversary Top Ten Countdown

It’s our THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY episode!!! We’re going to cover our All-time Top Ten episodes spanning over our first three years on the air. But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #156 Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about the crazy and very suspicious shake-up with the research committee earlier this year at the World Federation of Chiropractic. Make sure you don’t miss that info. I believe it is vital for you as an evidence-based, patient-centered practitioner. Listen to it anyway because it’s important to keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

Well, no hate mail from last week’s episode or from the week before that when we highlighted a vitalist bragging about seeing 99 patients and 9 new patients in the span of 3 hours. Dammit, my eyes just about rolled out of my head yet again. It’s like every time I say that I gotta keep an eye on my eyes so I can keep them in my noggin. And, I have to step back a bit to keep from throwing up. Not getting hate mail is a good thing.

Of course, there’s the very solid chance I’m simply speaking to an echo chamber here, and honestly, that’s OK too. I’d much rather be able to build this among my brethren without being molested by the ones that don’t agree with me. The more like-minded folks we have listening, the better. The best thing I can say is to tell someone about us. I’m serious. I appreciate every single listen. But if all you do is listen and consume a free product, that’s not helpful in growing it and putting back into the thing you find value in.

So, please. Tell someone about this podcast and the messages we convey every single week. Let’s build this message. Like I said in last week’s episode, this profession is in a battle. Not just between vitalists and evidence-based chiropractors but in a battle for integration, progress, and overall respect. A battle for professional standardization. a battle over our research community. As I said last week, the ICA won the battle with the WFC research committee. They know there’s a battle. Now it’s time for evidence-based chiropractors to realize that fact and proceed accordingly. Yes, go read your research papers but then go and defend the evidence-based, patient-centered practice. Advocate for it. Outside of that mess, things have been slower at the office. With this second spike, we’ve taken a step back. And it’s making my butt pucker a bit. I hate taking steps back. I like only progress. Only movement forward.

I’m seeing the number that I saw 5 or 6 years ago or more. Probably more. We are paying the bills but we’re not profiting right now. We’re just surviving. It can’t be over soon enough. So that I don’t sound too spoiled; I understand I have it better than a lot of folks. Bar owners, full-time musicians, bartenders, servers, restaurant owners. That’s just for starters. I don’t know how these people survive without forgiveness plans and things like that. It’s insane where we are but I’d rather be sitting here in December than back in March, April, or May. That’s for damn sure. As of the typing of this episode, the first vaccines are projected to be taken by Americans in about 5 days. Bring it on!! Let’s start getting life back to normal and then sit back and watch the comeback!

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Now, let’s get to our all-time 3rd anniversary top ten most listened to episodes, shall we? If you go to the show notes at chiropracticforward.com, find this episode….#156….and you scroll down through the transcription of the episode, you will find the links to each of these episodes so you don’t have to scroll through and find them on your own.

Number Ten Coming in at Number 10: Our 10th most listened to episode was episode #137. We had a special guest for that episode. Dr. Aric Frisina-Deyo and we talked about chiropractors treating in an FQHC setting and we talked about setting the bar high. Higher than chiropractors typically set the bar for themselves or their profession. This guest….wow. Young, bright, driven, and very very impressive. There’s absolutely a good reason that one had so many listeners. https://www.chiropracticforward.com/2761-2/

Number Nine It’s nice to see this one still in the Top Ten after so much time has gone by. It’s called What’s Good In A Chiropractor. It was way way back in Episode 101. Keep in mind here that we’re now on #156. This episode is more than a year old now so it’s good to see that the principles I covered in this episode are still resonating with our listeners. In this episode I discussed some key characteristics I feel make up a good chiropractor. We talked about things like honesty, being evidence-based, networking, listening, your office presentation, and things of that nature. It’s excellent to see this stuff staying relevant and meaningful. https://www.chiropracticforward.com/what-makes-a-good-chiropractor-9-characteristics/

Number Eight Number eight is called Kids Still Hurt, Manipulation For Lumbar Radiculopathy, & Lack of Attention On The Boards for Biopsychosocial Matters. Our listeners gobbled this one up. I think because we need current thinking and information on things like adjusting in the region where we know there’s radiculopathy. We need to understand that just because a person is a kid doesn’t mean they don’t hurt. This episode covered that very well, in fact. And the biopsychosocial aspect of pain has been a big big topic over the last couple of years. I think people are struggling to learn more and more about it and how it can help their patients. https://www.chiropracticforward.com/cf-145-kids-still-hurt-manipulation-for-lumbar-radiculopathy-lack-of-attention-on-the-boards-for-biopsychosocial-matters/

Number Seven Our 7th most listened to episode was a more recent one with one of my very favorites, Dr. Katie Pohlman who will be on again in the very near future. And will hopefully be on our podcast about a hundred times beyond that. Hell, maybe she’ll just be my co-host eventually. Lol. Anyway, this episode was number 147 and was called New Research, Upcoming Research, And the Need For It All. Dr. Pohlman is the head of research at Parker University and you’re starting to see her name anywhere and everywhere with regard to chiropractic research. She is a star and I’m happy that Parker has hitched their wagon to her shooting star. This episode was full of thoughts on chiropractic research, what she’s currently working on, and where it’s all going. https://www.chiropracticforward.com/w-dr-katie-pohlman-new-research-upcoming-research-and-the-need-for-it-all/

Number Six Our sixth most listened to episode was episode number 113 with my friend, Dr. William Lawson. This one was called Brand New Guidelines On Neck Pain Treatment. Dr. Lawson had a hand in the new paper we discussed and it was basically an entire episode walking you through new guidelines on treating neck pain. It’s one of my favorite episodes because it laid out very clearly what we should be doing, what we should be thinking, and how we should be approaching case management for neck pain. Very informative and Dr. Lawson is always on the top of his game. https://www.chiropracticforward.com/w-dr-william-larson-brand-new-guidelines-on-neck-pain-treatment/

Number Five Our 5th most listened to episode of all time is number 140 with Dr. Chris Howson. It was called Chiropractors In Hospitals and Drop Release. Not only does Dr. Howson work in an outpatient hospital setting in North Dakota, but Dr. Howson is also the inventor of a newer chiropractic tool on the market called the Drop Release. Pretty cool stuff and Dr. Howson knows his stuff, folks. If you want to know how to integrate into a hospital setting and want to know what it’s like, this is the episode for you. Plus we talk a bit about the drop release, what it’s for, and all the goodies. Plus a discount code you can use if interested. https://www.chiropracticforward.com/cf-140-w-dr-chris-howson-chiropractors-in-hospitals-drop-release/

Number Four Our 4th most listened to episode is number 144 and is called Common Surgeries Aren’t Well-Researched & Chiropractic Wins Again. This one was a stroll through a current paper that really spotlighted the fact that the most common musculoskeletal surgeries that we see being performed today don’t have much research behind them. Especially research that tested having the surgery vs. not having it at all. You’d think that research would have been done but sadly it hasn’t in almost every case. In fact, they looked at 6,735 studies and only 64….less than 1% of them….only 64 compared a surgical intervention to not having surgery at all. And, get this, of that 64 that actually did compare the two, only 9 of them were actually favorable to having the surgery. Go to episode 144 for more on that. It’s astonishing to me. https://www.chiropracticforward.com/common-surgeries-arent-well-researched-chiropractic-wins-again/

Number Three Alright, we’re in the top three now. Our 3rd most listened to episode of all time is number 143 and is called Spinal Manipulation Has No Effect On Chronic Pain – Our Experts’ Rebuttal. This one dealt with a paper that came out recently in JAMA and it was not favorable at all to chiropractors or spinal manipulative therapy. This episode went through our own experts thoughts on the paper and how you can rebut any mention you might get from this down the road as you navigate your relationships within the medical community. Very interesting and extremely useful episode right here. This one can actually help protect your bottom line in the right situation. https://www.chiropracticforward.com/new-paper-spinal-manipulation-has-no-effect-on-chronic-pain-our-experts-rebuttal/

Number Two Number 2 on our top ten list is episode number 142 and is called Nonoperative Disc Treatment, D3 for Depression, and The Biopsychosocial Part Of Chronic Pain. This one really spoke to chiropractors because it was loaded with research. Of course, most of our episodes are loaded with research but this one had a paper about treating discs without operation. Well, who the heck doesn’t want to do that? It was very comprehensive and showed how 97% of 269,713 patients were treated without surgery. Good good stuff. Things look worse and worse for musculoskeletal surgery these days honestly. And, again, this paper covered the biopsychosocial aspect of pain and that’s a popular topic these days. Something for everyone in this episode! https://www.chiropracticforward.com/nonoperative-disc-treatment-d3-for-depression-the-biopsychosocial-part-of-chronic-pain/

Number One And our number one most listened to episode of all time for our 3rd Anniversary is one that actually surprised me. It’s episode number 141 and is called Lancet Low Back Update & Movement Disorders Mean Pain. Now why this one got all of the listens? I have no idea. The Lancet is well-respected and should absolutely be paid attention to. I’m glad it’s getting all of the listens, to be honest. It was basically an update on the original Lancet series on low back pain that we covered way back when. It’s top-level research having relevance to our chiropractic community and I’m glad to see so many of you appreciating it and paying close attention to it. It’s important. It’s not the sexiest topic we cover so that’s why I found it a bit surprising but it’s a great episode to catch the number one spot for sure. Very deserving. https://www.chiropracticforward.com/lancet-low-back-update-movement-disorders-mean-pain/

An episode or series of episodes that fell off of the top ten list just this year is still important and one worth giving honorable mention to. Episodes 13, 14, and 15 are called Debunked, The Odd Myth That Chiropractors Cause Strokes. If you don’t know the research on this topic, please, for the love of everything, go listen to those three episodes starting with 13. It’s knowledge fuel and it’ll give you more confidence if you happen to lack it. https://www.chiropracticforward.com/debunked-the-odd-myth-that-chiropractors-cause-strokes/

Alright, that’s it. We made it through all ten of the most listened to episodes in the three-year history of The Chiropractic Forward podcast. I want to truly thank you all from the bottom of my heart for listening and being a part of this little part of the world. For being a part of this podcast. When I’m sitting down to type out an episode, you are who I have in mind. I try to identify things I’m interested in but I also try to identify tough conversations that are not being had that desperately need to be talked through.

We aren’t as big and as widely listened to as I’d like to be but we are growing steadily. If I can get you all on my team and talking about it and sharing episodes with your buddies and interacting in the private group, this thing can begin turning into even more of what I envisioned when I first started it. With your help, we can get the message out on evidence-based, patient-centered practice. Y’all be safe. Keep changing our profession from your little corner of the world. Keep taking care of yourselves and everyone around you. Tough times are upon us but, the sun will shine again. Trust it, believe it, count on it. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

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The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point: At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

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About the Author & Host Dr. Jeff Williams – Fellow of the International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine – Chiropractor in Amarillo, TX, Chiropractic Advocate, Author, Entrepreneur, Educator, Businessman, Marketer, and Healthcare Blogger & Vlogger

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