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Recently, I received an e-mail from a practitioner who was considering purchasing an AcuGraph. She had a couple of really good questions for me. I’d like you to read my responses and tell me what you would add to my thoughts. Background: This practitioner was responding to an e-mail which she received from me stating that my practice had doubled. Question #1: I’m interested in numbers. Telling me that your practice immediately doubled because... Read more
If you’ve been following my blogs, you know that my primary goal is to help each of you have a commercially successful practice. The other day, I helped a practitioner set up a health screening table at a grand opening sponsored by a local Chamber of Commerce. We anticipated 100-200 people, however, due to the pouring rain, flooded parking lot and the fact it was on a Thursday night, there were maybe 25 people! So... Read more
Hello Friends…Feliz Cumpleanos! It’s not your birthday? That’s OK. It’s mine! (Happy Birthday to me!) You didn’t get me anything? That’s OK too. I got you something! Here it is: Dr. Jake Fratkin came here in January and gave an incredible 2-day seminar on advanced AcuGraph applications in your practice. With over 30 years’ experience, Jake is a wealth of not just knowledge, but wisdom. Of course, due to Dr. Fratkin’s reputation, seats sold out very quickly and... Read more
Last week, I sent almost all of my patients home with the SAME herbal prescription. Not from my pharmacy but from the grocery store. Not a “special” grocery store, but a regular ole’ Idaho grocery store… It was 95 degrees in Boise over the weekend and the whole town came to life–riding bikes, mowing lawns, golfing, and playing in the park. Where I live, we don’t take a beautiful day for granted. When it is... Read more
It’s time to confess… I can’t believe that it took me so long to figure this out. Actually, I’m rather embarrassed to admit that I didn’t understand the value of the “By Element” chart. I’ve been explaining the AcuGraph features to practitioners for years. When I sit down with a practitioner to explain the graphs, I usually scroll through the each one to show multiple ways that they can analyze the graphing information. Once I... Read more
Okay, I’m a “Big Picture” kind of guy. In other words, I like to see all the details, from the start to the finish! When it comes to being proficient with the AcuGraph Dr. Larsen has created a simple progression that will help you become an “AcuGraph-Master.” Like most electronic purchases, we have a conditioned need to “plug the thing in and watch it work!” We come by this tendency honestly…just think of how home... Read more
How long does it take to stop a panic attack? I had occasion to find out when my wife awakened me a few nights ago in a full-blown panic attack. Her heart was pounding and rapid, her breath was short, and she was experiencing large muscle twitches all over her body. She had all the emotional anxiety that typically accompanies a panic attack as well. It was as if she had lost control of her... Read more
Do you treat kids in your office? If you don’t, you really should. A week or so ago, I had an 8-year-old child come into my clinic for constipation. The mother informed me that he is afraid of needles and wanted to know if I could still treat him. Luckily, I had multiple options for treatment–so of course I said YES. As it turned out, the chief complaint was constipation, but he also had ADD.... Read more
On my way to work I was flipping through the radio stations, looking for a good song. On at least three of those stations they were talking about an expo, tradeshow or fair! My last three posts focused on how to take advantage of these events. Today let’s talk about how to CREATE opportunities with the medium to large corporations near you. The public perception of corporations is interesting. Hollywood portrays them as cold, uncaring... Read more
Last weekend, I was at an Acupuncture Symposium in Bloomington, Minnesota. It was a beautiful experience! I saw some beautiful scenery, met amazing people and tried some delicious local cuisine while enjoying the land of 10,000 lakes! I also had the chance to talk with students, Acupuncturists, and Acupuncture-Certified Chiropractors that attended the Great River Symposium. I took this opportunity to get some feedback. I asked one, simple question: “How does AcuGraph impact your practice?” Here’s what... Read more
We frequently receive calls from people asking how they can find an AcuGraph practitioner in a particular area. Sometimes the calls come from practitioners who want to refer to their patients’ family members outside their practice area. Some calls are from perspective patients seeking an AcuGraph practitioner because they heard of the graphing process. Why do perspective patients call us? Probably because we market worldwide, in magazines, search engines, websites, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIN and Twitter! We... Read more
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This last week I have been working on a REALLY BIG project. It’s a secret, but I’ll give you a couple of hints... #1: I’ve been editing hours and hours of video. #2: I’ve been creating test questions for the NCCAOM, California and Florida boards. I’ll tell you what I’ve been working on IF you don’t tell my boss that I told you…. Deal??? (He doesn’t like information to leak out too quickly because then we... Read more
Last week I received a phone call from a frantic wife, asking if I could help her husband with acupuncture. She claimed that he was experiencing labor pains! Okay, so he wasn’t REALLY having a baby, but he WAS passing a kidney stone. From his description, the kidney stone was at least as big as a “10 pound baby.” I get phone calls on a daily basis from potential patients asking if I can help... Read more
I participate in a lot of online discussion groups and it is interesting to note how many practitioners are frustrated with the mediocre Return on Investment of the typical health fair and trade show! It doesn’t have to be this way! In order to have a GREAT show there are a few questions that need to be answered first: 1. Do you care what kind of patient you see? I’ve found that many Acupuncturists prefer to... Read more