February 2025 Healthy News from Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office Chiropractic Identity, Exercise, Attire

A new study by Leduc in January 2025 concluded that what we chiropractors wear impacts our patients’ perception of us, including your Groton chiropractor at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office. Noted! Scrubs make us look more knowledgeable, trustworthy, competent, professional and comfortable. White coats and formal wear came in second place. For women chiropractors, the white coat was more affirmative for them than when worn by men. (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 hone their professional identity to better interact other healthcare colleagues who – according to other articles like the surgeon attire one – also work to polish their image and identity for their patients and collegial interactions. (3) One paper boldly resolved 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) Starting with spine care is good for Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office! Spine pain relief builds trust, leading patients to consult us for other health issues. Bring on your Groton back pain and neck pain! We’ll put on our best scrubs, clothes and/or white coats! Together,  let us, you and Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office, get you feeling better!

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

TIP OF THE MONTH: Exercise for just 10 minutes!

Have back pain? Don’t like to exercise? Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office gets it! What if we told you just 10 minutes can help? When you are hurting, 10 minutes maybe tempting! A recent study reported that a short 10 minutes, easy-to-perform core stabilization exercise brought about significant low back pain relief for chronic low back pain patients. (5) How about that? Effective. Immediate. Non-drug. Want to try? Let’s talk at your next Groton chiropractic appointment.

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Happy February!