By Brian Williams, MD

I.  COMPARISON BETWEEN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND THE CHIROPRACTOR'S OFFICE:

•     A.  Religion

A statue of Joseph with baby Jesus is located in the hospital lobby.  

 

The chiropractor's office has a stained glass window depicting God's hand touching the human spine, similar to the one below, except there was a human spine in between the hands, which can be viewed by clicking on "chiropractic environment video clip" below.  Plus, there was a copy of the Holy Bible located in the waiting room.

•     B. Check in Counter

•     C. Patient information forms on clipboards

•     D. Waiting room area with magazines

•     E. Nurses

II. CONTRASTS BETWEEN THE DOCTORS OFFICE AND CHIROPRACTOR'S OFFICE:

A. DOCTOR'S OFFICE

MEDICAL DOCTOR'S OFFICE ENVIRONMENT (click to see the M.D.'s office)

• Hospital Based (located within the hospital)

• Inconvenient Parking

• White Coat and Stethoscopes

• Vital Signs (blood pressure, pulse, respirations)

• Weight

• Decor consisted of an 8x10 picture

• No Music

• No mandatory video

 

 B. CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE

CHIROPRACTIC ENVIRONMENT VIDEO CLIP (click me to see the office)

• Located in a Strip Mall

• Convenient parking

• Fish tank located in waiting area

• Contemporary "soft rock" music through out the building

• Mandatory video explaining chiropractic training and treatments located in a room with the chiropractors degrees hung on the wall.

• Nutritional supplements and herbal remedies for sale

• Posters and pamphlets warning patients about traditional medicines

III. TIME SPENT AT THE OFFICES

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