Get Patients Hooked on Posture

It’s science: Your patients posture determines the health and functionality of their bodies later in life. However, while you know what impact posture has on longevity and function doesn’t mean your patients do.

In our experience, patients tend to resist even the simplest modifications like purchasing supportive shoes or a well-made mattress. But there is a way to get people interested in taking the steps needed to strengthen their posture.

Dr. Steven Weiniger is a sought after speaker, and posture expert who champions May as National Posture Month. Here are his Big 3 Must-Dos for getting people to become aware of their posture.

Take really good posture pictures. “When you have their picture, you have their attention,” Dr. Weiniger says. Ideally, you should take your patients’ photos in front of a heavy-duty, professional Posture Grid in your office like the one offered by PostureZone. Once you take the photo, point out how their posture measures up on the grid and how their aching hip, knee, or back is affecting it.
Make the process collaborative. When you take the photo in front of the Posture Grid, use Dr. Weiniger’s 5 Magic Words: “Show me your best posture.” This gets the patient involved in the process and documents what their version of “standing tall” looks like! To really get them invested, offer to take the photo on their phone. If they have a copy, they’ll be empowered to go home and show their family — you may even win a new patient!
Leverage the power of the Posture Grid. Dr. Weiniger recommends positioning a Posture Grid in a private part of your office and a public space like the waiting room. This gives your patients ownership over the process and makes taking posture pictures an activity! Once you show them how to use the grid, they can invite others to their arrival party to check their posture on the grid.

“Teach them not by pathologizing, not by exploiting, but by empowering them and building relationships,” Dr. Weiniger says. To purchase a door-mounted, wall-mounted, or portable PostureZone Posture Grid for your clinic, visit Chiro1Source.com or PostureZone.com or BodyZone.com today — then head to PosturePractice.com to learn more ways to help your patients to live stronger, longer lives.