From: Dr. Margolies .. 8-16-01 www.chirosmart.net Note: Be sure to read my most recent published articles. July/August edition of Today廣 Chiropractic printed my article titled: Time Management Guidelines for a Successful Practice. The August edition of Chiropractic Products printed my article titled: Seek and You Shall Find .. this focused on hidden income within your office. You can read these articles on-line at: www.todayschiropractic.com and www.chiropub.com. If your state association or publication needs an article or two .. just get in touch with me. You can always edit these weekly e-mail messages for your newsletters. Postings this week: Assume office and x-ray lease in Williamsport, PA .. DC廣 needed in Brooklyn and Matawan N.J .. Maryland DC with PT privileges is available for coverage work .. Pettibone Adjusting Instrument For Sale .. Patient referral to D.C. near St. John's University, Queens NY needed .. Easy rehab program for DC廣 available .. DC is looking for a used nervoscope .. DC needs a pamphlet on chronic pain reduction with chiropractic .. Life student wants to work as exam doctor .. Receive your continuing educational credits on line E-mail message this week .. focus groups I just got through answering a chiropractic students e-mail question concerning publishing an article. Although my answers are usually short and to the point .. I realized that an expanded answer would be great for this week廣 e-mail message. One recommendation I provided was a demographic study of people who go to chiropractors within a city. Not only will this enlighten the DC public as a whole but will surely assist in generating interest for his clinic and eventual solo practice. Although on the surface this may seem frivolous .. it sure breaks any confrontational barriers you may have and actually opens doors within your community that otherwise may never have opened. If are creative .. you can write some community surveys and schedule meetings with community leaders .. such as social directors .. spa employees .. corporate human resource managers .. civic and fraternal program chair people. The list is endless. Just think about it .. if you call as a chiropractor wishing to discuss health and wellness some doors may open but with the guise .. although real .. of a research project and a focus group demographic analysis more doors may open even further. This is just how it is. Meeting people in churches with different age groups .. on the sports field .. during civic organizational meetings .. corporate locations .. libraries .. health food stores .. gyms .. again the list goes on and on. Create small focus groups with questions of their knowledge about chiropractic .. when they think people should go .. fears and success stories etc. I promise that after a few phone calls to an organization or two with the following script will open doors and work wonders for your ability to confront your fears and build your practice: "Hello, this is Dr. Smith and I am in the process of writing a research paper on Community Wellness. I need a few more focus groups to question and was hoping that I can arrange to speak with any group that meets with you. I am very interested in speaking with either .. retired groups .. women廣 groups .. sports program parents ..or whatever." Call your local library and determine if they can make available a room for speakers and if they can allow you to promote a focus group with some flyers etc. The same is true with any city recreational facility .. church group meeting hall .. sports centers etc. Give this some thought and find the time to create a strategic plan to implement this program. I think it will work. Have a Great Day Dr. M Postings: Assume office and x-ray lease in Williamsport, PA: DC is moving and is looking for another DC to take over the office lease. There also is an x-ray unit that is available with an assumable lease. Reply to: drsusan@healingrhythms.com DC廣 needed to rent space in Brooklyn and Matawan N.J: Brooklyn N.Y. has four treatment rooms .. 718-444-9007 .. Matawan N.J. has one 1 treatment room in a large gym facility .. 732-583-0099 Maryland DC with PT privileges is available for coverage work: reply to: Serle1@mindspring.com or call 410/268.7079 Pettibone Adjusting Instrument For Sale: Excellent condition. 2 years old. Selling because of change in technique. Great for static, passive and or active motion adjusting for the entire spine and extremities. Variety of adjusting heads included: 1 pediatric, 1 lumbar, 2 cervical/thoracic, all dual probe heads as well as 1 single probe. Paid $1,300 Will sacrifice at $700 or best offer. Reply to: drgilcoleman@mediaone.net Call Gil Coleman, DC 770-667-1171. Patient referral to D.C. near St. John's University, Queens NY needed: DC has a patient attending and playing football for the "Red Storm". He's a freshman, and is new to NY with no car. Someone reply with the name and phone # of a full spine adjusting D.C. who is close to the campus. Reply to: rhodish@mediaone.net Easy rehab program for DC廣 available: Chiropractic Sports Institute has designed an easy rehab program for DC廣. They have developed a book that will be referred to for rehabilitation purposes time and time again! Rehab Head to Toe: Protocol for Injury Management from Acute Care to Release covers various specific injuries and provides an overview to other injuries with stretches and exercises to choose from. All exercises and programs are reproducible for handouts to your patients as needed You can check out the book on their website: www.chiropractic- sports.com DC is looking for a used nervoscope: Reply to: danrroch@hotmail.com DC needs a pamphlet on chronic pain reduction with chiropractic: DC is looking for a pamphlet on Chiropractic for Chronic Pain or similar title. This is to be used at an information booth at a local hospital holding an interdisciplinary conference on Chronic Pain. Reply to: drmilroy@istar.ca Life students wants to work as exam doctor: Reply to: howie745@aol.com Receive your continuing educational credits on line: Dr. Sigmund Miller of ChiroView Presents has assisted in creating an on line CE credit program. It will be convenient since you complete all the modules at your leisure. Contents will be reviewed and is informative and useful. At $20/CEU hour it is certainly affordable. More states are accepting this format daily. To determine if your state is acceptable to this format .. reply to: www.ChiroCredit.com