Chiropractor Ken Frederick Explains How He Works With Other Health Practitioners

Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Chiropractors.Media

If you find something that you need to get outside help on, such as the physical therapy, I assume you will work with that patient to make sure that they get care from these different providers. Am I correct?

Ken Frederick – Chiropractor – Port Orchard, Washington

Always, always correct. I am one half of a musculoskeletal problem. I am the skeletal guy. Many times, we will need musculo people to help this person restore their health. So, it’s always been with the patient’s best interest at heart to say, okay, listen, you don’t just need a chiropractor, you need massage therapy. Or I know you’re not going to like this, but you really need physical therapy also. And most of the time, a patient will look at me and say, wow, I appreciate your candor. Because a lot of people have pride in their trade like I do, and they think that we don’t need anybody else, I can do it. But I know that I know that is impossible a lot of the time. And usually, it doesn’t take me very long to figure out that this person needs more than just chiropractic, and so I do make the proper referrals.