Dreaming of a Future Practice

As I and my fellow classmates roll through the 4th quarter I wonder what kind of practice I am going to have.  Will it be therapy specific, wellness based, medically based, maybe a little of each?  So far, I haven't found a clinic I can refer to that I have visited that sparks a complete interest.  I have visited many and worked at two and in all my experience, I haven't found the right mix of therapy, fitness, and nutrition.  This is either because my idea sucks or it is rarely found in the chiropractic realm.  I know for sure that this idea isn't found in medicine as allopathy is built around the principle of waiting until people get sick to do anything for them.  What can be done to prevent sickness from occurring?  A lot!

The practice I envision will have fitness equipment like treadmills, ellipticals, recumbent bicycles, weights, the full gym set up.  It will be in a semi-private, studio-like atmosphere, so that I can employ personal trainers.  If they, the personal trainers, have their chiropractic assistant license, they can do much of my physical therapy for me, sort of like hiring a few massage therapists to do myofascial release.  I will have a few massage therapists too who will have nice spaces they can rent from me.  The office will be fitness oriented, of course.  Lots of Tour de France memorabilia on the walls and nice furniture for clients waiting for their Tx's.  Eventually, I will expand the fitness end of things into a full membership gym.  It will be high end where a membership will cost at least $75 per month or more.  All of my clients, unless they are already on a fitness plan, will be given a training program to do on their own or in our facility.  Monthly assessments, blood work etc. will be done to assure these people are reaching the wellness end of the health care continuum.  

We will also offer physiological assessments for athletes and eventually will have a controlled lab environment for high-end athletes.  Chiropractic will be used to assure proper biomechanics and the extensive coursework in blood analysis will be used in preventative ways as well as physiological gains for athletes.  There is a lot more we will offer but I haven't learned this yet in school.  For now, this is my vision.  

I can't wait to get this dream underway.  In a way, I am doing this now by going to class or studying.  It is nice to have an idea that can be tweaked here and there as I venture forward in this program.  When it comes time to get the business loan and find office space it will be very exciting!  Having an idea is good because it is giving me motivation to do well in school which is paying off extremely well this quarter.  I know that getting good grades can be used when pursuing business loans etc., so it is imperative I do my best from here on out.  The idea is there, but there is a lot of space between the idea and achieving it. 

All my best