Michael J. Koch BS, DC …
How I became involved in Fall Prevention and Balance Correction…

About 7 years ago, my then octogenarian mother began falling and injuring herself. A short time later, my 70 yr. old mother-in-law, who lived with us, also began falling… slowly at first and then too fast to catch herself; sometimes 2&3 times a day! My wife and I would pick her up… my wife herniated 3 lumbar discs! All of a sudden, I had 3 ‘semi-invalid’ women on my hands, and doctor visits galore! No one we consulted could offer any help; there was just nothing that could be done for “old ladies falling!” The medications they prescribed were of no real use; as in 90% of fall patients.

 I thought, “If we can send probes to other planets, why can’t we keep our aging loved ones from falling?” The answer I discovered was right under my nose, within the Otolaryngology profession; they seemed to have most of the answers. Unfortunately, “correction” of balance problems requires treatment of multiple areas of the body, and therefore a team of professionals; particularly someone that can perform the rehab portion of the correction.

It was not long before I discovered one of the oldest and best research facilities in the country in my own backyard at Southern Illinois University where I was fortunate enough to study with one of the foremost researchers in the world, Dr. Marion Girardi; I learned the up’s and down’s of Vestibular & Balance diagnosis and (non-invasive) treatment programs that were 85% effective!
These procedures essentially involve “Peripheral Proprioceptive Reintegration,” or what most DC's refer to as balancing the neuro-muskulo-skeletal system … something Chiropractors have been doing for over 100 years!

So why don't most medical doctors know about these methods of diagnosis and treatment of fall and balance problems?

Most medical doctors prefer to  just order diagnostic testing for subjects within their normal purview and then refer the patient out for the physical therapy treatment. Therein lies the problem; most physicians are not interested in getting involved in the physical & occupational therapy approach to fall prevention and balance correction. The unfortunate truth is that 90% of medical physicians simply do not know what to do or where to send  balance challenged patients; whether they have dizziness, vertigo, are falling, fear falling, stumble, furniture walk, or just have trouble getting around.

At this point in time most MD's just don't know enough about Fall Prevention and Balance
Correction in general, and do not have access to competent therapists to do the job properly. Therefore I've written several books on the subject to begin introducing the basics of developing a Fall Prevention cliinc.

My first balance clinic opened in 2003. I’ve consulted with the creation of many more across the country. Besides writing 4 books on the subject,  I have researched and developed several unique and very ‘user friendly’ models of evaluating and treating patients with dizziness, and balance disorders. Along the way I have created multiple “turnkey” systems and models that can be easily integrated into nearly any clinic that already has or wishes to create  a low or high tech rehab program into their operation!

I have been doing business and practice management consulting for the past 15 years. In that time I have helped hundreds of clients improve their practice, bringing it to the level they envisioned at the start.

One of the keys to practice growth is that of educating the patient one bit at a time on each visit. Many chiropractors and holistic practitioners want to "data dump" ... trying to completely indoctrinate the patient in one session. The problem? Too much information too fast! With most new patients "less is more"!

Complete Balance Consulting specializes in taking your knowledge, talent,  and strength and making your practice and income better!

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