"As an upper cervical chiropractor I thought it would be impossible to find a practice management coach I could work with.  Even the “straight” management groups I investigated didn’t fit the peculiar needs of a upper cervical chiropractor, at least in my mind.  I was also turned of by the “evangelistic zeal” of some groups and the “manipulative marketing” techniques of others.  By the time I graduated from chiropractic college I had more or less resigned myself to picking things up on my own.

"After six  months on my own, with my seed money running out, I thought I was going to have to close up shop.  Just at that time I heard Dr. Michael Lenarz speak at the annual Blair Chiropractic Society convention.  As an upper cervical chiropractor he had had great success with the practice management advice given by Dr. Noel Lloyd and his Five Star Management company.  In fact, he had been so successful he had started several practices and had become one of Dr. Lloyd’s coaches.  Dr. Lenarz had taken Dr. Lloyd’s techniques, disciplines and practices and tailored them to an upper cervical only practice.

"Dr. Lenarz accepted me as a client in November 2001 and in six months I had tripled my number of weekly patient visits and receipts. I wish I had joined Five Star Management as soon as I graduated.

"In my case there are five areas that Five Star Management has demonstrated its worth over and over again; accountability, getting new patients, educating new patients, retaining patients, and office procedures.  In my case I needed the accountability and tools to go out and get new patients more than anything else.  Five Star Management has many different tools and so I have been able to use the ones which best fit my situation and style.  All the tools are ethical, down to earth, and made very easy to use.

"I would highly recommend Five Star Management to any chiropractor, struggling or successful, new or old.  Remember, even Olympic class athletes have coaches."

Dr. Gordon Elder, Lancaster, CA.