Trish (Patricia Heraghty) just started this channel and look how many views her videos are getting!
If you’re going to make videos, technique videos and patient interaction videos are the best. That’s what patients want to see.
Yes, videos showing your personality are ok sometimes, such as funny ones. But prospective patients really just want to see what you do and what it’s like. Peeps tend to get cute with their videos and that doesn’t bring patients in.
As far as what to post, think about it from the prospective patient’s perspective. If you never saw or had acupuncture, do you think dark red cupping marks, excessive red shah from gua sha, or cups with blood in them would be ok? How about a big flame over someone’s body with fire cupping? Or would that probably scare the crap out of them?
Showing assessment, acupuncture, soft tissue work, and especially before and afters, are HUGE. The impact is immense. Testimonials are powerful too.
If you look at the busiest clinics, the majority of, or all of their content, is showing what they do. It may also be patient interactions or, if they are athletes, posts about their athlete patients.
I’m sorry to say, prospective patients don’t care about you, or your likes/dislikes, or your day to day stuff. Particularly people who don’t know you. Don’t make it about you. Make it about what you can do for them. Your personality will come out in those videos and then patients feel they know you and what to expect when they interact with you.
See Dr. Lombardi’s YouTube channel Hamilton Back Clinic and Darren O’Rourke’s Instagram physicare_dublin for more examples.
Trish’s YouTune channel is here:
https://youtube.com/@acupunctureworks132?si=9KYuJgbwKOmBrvGt
I have a patient who continues to have pain on the anterior part of her shoulder where the tendon crosses the acromion. Last treatment I did inline technique on the deltoid and 2 needle technique with high frequency at the coracoid process plus soft tissue work at the coracoid. Said it felt better after the treatment. I have treated all other areas related to the shoulder. It is better for a few days but pain usually sets back in. She is a personal trainer but has not been doing any shoulder exercises. Am I missing something, give it more time? I've treated her 7-8 times.
