Chiropractors Take Steps to Follow Social Distancing

What chiropractors are doing to keep themselves and patients safe.

BUSINESSES AREIMPACTED BY THEPANDEMIC..INCLUDING ONE TYPETHAT TRIES TO KEEPPEOPLE FROM HAVINGTO GO TO THEHOSPITAL.CHIROPRACTORS ARETAKING EXTRAPRECAUTIONS IN THEAGE OF SOCIALDISTANCING.SENIOR REPORTERJAKE WASIKOWSKIEXPLAINS.SUPER:CHIROPRACTORSTAKE STEPS TOFOLLOW SOCIALDISTANCING14:40-"GOODMORNING." :42AT HOOGEVEENCHIROPRACTIC INBELLEVUEADJUSTMENTS ARE THEIRBUSINESS15:17-"HOW'S THENERVES DOING?GOOD VERY LITTLEZINGING.EXCELLENT." :24NOWTHEY'READJUSTING TO LIFE INA PANDEMIC DOCTORGREG HOOGEVEENSAYSEVEN THEIRNORMAL PATIENTSMAY NOT KNOWTHEY'RE OPENSUPER: DR.GREG HOOGEVEEN,HOOGEVEENCHIROPRACTIC24:03-"BUSINESSOBVIOUSLY HASBEEN DOWNTHERE'S A LOT OFFOLKS THAT ARE ALITTLE PANICKEDABOUT WHAT'SGOING ON ANDJUSTLY SO, SO WE'REDOWN PROBABLY30-35% FROM OURNORMAL BUSINESSAT THIS TIME." :15THOUGH NEBRASKADOESN'T HAVE A STAYAT HOMEORDERCHIROPRACTORS HAVE BEENDEEMED ESSENTIALSERVICES BY THE U-SDEPARTMENT OFHOMELAND SECURITY.WHILE THEIR WORKDOES GET THEM INCLOSE CONTACT WITHPATIENTS IT'S ONLYFOR A FEW MINUTESAT A TIME THEY'REWEARING MASKS, ANDSANITIZING BEFORETOUCHING ANYONE...24-28-"THE MAINREASON WE FEELTHAT'S IMPORTANTIS THAT WE KEEPPEOPLE OUT OF THEER AND DOCTOR'SOFFICES WITH BACKPAIN ANDHEADACHES." :36 SOTHEY CAN TREATTHE MORE SERIOUSCASES." :39GREG'S SONADAMSAYS IT'S BEEN ACHALLENGE BUTTHEY'RE DILIGENT INTHEIR FOCUS ONDISTANCING BETWEENSTAFF AND PATIENTS.THEY'VE TAKEN OUTHALF THEIR CHAIRSADAM SAYSEVENFRONT LINE WORKERSNEED THEMSUPER: DR.ADAM HOOGEVEEN,HOOGEVEENCHIROPRACTIC28:04 WITHOUTBEING ABLE TOCOME AND HAVETHEIRCHIROPRACTICCARE IT MIGHTAFFECT THEIRABILITY TO DOTHEIR JOBS.:10 WE SEE QUITE AFEW NURSES, QUITEA FEW POLICEOFFICERS, PEOPLEWHO WORK INTHOSEPROFESSIONS." :15CHAIRS AND TABLESARE BEING SANITIZEDAFTER EVERY USEDOING THEIR PARTFOR PEOPLE'S HEALTHANDWELLNESSDURINGTHE PANDEMIC14:45-"IMPROVING.THAT'S WHAT IWANTED TO HEAR.":48REPORTING INBELLEVUEJAKEWASIKOWSKI3 NEWSNOWTHEY SAY..BECAUSE THEY'REHEALTH CARE ANDNOT SICK CARE..PEOPLE WITH FEVERSAND COUGHS ARENOT COMING TO THEMFOR HELP.