Getting doctors to refer clients to your massage business is a big challenge still today even with massage being more accepted and having more research available. Doctors are usually very busy and don’t have time to learn about something like massage. There are many doctors and health care providers that would really be helping their patients if they referred more to massage. Here is a short list of some:
- Doctors – OBGyn, Orthopedic doctors, Osteopaths, Chiropractors, General practitioners
- Acupuncturists
- Physical therapists
- Dentists
One of first things you want to do though is to actually take the time to find out something about the doctor/provider that you are looking for referrals from. You may not want everyone to refer to you. I once had a chiropractor that used less than ideal billing practices that clients were unhappy with. It is difficult to actually find out things like that right from the beginning. I actually have gone in as a client to a few different chiropractors and got treatments from them to learn what type of work they were doing and see what their offices were like. You can also do something like just drop into an area office and ask for
