Dealing with Patients That Won't Stop Talking

As Osteopaths we spend a lot of time with each patient and that can really helps a patient relax, and that's great, but with some patients who are talkers its a green light to start talking the moment they come in and not stop until they leave.
So I want to give you 4 great ways to get them to shut up, but without hurting their feelings!
And also there's another important side to this because for some patients if we can't get them to quieten down then their nervous systems say really amped up and that will interfere with their treatment and the ability of our Osteopathy treatment to work.

[@SafeMotions]

All... The... Time!!!!!! Great tips Jonathan, thanks for sharing. I usually tell them to inhale nice and deep to mobilize the rib cage... That keeps them quite and calms them down. For a bit.

[@KindredAcademy]

that's a great one, especially as bit of slow breathing can relax down that nervous system - as over talking can often mean nervous system and breathing is amped up - J x