{"id":324,"date":"2016-09-09T07:33:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T11:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orthopaediclist.com\/blog\/?p=324"},"modified":"2016-10-23T10:48:27","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T14:48:27","slug":"energy-transfer-be-additive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediclist.com\/blog\/energy-transfer-be-additive\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Transfer: Be Additive."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"post-326\">\u00a0by James D. Hundley, MD<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you\u2019ve never been a patient with a serious problem yourself, you may not have considered this.\u00a0 Having a medical problem not only drags down your body, it drags down your mind, too.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure someone taught you about it in medical school, but when we get wrapped up in the technical side of our profession, and it\u2019s absolutely necessary that we do so, this is a lesson that some seem to forget.<\/p>\n<p>Do you know people who are \u201cbuzz killers\u201d?\u00a0 Within a few seconds of being in their presence, you feel your emotional energy being drained and you can\u2019t get away from those people quickly enough.\u00a0 In contrast, those who are bright and energetic make you feel good and ready to tackle anything.<\/p>\n<p>This is true in the doctor-patient relationship, and it\u2019s serious.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been around doctors who act so down in the dumps that it seems that they are the ones who need help more than their patients.\u00a0 Maybe they are tired from working so hard or maybe they are internalizing their worry about the patient, but they sure aren\u2019t helping their patients tackle their problems.\u00a0 Whatever the case may be, they are sucking needed emotional energy from their patients rather than filling their patients\u2019 tanks with the fuel they need to deal with their problem.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not suggesting that you not show concern.\u00a0 To the contrary, I\u2019m suggesting that you not only show concern for and interest in your patients, I\u2019m suggesting that you be truly concerned and show it by transferring some of your own positive energy to your patients.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t be silly or trivial.\u00a0 That\u2019s not what I\u2019m suggesting.\u00a0 It might take a little practice to find your own best way of approaching this and it\u2019s hard to describe, but it\u2019s about being positive and upbeat to the extent possible in any given situation.<\/p>\n<p>Players play better for certain coaches.\u00a0 You frequently hear about it.\u00a0 I\u2019ve seen it with teams that I\u2019ve worked with.\u00a0 The same players who were losing miraculously start winning.\u00a0 Surely the reasons for the sudden success are many.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s conditioning or technique.\u00a0 They\u2019re important.\u00a0 Without positive energy, however, I don\u2019t think it happens.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, when you rod someone\u2019s femur or replace someone\u2019s hip, the technical aspects are critical, but that\u2019s not enough.\u00a0 You have to take care of the other physical needs as well, and I\u2019m sure you do, but that\u2019s still not enough.\u00a0 You must also help that patient find the energy to get up and go again.\u00a0 Equally as important, no matter how tired you are or what else is going on with other patients or in your life, you must dig down and find positive energy to share with your patient.<\/p>\n<p>Many will dismiss this as insignificant and\/or unrealistic.\u00a0 I have no scientific studies to support it.\u00a0 On the other hand, I have had many years of interaction with patients and truly believe that patients do better when they want to please their doctors.\u00a0 It\u2019s like a player wanting to please his coach.\u00a0 You can\u2019t fall into the trap of thinking it\u2019s about you personally, of course, but if it\u2019s useful to the patient, it\u2019s certainly not harmful.<\/p>\n<p>Worried that all of your energy will be drained by your patients?\u00a0 Don\u2019t be.\u00a0 In fact, the gratification of seeing your patients happily improving or resolutely dealing with serious problems is in itself a source of energy for you.\u00a0 It\u2019s like heat reflecting off an object and back to you.\u00a0 Try it.\u00a0 You either already know that it\u2019s true or you\u2019ll be pleasantly surprised.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dr. Hundley is a retired orthopaedic surgeon living in Wilmington.\u00a0 He is the founder and president of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.orthopaediclist.com\/\">OrthopaedicLIST.com<\/a>\u00a0a resource website for orthopaedic and other surgeons and related professionals.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0by James D. 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