A message from
Mark R. Payne DC, President.
When I graduated in 1979…
… it didn’t take long to realize that delivering good corrective care was going to be a lot harder than I had been taught. I was fortunate enough to quickly build a very busy practice in a small southern town. Like most of you, I was very good at relieving pain, but delivering any real degree of measurable spinal correction was much more difficult, particularly when it came to restoring the cervical and lumbar curves.
Most of us have experienced the same frustrations and there are two basic reasons for this: First, we now know that chiropractic adjustments, regardless of technique, do very little to actually correct the overall alignment of the spine. Second, although correcting spinal structure isn’t necessarily complicated, it definitely requires hard work. Within a few years of graduation, most of my friends and colleagues gave up completely on actually correcting spinal structure and resigned themselves to simply adjusting for pain relief and improved motion. They lost their vision for delivering meaningful treatment and even worse, from that point forward, many of their patients would never receive the level of care they truly needed.
By the mid eighties I had met a number of great teachers and was getting a better handle on how corrective care was really done. I saw that great corrective care outcomes had a lot more to do with traction and rehab than my adjustments. As I learned and grew, I found myself in need of products that were either overpriced or simply didn’t exist. So I started designing and manufacturing some of the items I needed in my own practice. Eventually a few of my colleagues wanted to buy some products and before you knew it, I was “in business”.
By 1988, I incorporated my little company as Matlin Mfg. Inc. (named after my kids Matt and Lindsey) Our products grew out my experience as a corrective care practitioner (24 years), a seminar instructor for a nationally known technique system (14 years) and the contributions of a lot of smart, creative friends and colleagues. Over the years I’ve worked hard to make this process as simple as possible for myself, our clients and most importantly, the patients we serve.
Matlin’s mission is simple as well. We bring you innovative, no-nonsense products at a fair price. You won’t find a lot of bells and whistles here. No frills or fancy packaging. Just products that work. If you’re interested in delivering great corrective care outcomes, we would love to partner in helping you to better serve your patients.
Finally, while most of our methods are pretty straightforward, eventually you may have a question or two and we’ll be here when you do. If you are new to corrective chiropractic, I would encourage you to experiment a little. If you find a product that interests you, go ahead and try it. I always guarantee your satisfaction 100%. Thanks for your interest, Doc. I hope you find our products to be a useful addition to your practice.
Thanks for your interest,
Mark R. Payne DC
President-Matlin Mfg Inc.